Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji · CC BY 4.0The nearest high school to Clearwater is 85 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 3 elementary schools only. Of the 2 with published results, 0 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Clearwater
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Clearwater’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 D: 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 | 413 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 395 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 405 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 401 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 81% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area trails, 395 against 472 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 5 below.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Clearwater SecondaryElementary | Graduation 81% | Fourth fifth |
| Raft River ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 413 · G4 numeracy 395 · G7 literacy 405 · G7 numeracy 401 | 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 3 schools in and around Clearwater are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Clearwater
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 isn’t on offer here.
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 Clearwater’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.
How children get a place in Clearwater
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 3 schools in and around Clearwater
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 3,915 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Tsawwassen | 2,629 | 9 | 1 | 2.6 km |
| Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley | 2,597 | 7 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Chase | 2,591 | 2 | 0 | 16 km |
| Anmore | 2,508 | 18 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
32 of the 47 others have more schools in reach. A school in French is nearby in 10 towns of 48.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Clearwater
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater | 3 | 0 | 0 | 85 km |
| Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola 12 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 76 km |
Most schools next door: Electoral Area A (Wells Gray Country), Thompson-Nicola, 4.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Clearwater and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Clearwater
Is there a French-language school in Clearwater?
None within 3 km of Clearwater. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Clearwater?
The town holds 2 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Clearwater?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).