Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 5 of the 9 schools around Electoral Area A, Comox Valley with results
Top of the area on results: Denman Island Community School. Within 3 km of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley are 9 elementary schools, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Denman Island Community School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’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) | 6 | 446 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 446 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 6 | 458 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 454 | 454 |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area trails, 446 against 472 in British Columbia. Of 4 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 2 below.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Denman Island Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 525 · G7 numeracy 580 | Top fifth |
| Royston ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 499 · G4 numeracy 471 | Middle fifth |
| Bowser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 485 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 452 | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Puntledge Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 422 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 487 | Middle fifth |
| Cumberland Community SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 431 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 444 | Fourth fifth |
| Hornby Island ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 455 | Fourth fifth |
| Lake Trail CommunityElementary | G7 literacy 432 · G7 numeracy 418 | Fourth fifth |
| Arden ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 430 · G4 numeracy 422 | Bottom fifth |
| Courtenay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 402 | 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 11 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Comox Valley 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 Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
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 Electoral Area A, Comox Valley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 10 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is SD 71 Comox Valley: 9 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 71 Comox ValleyArden, Courtenay, Cumberland, Denman Island, Ecole Puntledge Park, Hornby Island, Lake Trail Community, Nala'atsi Alternate Program … | English public | 9 |
| SD 69 QualicumBowser | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
High schools within reach of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. The nearest is Cumberland Community School, 12 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland Community SchoolAll grades | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Highland SecondarySecondary | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
The area also has alternative programs at Nala'atsi Alternate Program. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney | 13,445 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | 8,810 | 11 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Buckingham Heights | 8,794 | 62 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Trail | 8,539 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Deer Lake | 8,417 | 61 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | 8,415 | 11 | 0 | 12 km |
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Morgan Creek | 8,084 | 25 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| Shaughnessy | 8,034 | 79 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Broadview | 8,008 | 70 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area F, Cariboo | 5,016 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
Set against 83 others, 42 have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 19 of the 84 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 km |
| Cumberland 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Comox 13 km | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Courtenay 15 km | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley 17 km | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 km |
Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley has the most schools nearby, 21.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area A, Comox Valley or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
By number of schools: SD 71 Comox Valley (9) and SD 69 Qualicum (1).
How many schools are there in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
4 are inside the town itself and 7 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area A, Comox Valley?
Not within 3 km of Electoral Area A, Comox Valley. 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).