Photo: University of the Fraser Valley · CC BY 2.03 school boards share Chilliwack
SD 33 Chilliwack leads with 32 schools, alongside SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone and SD 34 Abbotsford. Results are mixed: 14 of 38 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 13 below it. The 3 km around Chilliwack counts 32 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools, 4 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Chilliwack’s schools
The strongest results
Greendale Elementary (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 33 ChilliwackA D Rundle, Bernard, Cheam, Chilliwack Central Elementary Community, Chilliwack, Chilliwack Secondary, Continuing Ed SD 33, Cultus Lake Swílhcha … | English public | 32 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneLa Verendrye | French public | 1 |
| SD 34 AbbotsfordBarrowtown | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Chilliwack’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) | 29 | 472 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 29 | 489 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 13 | 476 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 13 | 469 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 9 | 90% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 489 against 472 in British Columbia. On 2 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (38)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Greendale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 531 · G4 numeracy 548 | Top fifth |
| John Calvin SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 511 · G4 numeracy 538 · G7 literacy 542 · G7 numeracy 510 | Top fifth |
| McCammon ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 536 · G4 numeracy 570 | Top fifth |
| Yarrow Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 514 · G4 numeracy 570 | Top fifth |
| St Mary'sElementary | G4 literacy 536 · G4 numeracy 489 · G7 literacy 614 · G7 numeracy 530 | Top fifth |
| Cheam ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 525 | Second fifth |
| Cultus Lake Swílhcha Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| Timothy Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 597 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 492 · Graduation 90% | Second fifth |
| Cascade Christian SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 485 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 488 | Second fifth |
| GW Graham SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Sardis SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Unity Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 481 · G7 literacy 502 · G7 numeracy 477 · Graduation 100% | Second fifth |
| Vedder ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 485 | Second fifth |
| Mount Cheam Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 531 · G4 numeracy 504 · G7 literacy 470 · G7 numeracy 485 · Graduation 91% | Second fifth |
| Evans ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 493 | Middle fifth |
| Leary Integrated Arts & TechnologyElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 502 | Middle fifth |
| Robertson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 506 | Middle fifth |
| Stitó:s Lá:lém Totí:ltAll grades | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 489 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 468 | Middle fifth |
| Unsworth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 500 | Middle fifth |
| Highroad AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 487 · G7 literacy 509 · G7 numeracy 469 · Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Imagine High Integrated Arts/TechnologySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Rosedale Traditional CommunityElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 496 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 425 | Middle fifth |
| Sardis ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 471 | Middle fifth |
| Tyson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 482 | Middle fifth |
| Vedder Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 445 | Middle fifth |
| Bernard ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 435 · G4 numeracy 459 | Fourth fifth |
| East Chilliwack ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 468 | Fourth fifth |
| Promontory Heights Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 459 | Fourth fifth |
| Strathcona ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 457 | Fourth fifth |
| A D Rundle Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 428 · G7 numeracy 423 | Fourth fifth |
| La VerendryeAll grades | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 446 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Fourth fifth |
| Mount Slesse Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 451 · G7 numeracy 423 | Fourth fifth |
| Chilliwack Central Elementary CommunityElementary | G4 literacy 422 · G4 numeracy 439 | Bottom fifth |
| Chilliwack Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 426 · G7 numeracy 405 | Bottom fifth |
| Watson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 429 · G4 numeracy 442 | Bottom fifth |
| Chilliwack SecondarySecondary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · Graduation 73% | Bottom fifth |
| Kw'íyeqel SecondaryAlternative or adult | Graduation 33% | Bottom fifth |
| Little Mountain ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 414 · G4 numeracy 420 | 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 42 schools in and around Chilliwack are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Chilliwack
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.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: La Verendrye, with SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone running the public ones.
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 Chilliwack’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 33, French-language 1 and independent 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Chilliwack
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 42 schools in and around Chilliwack
Show all 32 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Chilliwack
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
6 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 English public, 2 independent and 1 French public. The nearest is Cascade Christian School, 1.9 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 1.9 km |
| Imagine High Integrated Arts/TechnologySecondary | SD 33 Chilliwack | English public | Middle fifth | 2 km |
| GW Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 33 Chilliwack | English public | Second fifth | 3.5 km |
| La VerendryeAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Fourth fifth | 3.9 km |
| Chilliwack SecondarySecondary | SD 33 Chilliwack | English public | Bottom fifth | 4.2 km |
| John Calvin SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Chilliwack
The area also has adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 33; online learning through Fraser Valley Distance Education; alternative programs at Kw'íyeqel Secondary. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelowna | 167,654 | 49 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Delta | 124,670 | 113 | 2 | 6.6 km |
| Nanaimo | 111,845 | 39 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Kamloops | 108,793 | 42 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | 42 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 42 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| Victoria | 103,888 | 57 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| North Vancouver | 97,845 | 82 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| New Westminster | 92,124 | 88 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Prince George | 85,944 | 42 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Fleetwood | 63,957 | 73 | 0 | 1.5 km |
More schools are within reach in 10 of the 14 other towns. A French-language school is within reach in 12 of the 15.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Chilliwack
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilliwack | 42 | 1 | 8 | 1.9 km |
| Skowkale 1.3 km | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2.6 km |
| Tzeachten 13 3 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley 11 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Cultus Lake 13 km | 9 | 0 | 1 | 6 km |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley 13 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Rosedale 15 km | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.2 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Chilliwack or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Chilliwack
How do I get a place at a school in Chilliwack?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Chilliwack?
SD 33 Chilliwack (32), SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1) and SD 34 Abbotsford (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Chilliwack?
40 are inside the town itself and 2 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Chilliwack?
Yes, schooling in French is at La Verendrye.
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).