Photo: Wakasui · CC0Most of the schools around Holdom score above the middle in British Columbia: 15 of 26
The strongest include Holy Cross Elementary School, St. Helen's and Vancouver Christian. Taken together, Holdom and its 3 km edge hold 25 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Holdom’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Holy Cross Elementary School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Holdom’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 A: 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) | 22 | 498 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 22 | 504 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 22 | 496 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 22 | 501 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 6 | 93% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area runs ahead, 501 against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 4 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (26)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 633 · G4 numeracy 687 · G7 literacy 623 · G7 numeracy 619 | Top fifth |
| St. Helen'sElementary | G4 literacy 545 · G4 numeracy 586 · G7 literacy 533 · G7 numeracy 537 | Top fifth |
| Vancouver ChristianElementary | G4 literacy 545 · G4 numeracy 571 · G7 literacy 573 · G7 numeracy 587 · Graduation 99% | Top fifth |
| Deer Lake SDA SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 606 · G4 numeracy 617 · G7 literacy 572 · G7 numeracy 561 · Graduation 96% | 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 |
| Gilmore Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 518 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 496 | Second fifth |
| Brentwood Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 506 | Second fifth |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | 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 |
| Westridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 499 · G7 numeracy 494 | Second fifth |
| Kitchener ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 460 | Middle fifth |
| Sir John Franklin CommunityElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 499 · G7 literacy 495 · G7 numeracy 461 | Middle fifth |
| Douglas Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 498 · G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 454 | 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 |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Rosser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 455 | Middle fifth |
| Confederation Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Burnaby Central SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 401 · G7 literacy 415 · G7 numeracy 440 | 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 35 schools in and around Holdom 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 Holdom
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.
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 Holdom’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 27 and independent 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
SD 41 Burnaby runs the most, 25 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 41 BurnabyAlpha Secondary, Aubrey, Brentwood Park, Buckingham, Burnaby Central Secondary, Burnaby Continuing Education, Burnaby North Secondary, Capitol Hill … | English public | 25 |
| SD 39 VancouverSir John Franklin Community, Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Holdom
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
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 35 schools in and around Holdom
Show all 25 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Holdom
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 66 high schools: 36 English public and 30 independent. The shortest trip is to Burnaby North Secondary, 1.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 1.3 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 3.1 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.4 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.5 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.6 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 4.8 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 5.3 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 5.3 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 5.6 km |
All 66 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.9 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 6.1 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.2 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.5 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.6 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.7 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.8 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.9 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 8 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 8.3 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.3 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.4 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.4 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 8.8 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 8.9 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 9.3 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 9.4 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.6 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.6 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 9.8 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.8 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.8 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.9 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 15 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Holdom
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at Royal Oak Secondary Program, Take A Hike Secondary Program and Outlook Secondary Program; adult and continuing education at Burnaby Continuing Education; youth custody or residential programs at Maples School 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Royal | 12,795 | 35 | 2 | 2.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Morgan Creek | 8,084 | 25 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| Shaughnessy | 8,034 | 79 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Broadview | 8,008 | 70 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Holdom | 7,976 | 35 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | 7,830 | 21 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo | 7,825 | 7 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| Lochdale | 7,463 | 36 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Merritt | 7,190 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George | 4,802 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
Set against 82 others, 16 have more schools in reach. A school in French is nearby in 19 towns of 83.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Holdom
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Deer Lake has the most schools nearby, 61.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. The area is Holdom plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
Questions about schools in Holdom
Which boards run the schools in Holdom?
SD 41 Burnaby (25) and SD 39 Vancouver (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Holdom?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Holdom?
Not within 3 km of Holdom. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Holdom?
Inside the town there are 4; another 31 sit within 3 km.
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).