Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area G, East Kootenay’s teenagers travel 22 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 1 elementary school and 1 alternative or adult school only. 0 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area G, East Kootenay
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Electoral Area G, 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) | 1 | 469 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 464 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 446 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 455 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 86% | 91% |
The widest gap is on first-time graduation, where the area’s schools reach 86% against 91% in British Columbia. Above the middle on 0, below on 2: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Edgewater ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 446 · G7 numeracy 455 | Middle fifth |
| Open Doors Alternate EducationAlternative or adult | Graduation 86% | Fourth 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 2 schools in and around Electoral Area G, 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 G, 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.
None of them 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 G, East Kootenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single 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 G, East Kootenay
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Electoral Area G, East Kootenay
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area G, East Kootenay
Also within reach: 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).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area G, East Kootenay
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, East Kootenay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 22 km |
| Radium Hot Springs 9.2 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
No neighbour of the 1 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Inside Electoral Area G, East Kootenay’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area G, East Kootenay
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area G, East Kootenay?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area G, East Kootenay?
Inside the town there are 1; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area G, East Kootenay?
There is none in or near Electoral Area G, East Kootenay (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).