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Beside SD 41 Burnaby, which has 23, sit SD 43 Coquitlam, SD 40 New Westminster and SD 44 North Vancouver. Of its 43 tested schools, 20 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 10 in the bottom two. Counting a 3 km margin, Burnaby Mountain has 39 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Burnaby Mountain’s schools
The strongest results
Home Learners Program (alternative or adult) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
4 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 41 BurnabyArmstrong, Aubrey, Buckingham, Burnaby Central Secondary, Burnaby Mountain Secondary, Burnaby North Secondary, Burnaby Online Program, Cameron … | English public | 23 |
| SD 43 CoquitlamAlderson, Cabe Secondary, Como Lake, Ecole Banting Middle, Ecole Glenayre, Ecole Porter Street, Harbour View, Lord Baden-Powell … | English public | 14 |
| SD 40 New WestminsterF W Howay, Home Learners Program | English public | 2 |
| SD 44 North VancouverSherwood Park | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Burnaby Mountain’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) | 34 | 486 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 34 | 502 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 23 | 482 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 23 | 488 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 7 | 84% | 91% |
The widest gap is on first-time graduation, where the area’s schools reach 84% against 91% in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 4 above the middle, 1 below.
Every school’s results (43)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Home Learners ProgramAlternative or adult | G4 literacy 595 · G4 numeracy 657 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Top fifth |
| John Knox Christian - Elementary CampusElementary | G4 literacy 569 · G4 numeracy 604 | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of FatimaElementary | G4 literacy 528 · G4 numeracy 550 · G7 literacy 539 · G7 numeracy 576 | Top fifth |
| Queen of All Saints ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 535 · G4 numeracy 555 · G7 literacy 547 · G7 numeracy 538 | Top fifth |
| St. MichaelsElementary | G4 literacy 556 · G4 numeracy 574 · G7 literacy 574 · G7 numeracy 589 | Top fifth |
| Aubrey ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 544 · G4 numeracy 526 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 517 | Top fifth |
| Ecole Seaforth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 503 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 515 · G7 numeracy 545 | Top fifth |
| Lochdale Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 514 · G7 literacy 517 · G7 numeracy 519 | Top fifth |
| Parkcrest ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 509 · G7 literacy 535 · G7 numeracy 550 | Top fifth |
| F W Howay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 526 · G4 numeracy 509 | Second fifth |
| Miller Park Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 539 | Second fifth |
| University Highlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 480 · G7 numeracy 509 | Second fifth |
| Ecole Porter Street ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 499 · G4 numeracy 504 | Second fifth |
| Roy Stibbs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 503 | Second fifth |
| Sperling ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 483 · G7 literacy 502 · G7 numeracy 526 | Second fifth |
| Buckingham ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 509 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 484 | Second fifth |
| Capitol Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 511 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| Lakeview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 488 | Second fifth |
| Sherwood Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 447 | Second fifth |
| Westridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 499 · G7 numeracy 494 | Second fifth |
| Harbour View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 493 | Middle fifth |
| Lord Baden-Powell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 481 | Middle fifth |
| Stoney Creek Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 482 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| Cameron ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 510 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 470 | Middle fifth |
| Douglas Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 498 · G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 454 | Middle fifth |
| Montecito ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 522 · G7 literacy 445 · G7 numeracy 404 | Middle fifth |
| Second Street Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 483 · G4 numeracy 470 · G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Forest Grove ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 421 · G7 numeracy 408 | Middle fifth |
| Mountain View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 478 | Middle fifth |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Armstrong ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 473 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| Como Lake Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 437 · G7 numeracy 452 | Fourth fifth |
| Ecole Banting MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 431 | Fourth fifth |
| Burnaby Central SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Ecole Glenayre ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 455 | Fourth fifth |
| Pleasantside ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 446 | Fourth fifth |
| Alderson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 446 | Bottom fifth |
| Burnaby Online ProgramAlternative or adult | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data · Graduation 30% | Bottom fifth |
| Cabe SecondaryAlternative or adult | Graduation 43% | Bottom fifth |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | Graduation 75% | Bottom fifth |
| Seaview Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 409 · G4 numeracy 415 | 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 46 schools in and around Burnaby Mountain are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Burnaby Mountain
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 Burnaby Mountain’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 40 and independent 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Burnaby Mountain
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.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 46 schools in and around Burnaby Mountain
Show all 39 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Burnaby Mountain
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 51 high schools: 32 English public and 19 independent. For the shortest journey, Burnaby Mountain Secondary: 2.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 2.6 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 3.1 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 4.5 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 5.1 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 5.3 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 5.3 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 5.6 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 6.5 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 6.6 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.9 km |
All 51 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.3 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 7.5 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 7.5 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 7.9 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.2 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 8.3 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 8.3 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.6 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 8.7 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 9.1 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 9.6 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.8 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.9 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 10 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 13 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 13 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Burnaby Mountain
Besides the elementary and high schools: online learning through Burnaby Online Program and Home Learners Program; alternative programs at Cabe Secondary. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | 14,663 | 47 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley | 9,803 | 15 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Revelstoke | 9,464 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Burnaby Mountain | 9,248 | 46 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| Kimberley | 9,037 | 8 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Crescent Heights | 9,033 | 16 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Rosewood Park | 9,004 | 31 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| South Slope | 8,989 | 61 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Smithers | 5,627 | 10 | 1 | 55 km |
15 of 78 similar towns count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 22 of the 79.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Burnaby Mountain
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby Mountain | 46 | 0 | 6 | 2.6 km |
| Lougheed 3 km | 41 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| Montecito 3.4 km | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| Lake City 3.5 km | 55 | 0 | 11 | 2 km |
| Bainbridge 3.7 km | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 km |
| Lochdale 3.7 km | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| Port Moody 4.9 km | 65 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 km |
Next door, Port Moody counts 65 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Burnaby Mountain’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Burnaby Mountain
How do I get a place at a school in Burnaby Mountain?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Burnaby Mountain?
By number of schools: SD 41 Burnaby (23), SD 43 Coquitlam (14), SD 40 New Westminster (2) and SD 44 North Vancouver (1).
How many schools are there in Burnaby Mountain?
The town holds 2 of them; 44 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Burnaby Mountain?
No, none within 3 km of Burnaby Mountain; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).