Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area B, Central Kootenay has 3 independent schools among its 8
They include Mormon Hills Elementary Secondary, Yaqan Nukiy School and Kootenay Valley Christian School. The 6 with results split, 1 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 2 in the lower. In or within 3 km of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay: 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
Who runs Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 5 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’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 B+: 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) | 5 | 441 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 439 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 5 | 448 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 441 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 92% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 4 numeracy: 439 here, against 472 in British Columbia. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 3 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Mormon Hills Elementary SecondaryAll grades | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 529 · G7 numeracy 525 | Second fifth |
| Canyon/Lister ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 511 · G4 numeracy 500 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 441 | Middle fifth |
| Kootenay River SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Yaqan Nukiy SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 509 | Middle fifth |
| Adam Robertson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 438 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 448 · G7 numeracy 410 | Fourth fifth |
| Erickson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 435 · G4 numeracy 429 · G7 literacy 388 · G7 numeracy 341 | 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 8 schools in and around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay 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 B, Central Kootenay
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.
How children get a place in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
High schools within reach of Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 independent and 1 English public. The nearest is Kootenay River Secondary, 2.5 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenay River SecondarySecondary | SD 8 Kootenay Lake | English public | Middle fifth | 2.5 km |
| Kootenay Valley Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 4.7 km |
| Mormon Hills Elementary SecondaryAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 8.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
The area also has online learning through Elev8 Homelinks. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Creek | 8,084 | 25 | 0 | 4.8 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 |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 14 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
More schools are within reach in 39 of the 99 other towns. In 24 of the 100, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
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 B, Central Kootenay | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 km |
| Creston 2.8 km | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay 5.7 km | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 km |
No neighbour of the 2 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay?
4 in the town, 4 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay?
There is none in or near Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).