Results around Electoral Area A, Cariboo lean low: 7 of 8 schools in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
The 3 km around Electoral Area A, Cariboo counts 8 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 3 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area A, Cariboo’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 D: 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) | 7 | 407 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 7 | 403 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 7 | 385 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 7 | 360 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 82% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 360 here, against 454 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 5 it trails.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| North Cariboo Christian SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 479 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 451 | Middle fifth |
| St Ann's SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 463 · G7 numeracy 470 | Fourth fifth |
| Correlieu Secondary SchoolSecondary | Graduation 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Dragon Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 401 · G4 numeracy 416 · G7 literacy 341 · G7 numeracy 388 | Bottom fifth |
| Ecole Red Bluff Lhtako ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 414 · G4 numeracy 347 · G7 literacy 416 · G7 numeracy 360 | Bottom fifth |
| Lakeview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 407 · G4 numeracy 403 · G7 literacy 385 · G7 numeracy 345 | Bottom fifth |
| Riverview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 357 · G4 numeracy 353 · G7 literacy 326 · G7 numeracy 344 | Bottom fifth |
| Voyageur Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 402 · G4 numeracy 385 · G7 literacy 362 · G7 numeracy 279 | 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 14 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Cariboo 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 Electoral Area A, Cariboo
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.
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 Electoral Area A, Cariboo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 11 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area A, Cariboo
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Cariboo
High schools within reach of Electoral Area A, Cariboo
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 independent and 1 English public. The nearest is North Cariboo Christian School, 1.6 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Cariboo Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
| Correlieu Secondary SchoolSecondary | SD 28 Quesnel | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.5 km |
| St Ann's SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 6.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area A, Cariboo
Other schooling here: alternative programs at Mcnaughton Centre; online learning through Quesnel Online Learning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 78 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 56 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| South Surrey | 6,431 | 24 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | 6,344 | 19 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Peachland | 6,302 | 2 | 0 | 9.4 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Port Mann | 5,988 | 69 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Creston | 5,976 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Mile 108 Recreational Ranch | 5,887 | 5 | 0 | 11 km |
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | 7 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Cowichan Bay | 3,713 | 16 | 1 | 2.6 km |
In 30 of the 97 others the count is higher. 24 of the 98 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area A, Cariboo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| Quesnel 5.5 km | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area I, Cariboo 7.8 km | 10 | 0 | 3 | 6.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, Cariboo 13 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo 17 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9.9 km |
No neighbour of the 4 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Electoral Area A, Cariboo plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area A, Cariboo
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area A, Cariboo?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area A, Cariboo?
Not near Electoral Area A, Cariboo: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area A, Cariboo?
6 are inside the town itself and 8 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).