Sentinel offers AP classes in French, psychology, calculus, physics, biology, chemistry, language, literature, fine arts, and many more.

Although Sentinel provides numerous AP courses, it is noteworthy that there are a lot of restrictions that the school makes implicit and ambiguous; these restrictions can be problematic for some students as they can significantly affect the entire timeline of students' plans for participating AP exams.

The Capstone program[1] is a university-level AP course offered by Sentinel Secondary for English language and literature.

For example, the hockey academy members: are on ice three times per week, once they are in the classroom (learning theory of the sport/nutrition/other), and once at Twist Conditioning or the North Shore Winter Club.

Additionally, Sentinel offers the Pursuit Programme, formerly known as Super Achievers, which provides similar benefits for students participating in sports or certain activities at a provincial/national level, not listed in the Premier Academies (e.g. acrobatics, ballet, rock climbing).

In this program, students have the opportunity to take regular classes in the morning and focus on their area of specialization in the afternoon.

This program is unique in the West Vancouver school district, making Sentinel especially appealing for athletes.

It was proposed along with a new silver and blue shield logo, by the late Fred Robinson (died 1999), longtime teacher of English and Latin, in 1988 to replace the original motto "Servo" ("I serve"), in part because, Robinson advised, the verb "servo, servire" has connotations of slavery.

At the same time, Robinson proposed replacing the school colours (brown and white) with the current blue and silver.