Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 3 of the 3 schools around Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley with results
Taken together, Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley and its 3 km edge hold 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools.
How Electoral Area H, Cowichan 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 D: 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) | 2 | 426 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 394 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 364 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 338 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 83% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 338 against 454 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 5 below.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ladysmith SecondarySecondary | Graduation 83% | Fourth fifth |
| North Oyster ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 338 · G7 numeracy 334 | Bottom fifth |
| Ladysmith IntermediateElementary | G4 literacy 408 · G4 numeracy 367 · G7 literacy 390 · G7 numeracy 341 | 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 5 schools in and around Electoral Area H, Cowichan 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 H, Cowichan Valley
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 H, Cowichan Valley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 4 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley
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
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley
High schools within reach of Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 2 English public and 1 independent. 3.9 km away, Ladysmith Secondary is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladysmith SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.9 km |
| Stz'uminus Senior SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.7 km |
| Cedar SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland | 4,355 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Sicamous | 2,854 | 2 | 0 | 21 km |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 9 | 0 | 6 km |
| Tofino | 2,772 | 1 | 0 | 18 km |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley | 2,761 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 km |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | 2,758 | 6 | 0 | 6.3 km |
| Highlands | 2,753 | 9 | 0 | 7.7 km |
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | 8 | 0 | 41 km |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 7 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
In 39 of the 63 others the count is higher. 15 towns of the 64 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 H, Cowichan 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 H, Cowichan Valley | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 km |
| Ladysmith 4.2 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo 8.3 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley 9.4 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 km |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo 16 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 km |
Among the neighbours, Electoral Area A, Nanaimo has 7, 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. Listed for 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. The area is Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley?
Inside the town there are 2; another 3 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley?
Not in or within 3 km of Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley; the French-language board can name 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).