Photo: Alasdair McLellan · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Cobble Hill, 3 of 7 schools with results rank among the top fifth in British Columbia
Brentwood College, Shawnigan Lake and Sunrise Waldorf School are among them. Independent schools number 4 of 8, above the 18% in British Columbia. Within 3 km of Cobble Hill are 4 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
What stands out about Cobble Hill’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Brentwood College (secondary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Cobble Hill’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 A+: 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) | 4 | 474 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 468 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 4 | 477 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 466 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 3 | 100% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 100% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 1 above the middle, 0 below.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Brentwood CollegeSecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Shawnigan LakeSecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Sunrise Waldorf SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 630 · G4 numeracy 615 · G7 literacy 567 · G7 numeracy 540 | Top fifth |
| Frances Kelsey SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Ecole Cobble Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 474 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 454 | Middle fifth |
| Bench ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 447 | Middle fifth |
| George Bonner ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 468 · G7 numeracy 478 | Middle 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.
Who runs Cobble Hill’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 4 and independent 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 8 schools in and around Cobble Hill are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Cobble Hill
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.
None of them 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.
How children get a place in Cobble Hill
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Cobble Hill
High schools within reach of Cobble Hill
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 8: 4 English public and 4 independent. The shortest trip is to Frances Kelsey Secondary, 3.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frances Kelsey SecondarySecondary | SD 79 Cowichan Valley | English public | Second fifth | 3.9 km |
| Brentwood CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5 km |
| Sunrise Waldorf SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.1 km |
| Shawnigan LakeSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.3 km |
| Parkland SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Queen of Angels SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Quamichan SchoolSecondary | SD 79 Cowichan Valley | English public | – | 13 km |
| Cowichan Open SchoolSecondary | SD 79 Cowichan Valley | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Creek | 8,084 | 25 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Metchosin | 5,207 | 8 | 0 | 8.6 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 5,156 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 14 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Cobble Hill | 5,074 | 8 | 0 | 4 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 20 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area F, Cariboo | 5,016 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Cumberland | 4,974 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan | 4,969 | 7 | 0 | 6.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
Among 104 towns its size, 41 have more schools nearby. A French-language school is within reach in 25 of the 105.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Cobble Hill
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cobble Hill | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 km |
| Cowichan Bay 5.6 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2.6 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley 6 km | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Shawnigan 7 km | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| North Saanich 11 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 km |
| Cowichan 12 km | 19 | 1 | 5 | 2 km |
| Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley 12 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 2.4 km |
The busiest neighbour is Cowichan, with 19 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Cobble Hill and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Cobble Hill
How do I get a place at a school in Cobble Hill?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
How many schools are there in Cobble Hill?
Inside the town there are 2; another 6 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Cobble Hill?
No, none within 3 km of Cobble Hill; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).