Photo: maclean · Public domainIn the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 5 of the 8 schools around Dawson Creek with results
Top of the area on results: Notre Dame. In or within 3 km of Dawson Creek: 7 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Dawson Creek’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) | 7 | 465 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 7 | 467 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 7 | 436 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 7 | 411 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 86% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 411 here, against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 0 of 5 measures and behind on 3.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Notre DameElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 460 · G7 literacy 518 · G7 numeracy 458 | Second fifth |
| Mountain Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 444 · Graduation masked | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Frank Ross ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 453 | Middle fifth |
| Canalta ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 430 · G7 numeracy 397 | Fourth fifth |
| Crescent Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 428 · G7 numeracy 381 | Fourth fifth |
| Dawson Creek SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Pouce Coupe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 467 · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 411 | Fourth fifth |
| Tremblay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 413 · G7 literacy 423 · G7 numeracy 408 | 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 9 schools in and around Dawson Creek 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 Dawson Creek
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Dawson Creek’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 7 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Dawson Creek
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Dawson Creek
High schools within reach of Dawson Creek
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Dawson Creek Secondary (0.4 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Creek SecondarySecondary | SD 59 Peace River South | English public | Fourth fifth | 0.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Dawson Creek
Other schooling here: online learning through South Peace Distributed Learning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 50 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 47 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Oakridge | 14,071 | 67 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Strathcona | 13,783 | 66 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Terrace | 13,648 | 16 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Dawson Creek | 13,635 | 9 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Cloverdale | 13,615 | 24 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Sidney | 13,445 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| West Point Grey | 13,429 | 33 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre | 13,381 | 27 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
54 of 73 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 21 towns of 74.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Dawson Creek
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Creek | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River 8 km | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8.1 km |
Electoral Area D, Peace River leads the neighbours with 14 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Dawson Creek and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Dawson Creek
How many schools are there in Dawson Creek?
Inside the town there are 8; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Dawson Creek?
Not in or within 3 km of Dawson Creek; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Dawson Creek?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).