Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area H, Cariboo’s teenagers travel 20 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools and 1 alternative or adult school. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area H, Cariboo
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Electoral Area H, 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) | 2 | 433 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 417 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 382 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 407 | 454 |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 literacy: 382 here, against 467 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 0 of 4 measures and behind on 4.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Forest Grove ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 415 · G7 literacy 375 · G7 numeracy 408 | Bottom fifth |
| 100 Mile House ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 419 · G7 literacy 388 · G7 numeracy 406 | 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 3 schools in and around Electoral Area H, 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 H, 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.
Not one 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 H, Cariboo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area H, Cariboo
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Electoral Area H, Cariboo
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area H, Cariboo
Besides the elementary and high schools: alternative programs at PSO Outback Storefront. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area H, Cariboo
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area H, Cariboo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 20 km |
| Mile 108 Recreational Ranch 18 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
Mile 108 Recreational Ranch leads the neighbours with 5 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Inside Electoral Area H, Cariboo’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area H, Cariboo
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Inside the town there are 1; another 2 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area H, Cariboo?
Not in or within 3 km of Electoral Area H, Cariboo; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).