Photo: Britcruise · CC BY-SA 3.0Most schools around Burns Lake score below the middle in British Columbia: 3 of 3
The 3 km around Burns Lake counts 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Burns Lake’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 C+: 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) | 2 | 473 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 465 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 400 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 384 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 87% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 384 here, against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 0 of 5 measures and behind on 3.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| William Konkin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 490 · G7 literacy 375 · G7 numeracy 357 | Fourth fifth |
| Decker Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 425 · G7 numeracy 410 | Fourth fifth |
| Lakes District SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | 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 4 schools in and around Burns Lake are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Burns Lake
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.
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 Burns Lake’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Burns Lake
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Burns Lake
High schools within reach of Burns Lake
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Lakes District Secondary, 1 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes District SecondarySecondary | SD 91 Nechako Lakes | English public | Fourth fifth | 1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Burns Lake
The area also has alternative programs at Lakes Learning Centre. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Burns Lake
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Lake | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area B, Bulkley-Nechako 3.3 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Burns Lake or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Burns Lake
Is there a French-language school in Burns Lake?
No, none within 3 km of Burns Lake; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Burns Lake?
The town holds 3 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Burns Lake?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).