Eric Hamber Secondary School is a large public secondary school located in Vancouver

Vancouver

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, British Columbia

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, Canada

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The school is named after Eric Hamber

Eric Hamber

Eric Werge Hamber, was a Canadian businessman and the 15th Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.-Early life:...

, former Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia

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The school colours, maroon

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 and light blue, were the colours used by Eric Hamber's race horses.

The surrounding elementary schools in Eric Hamber's catchment area include:

• Edith Cavell Elementary School
• Emily Carr Elementary School
  Emily Carr Elementary School
  Emily Carr Elementary School in Vancouver, British Columbia, is an elementary school. It was named after prominent British Columbian artist Emily Carr....
  
  
• General Wolfe Elementary School (Vancouver)
  General Wolfe Elementary School (Vancouver)
  General Wolfe Elementary is a public elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 39 Vancouver.- History :General Wolfe Elementary was built in 1910. One of Wolfe's claims to fame is the boy in "Wait for Me, Daddy" photograph...
  
  
• Simon Fraser Elementary School
• Sir William Osler Elementary School
  Sir William Osler Elementary School
  Sir William Osler Elementary is a public elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia, part of School District 39 Vancouver.- History :Sir William Osler Elementary is named after William Osler , a Canadian-born physician.- Programs :...
  
  
• Sir William Van Horne Elementary School
  Sir William Van Horne Elementary School
  Sir William Van Horne Elementary School is a public elementary school in Vancouver, British Columbia part of School District 39 Vancouver.-Location:It is located in the Oakridge neighborhood of Vancouver...
  
  

For grades 8 to 12, Hamber offers two options for students: The Accelerated/ Enriched Humanities Program and the new Challenge Academy.

The Humanities Program presents highly-able students in the humanities (English and Social Sciences) with a challenging Grade 8-12 program that encompasses both acceleration and enrichment.