Photo: Darren Kirby Darren Kirby · CC BY-SA 2.0Metrotown’s schools come under 3 different boards
Most belong to SD 41 Burnaby (28); SD 39 Vancouver and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone run the remainder. The 44 with results split, 19 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 11 in the lower. Counting a 3 km margin, Metrotown has 43 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 7 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Metrotown’s schools
The strongest results
Corpus Christi 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.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 41 BurnabyBC Provincial School for the Deaf, BC Provincial School for the Deaf Secondary, Brantford, Buckingham, Burnaby Central Secondary, Burnaby Continuing Education, Burnaby South Secondary, Burnaby Youth Hub Secondary Program … | English public | 28 |
| SD 39 VancouverCaptain James Cook, Champlain Heights Annex, Champlain Heights Community, Collingwood Neighbourhood, David Oppenheimer, Dr George M Weir, Dr H N Maccorkindale, G T Cunningham … | English public | 18 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneAnne-Hebert | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Metrotown’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) | 39 | 476 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 39 | 482 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 37 | 486 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 37 | 497 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 7 | 89% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 497 here, against 454 in British Columbia. On 2 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (44)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 677 · G4 numeracy 723 · G7 literacy 661 · G7 numeracy 721 | Top fifth |
| St Jude'sElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 596 · G7 literacy 581 · G7 numeracy 570 | Top fifth |
| St Mary'sElementary | G4 literacy 577 · G4 numeracy 597 · G7 literacy 599 · G7 numeracy 571 | Top fifth |
| St. Francis de SalesElementary | G4 literacy 532 · G4 numeracy 555 · G7 literacy 552 · G7 numeracy 565 | 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 |
| Anne-HebertElementary | G4 literacy 502 · G4 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| Brantford ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 526 · G7 literacy 487 · G7 numeracy 497 | 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 |
| Waverley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 520 · G7 literacy 506 · G7 numeracy 504 | Second fifth |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Nootka Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 494 · G7 literacy 506 · G7 numeracy 485 | Second fifth |
| Suncrest ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 498 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 512 | 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 |
| South Slope ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 508 · G7 numeracy 518 | Second fifth |
| École Inman ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 488 | Second fifth |
| École Marlborough ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 488 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 547 | Second fifth |
| G T Cunningham ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 460 | Middle fifth |
| Lord Beaconsfield ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data | Middle fifth |
| Renfrew Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 480 · G4 numeracy 463 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 463 | Middle fifth |
| Cascade Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 473 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 493 | 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 |
| John Norquay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 478 | Middle fifth |
| Nelson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 497 | Middle fifth |
| Sir Wilfred Grenfell CommunityElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 507 | Middle fifth |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Captain James Cook ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 450 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 534 | Middle fifth |
| Dr H N Maccorkindale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 469 · G7 literacy 466 · G7 numeracy 437 | Middle fifth |
| Graham Bruce Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 498 · G4 numeracy 434 · G7 literacy 495 · G7 numeracy 433 | Middle fifth |
| Maywood Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 465 · G7 literacy 460 · G7 numeracy 463 | Middle fifth |
| Champlain Heights Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 421 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 513 · G7 numeracy 430 | Fourth fifth |
| David Oppenheimer ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 394 · G4 numeracy 421 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 513 | 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 |
| Burnaby Central SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Dr George M Weir ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 448 · G7 literacy 424 · G7 numeracy 501 | Fourth fifth |
| Glenwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 451 · G7 literacy 444 · G7 numeracy 422 | Fourth fifth |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Morley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 429 · G4 numeracy 458 · G7 literacy 401 · G7 numeracy 404 | Bottom fifth |
| Sir Charles Kingsford-SmithElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 421 · G7 literacy 424 · G7 numeracy 404 | 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 Metrotown 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 Metrotown
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
1 of them teach in French: Anne-Hebert; the public ones belong to SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone.
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 Metrotown’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 46, French-language 1 and independent 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Metrotown
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.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 55 schools in and around Metrotown
Show all 43 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Metrotown
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 72: 41 English public and 31 independent. 1.7 km away, Burnaby South Secondary is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 1.8 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.1 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.3 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.5 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 4.2 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 4.7 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 4.8 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 5.4 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.6 km |
All 72 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 5.9 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.2 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.3 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.3 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 6.4 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 6.4 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.7 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.1 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.2 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 7.2 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 7.4 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 7.4 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.6 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 8.3 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.4 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.5 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 8.9 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.2 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.2 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 9.5 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 9.6 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 9.7 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.8 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 10 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 14 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 14 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 15 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Metrotown
Other schooling here: alternative programs at Burnaby Youth Hub Secondary Program, Royal Oak Secondary Program and Take A Hike Secondary Program; youth custody or residential programs at BC Provincial School for the Deaf Elementary, BC Provincial School for the Deaf Secondary and Maples School Program; adult and continuing education at Burnaby Continuing Education. 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 |
| … | ||||
| Port Moody | 38,285 | 65 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sunset | 37,186 | 78 | 4 | 1 km |
| Mount Pleasant | 37,091 | 91 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Strawberry Hill | 37,037 | 76 | 1 | 1.7 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 |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver | 22,031 | 58 | 0 | 0.7 km |
In 20 of the 40 others the count is higher. A French-language school is within reach in 27 of the 41.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Metrotown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrotown | 55 | 1 | 8 | 1.7 km |
| Garden Village 1.4 km | 56 | 1 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Royal Oak 1.7 km | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| South Slope 2 km | 61 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Collingwood 2.4 km | 64 | 2 | 10 | 1.3 km |
| Killarney 2.7 km | 56 | 1 | 7 | 1 km |
| Deer Lake 2.7 km | 61 | 0 | 9 | 0.2 km |
Most schools next door: Collingwood, 64.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Metrotown and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Metrotown
Is there a French-language school in Metrotown?
Yes: Anne-Hebert, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Metrotown?
3 in the town, 52 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Metrotown?
By number of schools: SD 41 Burnaby (28), SD 39 Vancouver (18) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Metrotown?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).