Quilchena Elementary School, or L'École Quilchena, is a K-7 school located in the Kerrisdale neighbourhood on the west side of Vancouver. Quilchena is a First Nations word meaning "land of many waters."
This French immersion and English school has three portables, and an intermediate playground and primary playground with a brand new attachment. And new attachments coming to the intermediate playground. Quilchena Elementary school also has a gravel field with 6 soccer nets, an undercover area and a basketball court, With a grass field up top. The school is located right next to Point Grey Secondary School.
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