Photo: The Interior · CC BY-SA 4.0Blind Bay’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 3 of the 4 with results
Its 3 km reach takes in 2 elementary schools and 3 schools for every grade, all of Blind Bay’s schooling.
How Blind Bay’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) | 4 | 443 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 436 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 445 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 436 | 454 |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 436 against 472 in British Columbia. Across 4 measures: 0 above the middle, 4 below.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Carlin Elementary MiddleAll grades | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 458 · G7 literacy 475 · G7 numeracy 456 | Middle fifth |
| Sorrento ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 478 | Fourth fifth |
| North Shuswap ElementaryAll grades | G4 literacy 429 · G4 numeracy 414 · G7 literacy 416 · G7 numeracy 416 | Bottom fifth |
| North Canoe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 400 · G4 numeracy 385 | 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 5 schools in and around Blind Bay are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Blind Bay
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Blind Bay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 4 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Blind Bay
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Blind Bay
High schools within reach of Blind Bay
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 English public. The nearest is Carlin Elementary Middle, 5.5 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlin Elementary MiddleAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Middle fifth | 5.5 km |
| North Shuswap ElementaryAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Bottom fifth | 9.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comox | 15,884 | 13 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Montecito | 10,734 | 30 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 29 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Quesnel | 10,253 | 13 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Kitimat | 10,019 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Blind Bay | 9,984 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Ladysmith | 9,926 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Shawnigan | 9,903 | 10 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 78 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley | 9,803 | 15 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 km |
Set against 74 others, 65 have more schools in reach. 23 towns of the 75 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Blind Bay
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blind Bay | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 km |
| Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Salmon Arm 19 km | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 km |
Most schools next door: Salmon Arm, 14.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. The area is Blind Bay plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of BC’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. BC masks small groups and counts resident students only, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Blind Bay
Is there a French-language school in Blind Bay?
No, none within 3 km of Blind Bay; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Blind Bay?
Inside the town there are 2; another 3 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Blind Bay?
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).