Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMixed results around Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley: 5 high and 7 low of 19 schools in British Columbia
The strongest results are at Ecole Robb Road and Phil & Jennie Gaglardi Academy. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 21; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. Its 3 km reach takes in 15 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley’s schooling.
What stands out about Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Ecole Robb Road (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Electoral Area B (Lazo North), 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) | 15 | 457 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 15 | 466 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 13 | 476 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 13 | 452 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 6 | 94% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 94% here, against 91% in British Columbia. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (19)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ecole Robb RoadElementary | G4 literacy 523 · G4 numeracy 518 · G7 literacy 517 · G7 numeracy 555 | Top fifth |
| Phil & Jennie Gaglardi AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 512 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 516 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Brooklyn ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy 502 · G7 numeracy 475 | Second fifth |
| Ecole Secondaire Mark R Isfeld SecondarySecondary | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Highland SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Royston ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 499 · G4 numeracy 471 | Middle fifth |
| North Island Distance EducationAlternative or adult | G4 literacy 527 · G4 numeracy 532 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 472 · Graduation 48% | Middle fifth |
| Airport ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 448 · G4 numeracy 466 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 452 | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Puntledge Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 422 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 487 | Middle fifth |
| Georges P. Vanier SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Valley View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 453 · G7 literacy 482 · G7 numeracy 450 | Middle fifth |
| École Au coeur de l'îleElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 481 · G7 literacy 427 · G7 numeracy 398 · Graduation 100% | Middle fifth |
| Aspen Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 424 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 463 · G7 numeracy 492 | Fourth fifth |
| Navigate AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 431 · G4 numeracy 476 · G7 literacy 466 · G7 numeracy 429 | Fourth fifth |
| Lake Trail CommunityElementary | G7 literacy 432 · G7 numeracy 418 | Fourth fifth |
| Queneesh ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 449 · G4 numeracy 407 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 435 | Fourth fifth |
| Huband Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 417 · G7 literacy 437 · G7 numeracy 436 | 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 21 schools in and around Electoral Area B (Lazo North), 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 B (Lazo North), Comox Valley
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.
The French-language schools are École Au coeur de l'île, run by SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone.
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 B (Lazo North), Comox Valley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 19, French-language 1 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
SD 71 Comox Valley counts 19, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 71 Comox ValleyAirport, Arden, Aspen Park, Brooklyn, Courtenay, Ecole Puntledge Park, Ecole Robb Road, Ecole Secondaire Mark R Isfeld Secondary … | English public | 19 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneAu coeur de l'île | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 21 schools in and around Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley
High schools within reach of Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 4 high schools: 4 English public. Ecole Secondaire Mark R Isfeld Secondary lies closest, 3.7 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole Secondaire Mark R Isfeld SecondarySecondary | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Second fifth | 3.7 km |
| Highland SecondarySecondary | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Second fifth | 3.9 km |
| Georges P. Vanier SecondarySecondary | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Middle fifth | 6.3 km |
| Cumberland Community SchoolAll grades | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: online learning through North Island Distance Education; alternative programs at Nala'atsi Alternate Program and Glacier View Secondary Centre. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltspring Island | 12,429 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 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 |
| Holdom | 7,976 | 35 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | 7,830 | 21 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo | 7,825 | 7 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| Lochdale | 7,463 | 36 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Merritt | 7,190 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Hope | 7,183 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | 4,702 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 km |
23 of 83 similar towns count more schools. 18 towns of the 84 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Comox 4.6 km | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Courtenay 5.5 km | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley 13 km | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Cumberland 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley 17 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 12 km |
It has more schools than any of its 5 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Au coeur de l'île.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley?
3 are inside the town itself and 18 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley?
SD 71 Comox Valley (19) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).