Photo: Kenny Louie from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0In the top two fifths in British Columbia: 26 of the 47 schools around Lake City with results
They include Holy Cross Elementary School, Home Learners Program and John Knox Christian - Elementary Campus. They come under 3 school boards. Taken together, Lake City and its 3 km edge hold 43 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 7 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Lake City’s schools
The strongest results
Holy Cross Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Lake City’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) | 39 | 495 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 39 | 505 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 31 | 490 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 31 | 497 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 9 | 90% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 497 here, against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 4 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (47)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 633 · G4 numeracy 687 · G7 literacy 623 · G7 numeracy 619 | Top fifth |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Brantford ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 526 · G7 literacy 487 · G7 numeracy 497 | 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 |
| University Highlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 480 · G7 numeracy 509 | Second fifth |
| Brentwood Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 506 | Second fifth |
| Roy Stibbs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 503 | Second fifth |
| Skwo:wechElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 505 | 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 |
| Westridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 499 · G7 numeracy 494 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 Glenayre ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 455 | 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 |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | Graduation 75% | 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.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 41 BurnabyArmstrong, Aubrey, Brantford, Brentwood Park, Buckingham, Burnaby Central Secondary, Burnaby Continuing Education, Burnaby Mountain Secondary … | English public | 32 |
| SD 40 New WestminsterEcole Glenbrook, F W Howay, Home Learners Program, New Westminster Continuing Education, New Westminster Secondary, Sigma, Skwo:wech | English public | 7 |
| SD 43 CoquitlamEcole Glenayre, Lord Baden-Powell, Miller Park, Mountain View, Roy Stibbs | English public | 5 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 55 schools in and around Lake City 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 Lake City
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.
None of them teaches in French.
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 Lake City’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 44 and independent 11.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Lake City
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
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 55 schools in and around Lake City
Show all 43 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Lake City
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 62 high schools: 36 English public and 26 independent. Burnaby Mountain Secondary is closest, at 2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 2 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 2.8 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 3.7 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 4 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 4.2 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 4.9 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 5 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 5.2 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 5.2 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 5.7 km |
All 62 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 5.9 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.1 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 6.6 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.9 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.2 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 7.3 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 7.4 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 7.8 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 8.2 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.2 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 8.6 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 8.8 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.3 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 9.5 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.7 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 9.7 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 9.9 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 10 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 12 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 12 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Lake City
Besides the elementary and high schools: online learning through Burnaby Online Program and Home Learners Program; adult and continuing education at Burnaby Continuing Education and New Westminster Continuing Education; alternative programs at Royal Oak Secondary Program, Take A Hike Secondary Program and Sigma. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 5,156 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area E (West Boundary), Kootenay Boundary | 3,361 | 5 | 0 | 34 km |
| Central Okanagan West | 3,298 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| Enderby | 3,292 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast | 3,256 | 2 | 0 | 25 km |
| Lake City | 3,240 | 55 | 0 | 2 km |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 3,189 | 16 | 1 | 3.5 km |
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | 3,184 | 7 | 0 | 5.1 km |
| Welcome Beach | 3,130 | 6 | 2 | 11 km |
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Set against 84 others, 1 have more schools in reach. A French-language school is within reach in 17 of the 85.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lake City
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake City | 55 | 0 | 11 | 2 km |
| Bainbridge 1.2 km | 32 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 km |
| Montecito 2.2 km | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| Lougheed 2.8 km | 41 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 km |
| East Burnaby 2.9 km | 67 | 0 | 16 | 0.9 km |
| Buckingham Heights 3 km | 62 | 0 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| Lochdale 3.3 km | 36 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 km |
Most schools next door: East Burnaby, 67.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Lake City or within 3 km of it are here.
- 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. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
Questions about schools in Lake City
How many schools are there in Lake City?
The town holds 1 of them; 54 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Lake City?
Not within 3 km of Lake City. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Lake City?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Lake City?
SD 41 Burnaby (32), SD 40 New Westminster (7) and SD 43 Coquitlam (5), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).