Trafalgar School was officially opened in 1947.  The one and two-storey building is situated adjacent to Trafalgar Park, providing students with unlimited playing space on tree-lined, grassy fields.  The Trafalgar Tile Wall, a mural created in 1997 by the school's students, staff and families, traces the history of our first fifty-plus years.

Students at Trafalgar are predominantly from the area west of Arbutus, north of West King Edward, south of West 16th Avenue and east of MacDonald.  Students in the French Immersion program come from as far west as Dunbar Street.

Approximately 25% of the students at Trafalgar receive English as a Second Language support.  Most of these students are from Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Korea.

Trafalgar parents have high expectations for their children.  They work cooperatively with staff to enhance the school's offerings.  School functions are well attended and many parents volunteer in daily activities and special school programs.

Trafalgar is a dual-track Kindergarten to Grade Seven school, enrolling 466 students.  Over fifty percent (50%) of the students are in the French Immersion and the remainder of the students are in the English program.  In the French Immersion program the primary program is taught completely in French; Grades Four to Seven are taught sixty percent (60%) in French and forty percent (40%) in English.  The elementary French Immersion program is continued at the secondary level all the way through Grade 12.  Becase of where they live, most elementary French Immersion students at Trafalgar continue their French studies at Kitsilano Secondary School.  English program students generally move on to Prince of Wales Secondary.

Students are given numerous opportunities to develop leadership skills through their participation in our school office, library, physical education, and traffic safety monitor programs.  There is an active CARE team which is self-elected yearly.  They plan school spirit types of activities.  Older classes are paired with younger classes for a number of activities throughout the year.

Extra-curricular sports teams are open to all students at the appropriate grade levels.  These staff-sponsored teams include cross-country running, volleyball, basketball, track and field and skiing.  The emphasis for our students is on participation, individual skill improvement and teamwork.