Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 8 of the 13 with results
The strongest results are at Ecole Secondaire Mark R Isfeld Secondary. The 3 km around Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley counts 9 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 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 C: 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 | 440 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 10 | 426 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 9 | 466 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 9 | 444 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 3 | 92% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 426 against 472 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 2 it trails.
Every school’s results (13)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ecole Secondaire Mark R Isfeld SecondarySecondary | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| North Island Distance EducationAlternative or adult | G4 literacy 527 · G4 numeracy 532 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 472 · Graduation 48% | 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 |
| Cumberland Community SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 431 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 444 | Fourth fifth |
| Miracle Beach ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 424 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 476 | 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 15 schools in and around Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 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.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 15 schools in and around Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 2 English public. First by distance comes Georges P. Vanier Secondary, at 9.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georges P. Vanier SecondarySecondary | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Middle fifth | 9.7 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Mark R Isfeld SecondarySecondary | SD 71 Comox Valley | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley
Besides the elementary and high schools: online learning through North Island Distance Education; alternative programs at Glacier View Secondary Centre and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lougheed | 15,442 | 41 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Blind Bay | 9,984 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Ladysmith | 9,926 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Shawnigan | 9,903 | 10 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 78 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley | 9,803 | 15 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Revelstoke | 9,464 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Burnaby Mountain | 9,248 | 46 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Creston | 5,976 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
Set against 75 others, 40 have more schools in reach. 22 of 76 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley | 15 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Courtenay 12 km | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley 13 km | 21 | 1 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Comox 16 km | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona 17 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Cumberland 18 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley has the most schools nearby, 21.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Inside Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley?
Not within 3 km of Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley?
1 are inside the town itself and 14 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
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).