Robert J. Tait Elementary School


Robert J. Tait Elementary School (1955- ) began as a primary annex to Bridgeport Elementary School and became a full spectrum elementary school in 1979-1980.

Tait Elementary School, ca. 1977.

Aerial photograph of Robert J. Tait Elementary School showing playing
fields and surrounding residential area, circa 1977.
City of Richmond Archives Photograph 1978 26 168. Click to enlarge image.
Robert J. Tait Elementary School, 2004.

Robert J. Tait Elementary School in 2004.
City of Richmond Archives Photograph
2004 43 11.

The school was named after Robert John Tait, a pioneer farmer in the area from 1895 until 1920. Mr. Tait served as a municipal councillor from 1908 to 1910.

The Taits eventually moved to Marpole where they managed the Marpole Theatre. One of John Tait’s sons continued farming the land in Richmond, and the school was eventually built on a portion of that land.