Photo: Sam Beebe · CC BY 2.0The nearest high school to Bella Bella 1 is 164 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 1 elementary school only.
High schools within reach of Bella Bella 1
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Bella Bella 1’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 D−: 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) | 1 | 428 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 474 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 378 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 326 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 76% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 326 against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 0 of 5 measures and behind on 4.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bella Bella Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 428 · G4 numeracy 474 · G7 literacy 378 · G7 numeracy 326 · 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 school in or near Bella Bella 1 is
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Bella Bella 1
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Bella Bella 1
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Bella Bella 1 or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Bella Bella 1
Which schools near Bella Bella 1 have the best results?
None sits in the top fifth in British Columbia; the strongest is Bella Bella Community School.
How do I get a place at a school in Bella Bella 1?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
How many schools are there in Bella Bella 1?
Every one of them, 1, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Bella Bella 1?
Not within 3 km of Bella Bella 1. The French-language board still serves families here.
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).