Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s 5 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 0 in the top two fifths and 2 in the bottom two
In or within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay: 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Electoral Area C, 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) | 4 | 440 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 434 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 4 | 448 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 425 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 92% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area trails, 434 against 472 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 4 below.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 7 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay 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 C, 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.
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 C, Central Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 5 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 independent and 1 English public. First by distance comes Kootenay Valley Christian School, at 1.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kootenay Valley Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 1.1 km |
| Kootenay River SecondarySecondary | SD 8 Kootenay Lake | English public | Middle fifth | 3.3 km |
| Mormon Hills Elementary SecondaryAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
Beyond the ordinary schools: online learning through Elev8 Homelinks. 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 C, 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 C, Central Kootenay | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Creston 2.9 km | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay 5.7 km | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2.5 km |
Next door, Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay counts 8 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
The town holds 0 of them; 7 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay?
Not within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Central Kootenay. 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).