Photo: jasonwoodhead23 · CC BY 2.0Most schools around Fort St. John score below the middle in British Columbia: 11 of 14
Counting a 3 km margin, Fort St. John has 10 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Fort St. John’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 D: 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) | 10 | 454 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 10 | 446 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 4 | 445 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 417 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 53% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 53% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 5 below.
Every school’s results (14)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bert AmbroseElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 495 | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Central Elem School Of The ArtsElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 480 | Middle fifth |
| Christian Life SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 565 | Middle fifth |
| Alwin Holland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 447 | Fourth fifth |
| Anne Roberts Young ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 452 | Fourth fifth |
| Bert Bowes Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 454 · G7 numeracy 411 | Fourth fifth |
| C.M. Finch ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 434 | Fourth fifth |
| Margaret Ma Murray Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 446 | Fourth fifth |
| North Peace SecondarySecondary | Graduation 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Upper Pine Elem-Jr SecondaryAll grades | G4 literacy 415 · G4 numeracy 372 · G7 literacy 461 · G7 numeracy 422 | Fourth fifth |
| Dr Kearney Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 435 · G7 numeracy 401 | Bottom fifth |
| Duncan Cran ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 406 · G4 numeracy 427 | Bottom fifth |
| Robert Ogilvie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 424 | Bottom fifth |
| The Key Learning Centre DLAlternative or adult | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 23% | 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 15 schools in and around Fort St. John are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Fort St. John
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Fort St. John’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 14 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Fort St. John
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
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 15 schools in and around Fort St. John
High schools within reach of Fort St. John
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 5 high schools: 3 English public and 2 independent. The shortest trip is to Energetic Learning Campus, 0.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic Learning CampusSecondary | SD 60 Peace River North | English public | – | 0.8 km |
| North Peace SecondarySecondary | SD 60 Peace River North | English public | Fourth fifth | 1 km |
| Christian Life SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 1.3 km |
| Upper Pine Elem-Jr SecondaryAll grades | SD 60 Peace River North | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.4 km |
| Freedom Thinkers EducationAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Fort St. John
Besides the elementary and high schools: online learning through The Key Learning Centre DL. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell River | 38,300 | 19 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Marpole | 28,182 | 55 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Grandview-Woodland | 28,119 | 68 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 60 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| White Rock | 25,057 | 24 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 15 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 101 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Brownsville | 23,515 | 67 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Renfrew-Collingwood | 23,392 | 90 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Colwood | 22,794 | 27 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Guildford | 14,663 | 47 | 0 | 3.2 km |
Among 56 towns its size, 45 have more schools nearby. In 27 of the 57, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Fort St. John
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort St. John | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River 4.4 km | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 km |
| Taylor 13 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 km |
Among the neighbours, Electoral Area C, Peace River has 19, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Fort St. John and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- The year. The provincial list 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.
Questions about schools in Fort St. John
How many schools are there in Fort St. John?
14 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Fort St. John?
Not near Fort St. John: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Fort St. John?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides 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).