Photo: Northwest · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share Edmonds
Most belong to SD 41 Burnaby (28); SD 40 New Westminster and SD 38 Richmond run the remainder. Of its 44 tested schools, 20 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 14 in the bottom two. Counting a 3 km margin, Edmonds has 39 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 9 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Edmonds’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at John Knox Christian - Elementary Campus (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 41 BurnabyArmstrong, BC Provincial School for the Deaf, BC Provincial School for the Deaf Secondary, Brantford, Buckingham, Burnaby Central Secondary, Burnaby Online Program, Burnaby South Secondary … | English public | 28 |
| SD 40 New WestminsterConnaught Heights, Ecole Glenbrook, Ecole Qayqayt, F W Howay, Fraser River Middle, Herbert Spencer, Lord Kelvin, Lord Tweedsmuir … | English public | 17 |
| SD 38 RichmondHamilton | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Edmonds’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) | 33 | 476 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 33 | 487 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 27 | 486 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 27 | 488 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 10 | 85% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 488 here, against 454 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 3, below on 1: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (44)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Deer Lake SDA SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 606 · G4 numeracy 617 · G7 literacy 572 · G7 numeracy 561 · Graduation 96% | Top fifth |
| Ecole Seaforth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 503 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 515 · G7 numeracy 545 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Chaffey-Burke ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 481 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 504 | Second fifth |
| Lakeview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 488 | Second fifth |
| South Slope ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 508 · G7 numeracy 518 | Second fifth |
| École Marlborough ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 488 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 547 | Second fifth |
| Hamilton ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 495 | Middle fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 472 | Middle fifth |
| Gilpin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 488 | Middle fifth |
| Nelson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 497 | Middle fifth |
| Second Street Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 483 · G4 numeracy 470 · G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | 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 |
| Armstrong ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 473 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| Maywood Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 465 · G7 literacy 460 · G7 numeracy 463 | Middle 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 |
| Glenwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 451 · G7 literacy 444 · G7 numeracy 422 | Fourth fifth |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | Graduation 85% | Fourth 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 55 schools in and around Edmonds 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 Edmonds
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Edmonds’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 46 and independent 9.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Edmonds
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood 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.
The 55 schools in and around Edmonds
Show all 39 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Edmonds
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 66: 38 English public and 28 independent. The shortest trip is to Byrne Creek Community Secondary, 1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 1 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1.3 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 2.1 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.2 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 3.5 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 3.6 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 3.9 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 4.7 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 5.3 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5.9 km |
All 66 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 6.1 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.4 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.5 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 6.6 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.9 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 6.9 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.9 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 7.4 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 7.9 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 8 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 8 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.7 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.7 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 8.8 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 9 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 9 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.3 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.3 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.8 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 10 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 10 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 11 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Holy Cross Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Edmonds
Besides the elementary and high schools: adult and continuing education at New Westminster Continuing Education; alternative programs at Sigma, Royal City Alternate Program, Burnaby Youth Hub Secondary Program and Power Alternate Secondary School; youth custody or residential programs at BC Provincial School for the Deaf Secondary and BC Provincial School for the Deaf Elementary; online learning through New Westminster Online Schools and Burnaby Online Program. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whalley | 52,642 | 63 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Metrotown | 36,594 | 55 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| Panorama Ridge | 36,473 | 46 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Hastings-Sunrise | 36,072 | 75 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Langley | 35,444 | 35 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| Edmonds | 34,805 | 55 | 0 | 1 km |
| North Cowichan | 34,525 | 22 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| Fairview | 33,969 | 68 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Courtenay | 32,869 | 20 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Killarney | 32,167 | 56 | 1 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 50 | 0 | 1.7 km |
More schools are within reach in 20 of the 41 other towns. 27 of 42 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Edmonds
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonds | 55 | 0 | 9 | 1 km |
| Buckingham Heights 1.5 km | 62 | 0 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| Royal Oak 1.9 km | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| East Burnaby 2.6 km | 67 | 0 | 16 | 0.9 km |
| New Westminster 2.9 km | 88 | 0 | 17 | 0.4 km |
| South Slope 3.2 km | 61 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Metrotown 3.5 km | 55 | 1 | 8 | 1.7 km |
Among the neighbours, New Westminster has 88, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Edmonds plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
Questions about schools in Edmonds
How many schools are there in Edmonds?
The town holds 8 of them; 47 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Edmonds?
Not near Edmonds: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Edmonds?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Edmonds?
By number of schools: SD 41 Burnaby (28), SD 40 New Westminster (17) and SD 38 Richmond (1).
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).