Photo: LN? from Canada · CC BY 2.0Coldstream’s teenagers travel 3.3 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 13 elementary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools. On the tests, 6 of 14 schools land above the middle in British Columbia, 3 under it.
What stands out about Coldstream’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Okanagan Waldorf School (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
High schools within reach of Coldstream
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 independent and 1 English public. Pleasant Valley Christian Academy lies closest, 5.9 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Christian AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 5.9 km |
| W.L. Seaton SecondarySecondary | SD 22 Vernon | English public | Second fifth | 5.9 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Coldstream’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) | 10 | 466 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 10 | 476 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 9 | 458 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 9 | 465 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 4 | 95% | 91% |
On first-time graduation the area runs ahead, 95% against 91% in British Columbia. On 1 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (14)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Okanagan Waldorf SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 547 · G4 numeracy 544 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Top fifth |
| Clarence Fulton SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Ecole Beairsto ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 501 · G7 literacy 507 · G7 numeracy 485 | Second fifth |
| Kalamalka SecondaryElementary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Vernon SecondaryElementary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Kidston ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 516 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 449 | Second fifth |
| Coldstream ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 442 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 486 | Middle fifth |
| Hillview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Alternative Learning ProgramAlternative or adult | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| St JamesElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 496 | Middle fifth |
| Silver Star ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 443 | Middle fifth |
| Lavington ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 428 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 458 · G7 numeracy 499 | Fourth fifth |
| Mission Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 449 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 461 | Fourth fifth |
| Ellison ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 423 · G7 numeracy 397 | Fourth 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 16 schools in and around Coldstream are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Coldstream
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Coldstream’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 14 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Coldstream
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
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 16 schools in and around Coldstream
Alternative, adult and other schools around Coldstream
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at Alternative Learning Program; online learning through VLearn.ca; adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 22. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Saanich | 18,184 | 8 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Nelson | 12,126 | 17 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Provinceton | 11,625 | 38 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Sechelt | 11,558 | 8 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Williams Lake | 11,462 | 12 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 16 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 69 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 86 | 3 | 1 km |
| Ocean Park | 10,845 | 16 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Birdland | 10,745 | 43 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C, East Kootenay | 7,006 | 12 | 0 | 4.6 km |
38 out of 77 comparable towns have more schools. In 22 of the 78, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Coldstream
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coldstream | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| Vernon 5.7 km | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan 6.5 km | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan 8.7 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 km |
| Okanagan (Part) 1 15 km | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9.7 km |
| Lumby 18 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
Among the neighbours, Vernon has 21, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Coldstream’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Coldstream
How do I get a place at a school in Coldstream?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Is there a French-language school in Coldstream?
Not near Coldstream: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Coldstream?
4 in the town, 12 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).