In the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 7 of the 8 schools around Electoral Area D, Cariboo with results
Counting a 3 km margin, Electoral Area D, Cariboo has 8 elementary schools, 1 school for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area D, 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) | 6 | 428 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 417 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 428 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 392 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 78% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 78% here, against 91% 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cataline ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 486 | Middle fifth |
| Sacred Heart Catholic SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 443 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 444 · G7 numeracy 404 | Fourth fifth |
| Marie Sharpe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 382 | Bottom fifth |
| Mountview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 383 · G4 numeracy 433 | Bottom fifth |
| Columneetza Junior SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 413 · G7 numeracy 380 | Bottom fifth |
| Lake City SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data · Graduation 78% | Bottom fifth |
| Maranatha Christian SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 382 · G4 numeracy 401 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Bottom fifth |
| Nesika ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 413 · G4 numeracy 390 | 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 11 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Cariboo are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area D, Cariboo
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.
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 D, Cariboo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 8 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 D, Cariboo
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 11 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Cariboo
High schools within reach of Electoral Area D, Cariboo
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Maranatha Christian School, 7.3 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maranatha Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 7.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area D, Cariboo
Also within reach: online learning through Graduation Routes Other Ways; alternative programs at Skyline Alternate School. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | 3,184 | 7 | 0 | 5.1 km |
| Welcome Beach | 3,130 | 6 | 2 | 11 km |
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 8 | 1 | 5.4 km |
| Electoral Area D, Cariboo | 3,057 | 11 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Princeton | 3,050 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Elkford | 3,030 | 2 | 0 | 53 km |
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
In 18 of the 76 others the count is higher. A school in French is nearby in 17 towns of 77.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area D, Cariboo
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Cariboo | 11 | 0 | 4 | 6.6 km |
| Williams Lake 6.4 km | 12 | 0 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Cariboo 13 km | 12 | 0 | 4 | 5.4 km |
The busiest neighbour is Williams Lake, with 12 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- 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.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. The area is Electoral Area D, Cariboo plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area D, Cariboo
How many schools are there in Electoral Area D, Cariboo?
0 in the town, 11 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area D, Cariboo?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area D, Cariboo. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area D, Cariboo?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).