Photo: Photo by Alan Silvester ( mascdman ) · CC BY-SA 2.0 ca3 of Electoral Area F, East Kootenay’s 5 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Taken together, Electoral Area F, East Kootenay and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area F, 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) | 3 | 452 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 494 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 447 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 430 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 89% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area trails, 430 against 454 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 1 sit above the province’s middle and 3 below.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Windermere ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 509 · G7 literacy 451 · G7 numeracy 434 | Middle fifth |
| David Thompson SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| J Alfred Laird ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 494 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 425 | Fourth fifth |
| Open Doors Alternate EducationAlternative or adult | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Martin Morigeau ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 407 · G4 numeracy 421 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | 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 8 schools in and around Electoral Area F, 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 F, 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.
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 F, East Kootenay’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 F, East Kootenay
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Electoral Area F, East Kootenay
High schools within reach of Electoral Area F, East Kootenay
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
David Thompson Secondary, 15 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thompson SecondarySecondary | SD 6 Rocky Mountain | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area F, East Kootenay
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 06; online learning through Rocky Mountain Online Learning; alternative programs at Open Doors Alternate Education. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Fort Nelson | 4,144 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | 4,103 | 7 | 0 | 4 km |
| Okanagan Falls | 4,002 | 14 | 2 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 3,915 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Electoral Area F, East Kootenay | 3,893 | 8 | 0 | 14 km |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | 3,811 | 3 | 0 | 14 km |
| Roberts Creek | 3,779 | 7 | 2 | 8.1 km |
| Electoral Area A, Fraser-Fort George | 3,764 | 3 | 0 | 6 km |
| Lake Cowichan | 3,757 | 3 | 0 | 24 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Set against 101 others, 34 have more schools in reach. 21 towns of the 102 have 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 F, 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 F, East Kootenay | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Invermere 14 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of BC’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. BC masks small groups and counts resident students only, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area F, East Kootenay or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area F, East Kootenay; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay?
2 in the town, 6 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area F, East Kootenay?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or 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).