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Posted on: May 12, 2025 | Last Modified on: May 12, 2025

More Breaks, More Fun: Coquitlam’s School’s Out Pass is Here

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Kids and teens up to 18 can enjoy unlimited drop-in activities at Coquitlam’s pools and recreation centres during summer, winter, and spring breaks—all for just $25.

COQUITLAM, B.C., May 13, 2025 – Kids and teens up to 18 can enjoy unlimited drop-in activities at Coquitlam’s pools and recreation centres during summer, winter, and spring breaks—all for just $25. The School’s Out Pass is your ticket to nonstop fun during school breaks from June 28, 2025 to March 29, 2026. Passes go on sale Monday, June 2.

Activities for Every School Break

Passholders can enjoy a variety of fun drop-in activities for every major school break, including the following.

  • Public swimming at indoor and outdoor pools
  • Drop-in sports, including basketball, badminton and volleyball
  • Drop-in skating
  • For youth aged 13 to 18, fitness centres and drop-in fitness classes (teens 13 to 15 must complete a fitness orientation before participating)

How to Get Your Pass

Coquitlam’s School’s Out Pass can be purchased by phone at 604-927-4386 or in person at any of these facilities.

  • Poirier Sport & Leisure Complex (633 Poirier Street)
  • City Centre Aquatic Complex (1210 Pinetree Way)
  • Maillardville Community Centre (1200 Cartier Avenue)
  • Pinetree Community Centre (1260 Pinetree Way)
  • Town Centre Park Community Centre (1207 Pinetree Way)
  • Dogwood Pavilion (1655 Winslow Avenue)
  • Glen Pine Pavilion (1200 Glen Pine Court)

Those purchasing passes by phone will need to have photos taken and a card printed at one of the facilities above. For more information, visit coquitlam.ca/SchoolsOut.

More Low-cost or Free Summer Fun

Coquitlam offers a variety of low-cost or free activities each summer, including:

Affordable Recreation Access

Coquitlam strives to make recreation affordable and accessible for all residents, and has provided discounted fun during school breaks since 2015. 

In addition to the School’s Out Pass, the City also offers the Financial Assistance for Recreation program. Those eligible receive 50 free drop-in visits and a credit of $225 for each family member, which can be used for a range of admissions, passes, programs, lessons, equipment rentals and more. Learn more at coquitlam.ca/FAR.

Get the Latest News on Coquitlam Parks, Recreation and Culture

To stay up-to-date about Coquitlam Parks, Recreation, Culture and Facilities news: 

  • Subscribe to the PRC E-news newsletter at coquitlam.ca/enews to receive bi-weekly parks, recreation and culture updates
  • Follow @cityofcoquitlam on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and LinkedIn
  • Download the free CoquitlamConnect app from the App Store or Google Play, or through the links at coquitlam.ca/CoquitlamConnect
  • Find other ways to stay connected at coquitlam.ca/connect

Media contact
Jim Lacroix
Community Recreation Manager
604-927-4386
prcs_info@coquitlam.ca

We acknowledge with gratitude and respect that the name Coquitlam was derived from the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ (HUN-kuh-MEE-num) word kʷikʷəƛ̓əm (kwee-KWET-lum) meaning “Red Fish Up the River”. The City is honoured to be located on the kʷikʷəƛ̓əm traditional and ancestral lands, including those parts that were historically shared with the q̓ic̓əy̓ (kat-zee), and other Coast Salish Peoples.

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