Photo: George Dean · CC BY-SA 3.0Results around Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako lean low: 3 of 3 schools in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
In or within 3 km of Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako: 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’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 | 473 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 465 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 400 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 384 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 87% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area trails, 384 against 454 in British Columbia. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 3 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| William Konkin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 490 · G7 literacy 375 · G7 numeracy 357 | Fourth fifth |
| Decker Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 425 · G7 numeracy 410 | Fourth fifth |
| Lakes District SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth 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 4 schools in and around Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako 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 B, Bulkley-Nechako
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in British Columbia.
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 Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
High schools within reach of Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Lakes District Secondary (3.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes District SecondarySecondary | SD 91 Nechako Lakes | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at Lakes Learning Centre. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
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 B, Bulkley-Nechako | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Burns Lake 3.3 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
There is none in or near Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
1 in the town, 3 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home 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).