Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0No high school in or near Central Okanagan: the closest is 11 km off
Within 3 km of the town there are 12 elementary schools only. Results are mixed: 2 of 11 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 6 below it.
What stands out about Central Okanagan’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
High schools within reach of Central Okanagan
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public and 1 independent. The shortest trip is to Immaculata Regional High School, 11 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculata Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| George Elliot SecondarySecondary | SD 23 Central Okanagan | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Kelowna SecondarySecondary | SD 23 Central Okanagan | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Central Okanagan’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) | 8 | 459 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 466 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 477 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 468 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 90% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 468 here, against 454 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 1 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Hall Preparatory SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 555 · G4 numeracy 566 · G7 literacy 561 · G7 numeracy 557 | Top fifth |
| Peachland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 484 | Second fifth |
| Chute Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 513 | Middle fifth |
| Canyon Falls Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 468 | Middle fifth |
| Rutland Senior SecondaryElementary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Ellison ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 466 | Fourth fifth |
| Oyama Traditional SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 466 | Fourth fifth |
| South Kelowna ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 430 | Fourth fifth |
| Black Mountain ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 453 | Fourth fifth |
| Rutland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 425 · G4 numeracy 414 | Bottom fifth |
| Rutland Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 409 · G7 numeracy 368 | 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 12 schools in and around Central Okanagan 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 Central Okanagan
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.
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.
Who runs Central Okanagan’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 11 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Central Okanagan
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 12 schools in and around Central Okanagan
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochdale | 7,463 | 36 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan | 4,969 | 7 | 0 | 6.1 km |
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | 4,815 | 2 | 0 | 19 km |
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George | 4,802 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Central Okanagan | 4,784 | 12 | 0 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | 4,702 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 km |
| Douglas | 4,555 | 13 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona | 4,546 | 4 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Vanderhoof | 4,545 | 8 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 km |
More schools are within reach in 26 of the 99 other towns. Of the 100, 22 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Central Okanagan
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Okanagan | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 km |
| Kelowna 9 km | 49 | 1 | 12 | 2.4 km |
| Duck Lake 7 9.6 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Lake Country 14 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 15 km | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 km |
Most schools next door: Kelowna, 49.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Central Okanagan or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Central Okanagan
How do I get a place at a school in Central Okanagan?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
How many schools are there in Central Okanagan?
1 in the town, 11 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Central Okanagan?
Not within 3 km of Central Okanagan. 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).