Sequoia Centre
PO Box 99 · South Slocan · V0G2G0 · SD 8 Kootenay Lake
With Sequoia Centre, Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay counts 2 alternative, adult and online within 3 km. Every school in and around Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay →
What stands out about Sequoia Centre
- Public and English-language, under SD 8 Kootenay Lake.
- The province lists it as alternative schooling.
How Sequoia Centre does on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
No measure for Sequoia Centre is published; British Columbia withholds each one, as it does for small groups.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | masked | – | – |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
Nothing published to place Sequoia Centre by
Its results are all held back, as happens for small groups in British Columbia; Sequoia Centre needs published results for a standing here.
For a letter, see Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Sequoia Centre and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Sequoia Centre
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.
Side by side with the nearest alternative, adult and online
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sequoia Centre | English public | English | – | |
| Stanley Humphries Secondary | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 16 km |
| L V Rogers Secondary | English public | English | Second fifth | 22 km |
| Secondaire de Nelson | French public | French | Middle fifth | 22 km |
Alternative, adult and online near Sequoia Centre
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sequoia Centre
Who runs Sequoia Centre?
SD 8 Kootenay Lake: Sequoia Centre is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Sequoia Centre teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sequoia Centre?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sequoia Centre?
Its nearest neighbours are Stanley Humphries Secondary (16 km), L V Rogers Secondary (22 km) and Secondaire de Nelson (22 km).
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · 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. · 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).