The schools around East Burnaby answer to 3 boards
The largest is SD 41 Burnaby, with 24; beside it are SD 40 New Westminster and SD 43 Coquitlam. Of its 55 tested schools, 26 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 17 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of East Burnaby: 52 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 9 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about East Burnaby’s schools
The strongest results
Home Learners Program (alternative or adult) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 41 BurnabyArmstrong, Brantford, Buckingham, Burnaby Central Secondary, Burnaby Mountain Secondary, Burnaby Online Program, Byrne Creek Community Secondary, Cameron … | English public | 24 |
| SD 40 New WestminsterConnaught Heights, Ecole Glenbrook, Ecole Qayqayt, F W Howay, Fraser River Middle, Herbert Spencer, Home Learners Program, Lord Kelvin … | English public | 16 |
| SD 43 CoquitlamAlderson, Como Lake, Coquitlam Open Learning, Ecole Banting Middle, Ecole Maillard Middle, Inquiry Hub, Lord Baden-Powell, Miller Park … | English public | 11 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How East Burnaby’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) | 40 | 487 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 40 | 504 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 32 | 483 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 32 | 477 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 12 | 88% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 504 against 472 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 4 sit above the province’s middle and 1 below.
Every school’s results (55)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Home Learners ProgramAlternative or adult | G4 literacy 595 · G4 numeracy 657 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Top fifth |
| Inquiry HubElementary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| John Knox Christian - Elementary CampusElementary | G4 literacy 569 · G4 numeracy 604 | Top fifth |
| John Knox Christian - Secondary CampusElementary | G7 literacy 615 · G7 numeracy 674 · Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of FatimaElementary | G4 literacy 528 · G4 numeracy 550 · G7 literacy 539 · G7 numeracy 576 | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of MercyElementary | G4 literacy 662 · G4 numeracy 655 · G7 literacy 611 · G7 numeracy 630 | Top fifth |
| St. Francis de SalesElementary | G4 literacy 532 · G4 numeracy 555 · G7 literacy 552 · G7 numeracy 565 | Top fifth |
| St. MichaelsElementary | G4 literacy 556 · G4 numeracy 574 · G7 literacy 574 · G7 numeracy 589 | Top fifth |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Urban Academy JuniorElementary | G4 literacy 543 · G4 numeracy 561 · G7 literacy 546 · G7 numeracy 576 | Top fifth |
| Deer Lake SDA SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 606 · G4 numeracy 617 · G7 literacy 572 · G7 numeracy 561 · Graduation 96% | Top fifth |
| Urban Academy SeniorElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 554 · G7 literacy 569 · G7 numeracy 557 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Ecole Seaforth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 503 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 515 · G7 numeracy 545 | Top fifth |
| Traditional Learning AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 558 · G4 numeracy 633 · G7 literacy 564 · G7 numeracy 492 · Graduation masked | Top fifth |
| Brantford ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 526 · G7 literacy 487 · G7 numeracy 497 | Second fifth |
| Connaught Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 530 | Second fifth |
| Ecole Qayqayt ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 524 | Second 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 |
| Clinton ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 487 · G7 literacy 494 · G7 numeracy 522 | Second fifth |
| Taylor Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 483 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 508 · G7 numeracy 533 | Second fifth |
| Herbert Spencer ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| Roy Stibbs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 503 | Second fifth |
| Skwo:wechElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 505 | Second fifth |
| Buckingham ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 509 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 484 | Second fifth |
| Lakeview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 488 | Second 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 |
| Gilpin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 488 | 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 |
| Ecole Glenbrook Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 452 | Middle fifth |
| Edmonds Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 466 · G7 literacy 482 · G7 numeracy 430 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Fraser River MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 446 | Fourth fifth |
| Lord Kelvin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 459 · G4 numeracy 448 | Fourth fifth |
| Lord Tweedsmuir ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 443 | Fourth fifth |
| Stride Avenue Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 452 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 429 | Fourth fifth |
| Windsor ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 487 · G7 literacy 435 · G7 numeracy 376 | Fourth fifth |
| Twelfth Avenue ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 450 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 453 | Fourth fifth |
| Burnaby Central SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Ecole Maillard MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 444 · G7 numeracy 425 | Fourth fifth |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | Graduation 85% | Fourth fifth |
| Alderson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 446 | Bottom fifth |
| Morley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 429 · G4 numeracy 458 · G7 literacy 401 · G7 numeracy 404 | 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 |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | Graduation 79% | Bottom fifth |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | Graduation 75% | Bottom fifth |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | Graduation 74% | 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 67 schools in and around East Burnaby are
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.
Schooling in English and French around East Burnaby
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 East Burnaby’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 51 and independent 16.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in East Burnaby
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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 67 schools in and around East Burnaby
Show all 52 elementary schools
High schools within reach of East Burnaby
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 56: 35 English public and 21 independent. First by distance comes Cariboo Hill Secondary, at 0.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 0.9 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 1.2 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1.8 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 3 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 3.1 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 3.1 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 4.5 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 4.9 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 5.1 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 6.1 km |
All 56 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 6.2 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 6.4 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 6.5 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.6 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 6.9 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.2 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 7.6 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.6 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 8.2 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 8.5 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.7 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 8.8 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.3 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 9.3 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 9.3 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 9.8 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 9.9 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 10 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Holy Cross Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 15 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around East Burnaby
Besides the elementary and high schools: online learning through Burnaby Online Program, Home Learners Program, New Westminster Online Schools and Coquitlam Open Learning; adult and continuing education at New Westminster Continuing Education; alternative programs at Sigma, Royal City Alternate Program, Power Alternate Secondary School and Suwa'lkh School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 60 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Central Saanich | 18,184 | 8 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 38 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Lake Country | 17,637 | 5 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Sooke | 17,248 | 6 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| East Burnaby | 17,233 | 67 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Grandview | 16,947 | 49 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Davie Village | 16,833 | 35 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Sunnyside | 16,784 | 23 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Greektown | 16,618 | 48 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 29 | 0 | 0.8 km |
4 out of 62 comparable towns have more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 21 of the 63.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around East Burnaby
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Burnaby | 67 | 0 | 16 | 0.9 km |
| New Westminster 2.3 km | 88 | 0 | 17 | 0.4 km |
| Edmonds 2.6 km | 55 | 0 | 9 | 1 km |
| Buckingham Heights 2.7 km | 62 | 0 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| Lake City 2.9 km | 55 | 0 | 11 | 2 km |
| Lougheed 3.2 km | 41 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| Bainbridge 3.9 km | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 km |
The neighbour with most schools is New Westminster (88).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside East Burnaby or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in East Burnaby
Which boards run the schools in East Burnaby?
By number of schools: SD 41 Burnaby (24), SD 40 New Westminster (16) and SD 43 Coquitlam (11).
How do I get a place at a school in East Burnaby?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in East Burnaby?
Not in or within 3 km of East Burnaby; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in East Burnaby?
7 are inside the town itself and 60 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).