Photo: The Cosmonaut · CC BY-SA 2.5 caIn the top two fifths in British Columbia: 17 of the 30 schools around Lochdale with results
They include Holy Cross Elementary School, St. Helen's and St. Pius X Elementary School. They come under 3 school boards. Its 3 km reach takes in 28 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Lochdale’s schooling.
What stands out about Lochdale’s schools
The strongest results
Holy Cross Elementary School (elementary) 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.
How Lochdale’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) | 25 | 500 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 25 | 502 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 26 | 494 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 26 | 495 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 6 | 94% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 495 against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 5 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (30)
| 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 |
| St. Pius X Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 536 · G4 numeracy 520 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 512 | Top fifth |
| Lions Gate Christian AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 557 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 510 · 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 |
| Gilmore Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 518 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 496 | Second fifth |
| University Highlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 480 · G7 numeracy 509 | Second fifth |
| wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 520 · G4 numeracy 518 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 471 | Second fifth |
| Brentwood Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 506 | Second fifth |
| Sperling ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 483 · G7 literacy 502 · G7 numeracy 526 | Second fifth |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Capitol Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 511 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 508 | 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 |
| Dr A R Lord ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 443 | Middle 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 |
| Montecito ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 522 · G7 literacy 445 · G7 numeracy 404 | Middle fifth |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | 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 |
| Seymour Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 424 · G7 literacy 496 · G7 numeracy 440 | Middle fifth |
| Rosser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 455 | Middle fifth |
| Kenneth GordonElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 420 · G7 numeracy 388 · Graduation 100% | Fourth fifth |
| Confederation Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 428 | 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.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 41 BurnabyAlpha Secondary, Aubrey, Brentwood Park, Burnaby Mountain Secondary, Burnaby North Secondary, Capitol Hill, Confederation Park, Douglas Road … | English public | 22 |
| SD 39 VancouverDr A R Lord, Sir John Franklin Community, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm | English public | 3 |
| SD 44 North VancouverSeymour Heights, Sherwood Park, Windsor Secondary | English public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 36 schools in and around Lochdale 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 Lochdale
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Lochdale’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 28 and independent 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Lochdale
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 36 schools in and around Lochdale
Show all 28 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Lochdale
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 62 high schools: 35 English public and 27 independent. Closest of all: Burnaby North Secondary (0.8 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 0.8 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 2.8 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 4.5 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 4.5 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.5 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 4.7 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 5 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.2 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.1 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.1 km |
All 62 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.5 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 6.8 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 7.1 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.2 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.2 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.2 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 7.8 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 8.1 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.4 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 8.7 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 9.1 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 9.1 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 9.2 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.4 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.8 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 9.9 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 10 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 13 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Lochdale
Also within reach: alternative programs at Outlook Secondary Program, Royal Oak Secondary Program and Take A Hike Secondary 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provinceton | 11,625 | 38 | 0 | 1.4 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 |
| Hope | 7,183 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Fairwinds | 7,125 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| Kent | 7,093 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 km |
More schools are within reach in 15 of the 85 other towns. A French-language school is within reach in 17 of the 86.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lochdale
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Most schools next door: Brentwood, 57.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Lochdale and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Lochdale
How do I get a place at a school in Lochdale?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Lochdale?
SD 41 Burnaby (22), SD 39 Vancouver (3) and SD 44 North Vancouver (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Lochdale?
Inside the town there are 2; another 34 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Lochdale?
Not within 3 km of Lochdale. The French-language board still serves families here.
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).