Photo: Kristina D.C. Hoeppner from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY-SA 2.0Most schools around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot score below the middle in British Columbia: 3 of 5
Best placed: Ucluelet Secondary. Taken together, Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools.
How Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schools do on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Its School Grade is C−: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | British Columbia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 462 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 431 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 424 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 391 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 86% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area trails, 391 against 454 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 4 below.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ucluelet SecondarySecondary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Ucluelet ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 461 · G7 literacy 425 · G7 numeracy 416 | Middle fifth |
| Wickaninnish Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 431 · G7 literacy 424 · G7 numeracy 391 | Bottom fifth |
| Maaqtusiis ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy no data · G4 numeracy 333 · G7 literacy 335 · G7 numeracy 324 | Bottom fifth |
| Maaqtusiis SecondarySecondary | Graduation 76% | Bottom fifth |
BC Ministry of Education and Child Care: FSA 2021/22 to 2025/26 (the latest year with a value) and first-time Grade 12 graduation; masked where groups are small; resident students only. Open Government Licence – British Columbia.
Where the 6 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 4 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Ucluelet Secondary, 13 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ucluelet SecondarySecondary | SD 70 Pacific Rim | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot | 6 | 0 | 2 | 13 km |
| Ucluelet 13 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Inside the town there are 3; another 3 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Not in or within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).