1 above the middle in British Columbia, 3 below: Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s 8 tested schools
The highest results belong to John Paul II Catholic School. One of the 8 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Taken together, Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot and its 3 km edge hold 7 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
What stands out about Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schools
The strongest results
John Paul II Catholic School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Electoral Area E, 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 B−: 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) | 7 | 467 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 7 | 488 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 6 | 450 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 426 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 86% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 426 here, against 454 in British Columbia. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 3 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| John Paul II Catholic SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 503 · G4 numeracy 488 · G7 literacy 523 · G7 numeracy 534 | Top fifth |
| John Howitt ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 460 · G7 numeracy 473 | Middle fifth |
| des Grands-cedresElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 540 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Middle fifth |
| Alberni ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 489 · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 424 | Middle fifth |
| Tsuma-as ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 422 | Middle fifth |
| Alberni District SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Wood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 453 · G7 literacy 446 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Haahuupayak SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 363 · G4 numeracy 298 · G7 literacy 345 · G7 numeracy 290 | 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 8 schools in and around Electoral Area E, 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 E, Alberni-Clayoquot
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the French-language ones: des Grands-cedres.
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 E, Alberni-Clayoquot’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 5, French-language 1 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
SD 70 Pacific Rim runs the most, 5 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 70 Pacific RimAlberni District Secondary, Alberni, John Howitt, Tsuma-as, Wood | English public | 5 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophonedes Grands-cedres | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
High schools within reach of Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Alberni District Secondary, 5.4 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberni District SecondarySecondary | SD 70 Pacific Rim | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 3,189 | 16 | 1 | 3.5 km |
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | 3,184 | 7 | 0 | 5.1 km |
| Welcome Beach | 3,130 | 6 | 2 | 11 km |
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 8 | 1 | 5.4 km |
| Electoral Area D, Cariboo | 3,057 | 11 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Princeton | 3,050 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Elkford | 3,030 | 2 | 0 | 53 km |
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
More schools are within reach in 26 of the 76 other towns. 17 of 77 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area E, 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 E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 8 | 1 | 3 | 5.4 km |
| Electoral Area F, Alberni-Clayoquot 5.9 km | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 km |
| Port Alberni 6 km | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Electoral Area D, Alberni-Clayoquot 8.5 km | 12 | 1 | 3 | 12 km |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo 19 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 km |
Port Alberni leads the neighbours with 13 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- 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. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. The area is Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Yes, there are French-language schools: des Grands-cedres.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
0 are inside the town itself and 8 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
SD 70 Pacific Rim (5) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
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).