Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain3 of Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
In or within 3 km of Electoral Area L, Cariboo: 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Electoral Area L, 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 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 | 420 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 426 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 418 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 424 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 81% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 81% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 5 below.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Horse Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 414 · G4 numeracy 434 · G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 443 | Fourth fifth |
| Peter Skene Ogden SecondarySecondary | Graduation 81% | Fourth 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 4 schools in and around Electoral Area L, 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 L, 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.
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 Electoral Area L, Cariboo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one 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 L, Cariboo
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Electoral Area L, Cariboo
High schools within reach of Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Peter Skene Ogden Secondary (13 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Skene Ogden SecondarySecondary | SD 27 Cariboo-Chilcotin | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area L, Cariboo
Outside the usual 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).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trail | 8,539 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Armstrong | 5,643 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Smithers | 5,627 | 10 | 1 | 55 km |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | 5,439 | 42 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay | 5,390 | 8 | 0 | 18 km |
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo | 5,358 | 4 | 0 | 13 km |
| Oliver | 5,262 | 7 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay | 5,243 | 8 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Metchosin | 5,207 | 8 | 0 | 8.6 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 5,156 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Lake City | 3,240 | 55 | 0 | 2 km |
75 of 99 similar towns count more schools. 23 of the 100 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 L, 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 L, Cariboo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| One Hundred Mile House 13 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 km |
Each of its 1 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Which schools count. The area is Electoral Area L, Cariboo plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- 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 Electoral Area L, Cariboo
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Inside the town there are 1; another 3 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area L, Cariboo?
Not within 3 km of Electoral Area L, Cariboo. The French-language board still serves families here.
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).