Fort Nelson Secondary
PO Box 90 · Fort Nelson · V0C1R0 · SD 81 Fort Nelson
Fort Nelson Secondary sits among 1 secondary schools within 3 km of Fort Nelson. Every school in and around Fort Nelson →
What stands out about Fort Nelson Secondary
- Its design capacity is 500 students.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in British Columbia, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is first-time graduation, at 72% where the middle in British Columbia is 91%.
- Public and English-language, under SD 81 Fort Nelson.
- No other secondary school is within 3 km of Fort Nelson.
How Fort Nelson Secondary does on BC’s assessments
The Foundation Skills Assessment in Grades 4 and 7 and first-time graduation: each school against every school in BC.
With a single reported measure, Fort Nelson Secondary sits in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
| Measure | Here | Middle, British Columbia | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 72% | 91% | Bottom fifth |
Masked: BC hides results for small groups. FSA figures are average scores; graduation is the share graduating on time, resident students only.
A standing for Fort Nelson Secondary, not a grade
Fort Nelson Secondary has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in British Columbia.
Fort Nelson Secondary feeds into Fort Nelson’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Fort Nelson Secondary
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.
Questions about Fort Nelson Secondary
Who runs Fort Nelson Secondary?
The board is SD 81 Fort Nelson; Fort Nelson Secondary is English public.
What language does Fort Nelson Secondary teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Fort Nelson Secondary?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Sources: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, K-12 school list 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – British Columbia) · 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. · 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).