[1] David Thompson Secondary School opened in the fall of 1958.

From September to November when the opening occurred, students attended three other local schools: Gladstone, John Oliver, and Killarney.

Gradually, the number increased until in the mid-seventies, the average annual population was in excess of two thousand.

In 1960, the senior boys' rugby team won the provincial New Zealand Shield in competition.

In 1967 and 1968, the senior boys' basketball teams were the Lower Mainland champions.