Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Electoral Area A, East Kootenay is 33 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 8 elementary schools and 1 alternative or adult school. Results lean low: 6 of 7 in the lower two fifths in British Columbia.
What stands out about Electoral Area A, East Kootenay’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at The Fernie Academy (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area A, East Kootenay
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Electoral Area A, East Kootenay’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) | 4 | 436 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 414 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 4 | 416 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 394 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 3 | 95% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 394 here, against 454 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 1, below on 4: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| The Fernie AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 551 · G4 numeracy 544 · G7 literacy 574 · G7 numeracy 531 · Graduation masked | Top fifth |
| Sparwood SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 377 · G7 numeracy 379 · Graduation 100% | Fourth fifth |
| Fernie SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 420 · G7 numeracy 396 · Graduation 95% | Fourth fifth |
| Isabella Dicken ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 427 | Fourth fifth |
| Elkford Elementary SecondaryElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 411 · G7 numeracy 392 · Graduation 89% | Fourth fifth |
| Frank J Mitchell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 420 · G4 numeracy 400 | Bottom fifth |
| Rocky Mountain ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 432 · G4 numeracy 392 | 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 Electoral Area A, East Kootenay 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 A, East Kootenay
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.
1 of them teach in French: Sophie-Morigeau; the public ones belong to 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 A, East Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 7, 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 5 Southeast Kootenay counts 7, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 5 Southeast KootenayElkford Elementary Secondary, Fernie Secondary, Frank J Mitchell, Isabella Dicken, Kootenay Discovery, Rocky Mountain, Sparwood Secondary | English public | 7 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneSophie-Morigeau | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area A, East Kootenay
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Electoral Area A, East Kootenay
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area A, East Kootenay
Other schooling here: online learning through Kootenay Discovery School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area A, East Kootenay
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Each of its 2 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area A, East Kootenay or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area A, East Kootenay
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area A, East Kootenay?
SD 5 Southeast Kootenay (7) 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 A, East Kootenay?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area A, East Kootenay?
The town holds 0 of them; 9 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area A, East Kootenay?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Sophie-Morigeau.
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).