Photo: Trougnouf · CC BY 4.03 of Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
In or within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Cariboo: 5 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade.
How Electoral Area C, 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) | 3 | 401 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 416 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 390 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 388 | 454 |
On Grade 7 literacy the area trails, 390 against 467 in British Columbia. On 0 of 4 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 4 it trails.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Ann's SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 463 · G7 numeracy 470 | Fourth fifth |
| Barlow Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 392 · G4 numeracy 381 · G7 literacy 390 · G7 numeracy 330 | Bottom fifth |
| Dragon Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 401 · G4 numeracy 416 · G7 literacy 341 · G7 numeracy 388 | 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 6 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Cariboo are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area C, Cariboo
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.
No school here 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 C, Cariboo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 5 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C, Cariboo
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Cariboo
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, Cariboo
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 independent and 1 English public. First by distance comes St Ann's School, at 11 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Ann's SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Correlieu Secondary SchoolSecondary | SD 28 Quesnel | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| North Cariboo Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area C, 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 C, Cariboo | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 km |
| Quesnel 11 km | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo 13 km | 14 | 0 | 3 | 1.6 km |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo 15 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 9.9 km |
Top among the neighbours: Electoral Area A, Cariboo, 14 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area C, Cariboo’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- 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. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, Cariboo
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, Cariboo?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, Cariboo?
2 are inside the town itself and 4 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, Cariboo?
Not near Electoral Area C, Cariboo: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).