Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo high school in or near Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay: the closest is 48 km off
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay
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 D, 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) | 1 | 431 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 492 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 421 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 402 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 94% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 402 against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 2 of 5 measures and behind on 3.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| J V Humphries Elem-SecondaryElementary | G4 literacy 431 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 421 · G7 numeracy 402 · Graduation 94% | Fourth 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 2 schools in and around Electoral Area D, 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 D, Central Kootenay
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.
None of them 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, Central Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems here: 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 D, Central Kootenay
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- 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.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay
How many schools are there in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay?
Inside the town there are 1; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay?
There is none in or near Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools near Electoral Area D, Central Kootenay have the best results?
No school reaches the top fifth in British Columbia; J V Humphries Elem-Secondary comes closest.
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).