Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley is 30 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 3 elementary schools. Of the 2 with published results, 0 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Electoral Area I, 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 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) | 1 | 466 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 420 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 409 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 386 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 83% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area trails, 386 against 454 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 4 it trails.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Cowichan SecondaryElementary | Graduation 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Lake Cowichan ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 420 · G7 literacy 409 · G7 numeracy 386 | 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 3 schools in and around Electoral Area I, Cowichan 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 I, Cowichan 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.
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 I, Cowichan Valley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share 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 I, Cowichan Valley
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area I, Cowichan 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 I, Cowichan Valley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 km |
| Lake Cowichan 12 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 km |
| Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley 17 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 km |
The busiest neighbour is Electoral Area F, Cowichan Valley, with 4 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- 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. Every school inside Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley?
0 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area I, Cowichan Valley. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).