Bowen Island Community School
PO Box 220 · Bowen Island · V0N1G0 · SD 45 West Vancouver
With Bowen Island Community School, Bowen Island counts 2 elementary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Bowen Island →
What stands out about Bowen Island Community School
- Built for 310 students, the province’s design capacity.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in British Columbia.
- Strongest on Grade 7 literacy: 541, against 467 in British Columbia.
- An English public school, run by SD 45 West Vancouver.
How Bowen Island Community School does on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
Bowen Island Community School reports 4 of 4 measures; on average they sit in the second fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 literacy (FSA score) | 501 | 468 | Second fifth |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 501 | 472 | Second fifth |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 541 | 467 | Top fifth |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 511 | 454 | Top fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
Bowen Island Community School is placed by its results, not lettered
Bowen Island Community School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the second fifth in British Columbia.
Bowen Island Community School feeds into Bowen Island’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Bowen Island Community School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowen Island Community School | English public | English | Second fifth | |
| Gleneagles Elementary | English public | English | Top fifth | 4.9 km |
| Eagle Harbour Montessori | English public | English | Top fifth | 6.7 km |
| Caulfeild Elementary | English public | English | Top fifth | 7.7 km |
| Cypress Park Primary | English public | English | – | 8.8 km |
| West Bay Elementary | English public | English | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Langdale Elementary | English public | English | Second fifth | 12 km |
Elementary schools near Bowen Island Community School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Bowen Island Community School
Who runs Bowen Island Community School?
Bowen Island Community School comes under SD 45 West Vancouver (English public).
What language does Bowen Island Community School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Bowen Island Community School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Bowen Island Community School?
The closest schools are Gleneagles Elementary (4.9 km), Eagle Harbour Montessori (6.7 km) and Caulfeild Elementary (7.7 km).
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · 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. · 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).