 The school decided in June 2007 to change the school's name from "West Kildonan Collegiate Institute" to simply "West Kildonan Collegiate", dropping the Institute part of its name.The students of West Kildonan moved into its new school building in March 2008.The new school is located in a new sub-division called River Ridge, which is near the sub-divisions of Rivergrove and Riverbend.