Photo: Northwest · CC BY-SA 4.0Royal Oak’s schools come under 3 different boards
SD 41 Burnaby has 33 of them, and SD 40 New Westminster and SD 39 Vancouver share the others. On the tests, 18 of 40 schools land above the middle in British Columbia, 11 under it. Its 3 km reach takes in 38 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 9 alternative or adult schools, all of Royal Oak’s schooling.
What stands out about Royal Oak’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at John Knox Christian - Secondary Campus (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
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 | 33 |
| SD 40 New WestminsterConnaught Heights, Lord Kelvin, Lord Tweedsmuir, New Westminster Continuing Education, New Westminster Secondary, Sigma | English public | 6 |
| SD 39 VancouverCaptain James Cook, Champlain Heights Annex, Champlain Heights Community, Collingwood Neighbourhood, Dr H N Maccorkindale, Graham Bruce Community | English public | 6 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Royal Oak’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) | 33 | 471 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 33 | 481 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 31 | 485 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 31 | 488 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 8 | 92% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area runs ahead, 488 against 454 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 2 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (40)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | 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 |
| 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 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Edmonds Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 466 · G7 literacy 482 · G7 numeracy 430 | 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 |
| 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 |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | Graduation 79% | 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 52 schools in and around Royal Oak are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Royal Oak
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 Royal Oak’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 45 and independent 7.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Royal Oak
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 52 schools in and around Royal Oak
Show all 38 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Royal Oak
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 72: 41 English public and 31 independent. Burnaby South Secondary is closest, at 0.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 0.6 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 2.6 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 3.1 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.1 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 4 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.7 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.8 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 4.8 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 4.9 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.1 km |
All 72 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 5.7 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5.8 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 6.2 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 6.2 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 6.3 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 6.3 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.4 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.7 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 7.9 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 8.1 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.2 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.6 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 8.6 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.9 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 9 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 9.1 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.3 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.5 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth 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 |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Royal Oak
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: youth custody or residential programs at BC Provincial School for the Deaf Secondary, BC Provincial School for the Deaf Elementary and Maples School Program; alternative programs at Burnaby Youth Hub Secondary Program, Royal Oak Secondary Program, Take A Hike Secondary Program and Sigma; adult and continuing education at Burnaby Continuing Education and New Westminster 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squamish | 28,578 | 15 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Esquimalt | 19,512 | 32 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 42 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Oak Bay | 18,626 | 38 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Collingwood | 18,399 | 64 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Royal Oak | 18,364 | 52 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Central Saanich | 18,184 | 8 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 38 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Lake Country | 17,637 | 5 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Sooke | 17,248 | 6 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 86 | 3 | 1 km |
15 out of 61 comparable towns have more schools. In 24 of the 62, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Royal Oak
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Oak | 52 | 0 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| Buckingham Heights 1.7 km | 62 | 0 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| Metrotown 1.7 km | 55 | 1 | 8 | 1.7 km |
| South Slope 1.9 km | 61 | 1 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Edmonds 1.9 km | 55 | 0 | 9 | 1 km |
| Garden Village 2.9 km | 56 | 1 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Deer Lake 3.1 km | 61 | 0 | 9 | 0.2 km |
Among the neighbours, Buckingham Heights has 62, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Royal Oak’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
Questions about schools in Royal Oak
How many schools are there in Royal Oak?
6 are inside the town itself and 46 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Royal Oak?
Not near Royal Oak: 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 Royal Oak?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Royal Oak?
SD 41 Burnaby (33), SD 40 New Westminster (6) and SD 39 Vancouver (6), 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).