Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area E, East Kootenay and its edges hold 7 schools: 5 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school
1 in the town, 6 just beyond it, within 3 km. Of the 2 with published results, 1 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
What stands out about Electoral Area E, East Kootenay’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Selkirk Secondary School (secondary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Electoral Area E, 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 A: 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 | 458 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 468 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 468 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 456 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 98% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 98% here, against 91% in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 1 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Selkirk Secondary SchoolSecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Mckim Middle SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 468 · G7 literacy 468 · G7 numeracy 456 | Middle 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 7 schools in and around Electoral Area E, 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 E, 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.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the public French-language schools; all 1 are Les Melezes-dores.
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 E, East Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 5, 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
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
SD 6 Rocky Mountain counts 5, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 6 Rocky MountainKimberley Alternate, Lindsay Park, Marysville, Mckim, Selkirk | English public | 5 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneLes Melezes-dores | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Electoral Area E, East Kootenay
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area E, East Kootenay
Besides the elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Kimberley Alternate School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Counted: Electoral Area E, East Kootenay’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
- Bands, not ranks. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
By number of schools: SD 6 Rocky Mountain (5) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1).
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area E, East Kootenay?
Yes, schooling in French is at Les Melezes-dores.
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).