Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay is 23 km away
In or within 3 km of the town: 3 elementary schools, and no high school. Of its 3 tested schools, 0 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 1 in the bottom two.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Electoral Area G, 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) | 2 | 469 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 449 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 466 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 494 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 91% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 494 here, against 454 in British Columbia. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 1 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Fruitvale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 511 | Middle fifth |
| Salmo SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 477 · Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Salmo Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 456 | 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 3 schools in and around Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay 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 G, 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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 G, Central Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is SD 8 Kootenay Lake: 2 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 8 Kootenay LakeSalmo, Salmo Secondary | English public | 2 |
| SD 20 Kootenay-ColumbiaFruitvale | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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 G, Central Kootenay
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 km |
| Salmo 8 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 31 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of BC’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. BC masks small groups and counts resident students only, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
By number of schools: SD 8 Kootenay Lake (2) and SD 20 Kootenay-Columbia (1).
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area G, Central Kootenay?
0 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).