Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area C, East Kootenay’s teenagers travel 4.6 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 11 elementary schools and 1 alternative or adult school only. On results, 7 of its 11 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in British Columbia.
What stands out about Electoral Area C, East Kootenay’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: St Mary's Catholic Independent (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, East Kootenay
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Electoral Area C, 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 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) | 8 | 441 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 450 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 459 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 417 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 90% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area trails, 417 against 454 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 3 below.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic IndependentElementary | G4 literacy 515 · G4 numeracy 536 | Top fifth |
| Gordon Terrace ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 479 | Middle fifth |
| Kootenay Christian AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 417 · Graduation 87% | Middle fifth |
| Mount Baker SecondaryElementary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Parkland Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 432 | Fourth fifth |
| Kootenay Orchards ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 448 | Fourth fifth |
| T M Roberts ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 442 · G4 numeracy 453 | Fourth fifth |
| Highlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 400 · G4 numeracy 435 | Bottom fifth |
| Laurie Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 407 · G7 numeracy 384 | Bottom fifth |
| Pinewood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 402 · G4 numeracy 390 | Bottom fifth |
| Steeples ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 406 · G4 numeracy 416 | 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 12 schools in and around Electoral Area C, East Kootenay 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 C, East Kootenay
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.
Not one teaches in French.
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, East Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 10 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
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 12 schools in and around Electoral Area C, East Kootenay
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area C, East Kootenay
Besides the elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Kootenay Educational Services. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 86 | 3 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Hope | 7,183 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Fairwinds | 7,125 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| Kent | 7,093 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Fernie | 7,086 | 5 | 1 | 23 km |
| Electoral Area C, East Kootenay | 7,006 | 12 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 53 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 6,691 | 8 | 0 | 4.5 km |
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 56 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| South Surrey | 6,431 | 24 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Port Hardy | 4,201 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 km |
Of the 94 others, 37 count more schools. Of the 95, 20 offer 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 C, East Kootenay
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, East Kootenay | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4.6 km |
| Cranbrook 4.4 km | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0.2 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Electoral Area C, East Kootenay or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- 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. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay?
0 are inside the town itself and 12 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area C, East Kootenay; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, East Kootenay?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).