Dr. Charles Best Secondary School, is a public co-educational public high school located in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The school is named for Canadian physician Charles Best, one of the researchers responsible for the discovery of insulin as a treatment for diabetes. The school opened on March 22, 1971 as a Junior Secondary School serving students in Grades 8 through 10, and became a full secondary school (grades 9 through 12) in 2000.
In 2001, the school added a French immersion program.
In 2006, the school's main sports field was replaced with a new FieldTurf surface. The Coquitlam Metro-Ford Soccer Club of the Pacific Coast Soccer League use this as their home ground.
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