Photo: Murray Foubister · CC BY-SA 2.0Of Golden’s 5 schools, one teaches in French
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs them: La Confluence. Of the 2 with published results, 2 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia. Within 3 km of Golden are 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school.
Schooling in English and French around Golden
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
By name, in French: La Confluence (SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone).
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.
How Golden’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 | 477 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 481 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 487 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 476 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 93% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 476 here, against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 2 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Golden SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Lady Grey ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 481 · G7 literacy 487 · G7 numeracy 476 | Second 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 5 schools in and around Golden are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Golden’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 4 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
SD 6 Rocky Mountain has 4 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 6 Rocky MountainAlexander Park, Golden Alternate, Golden Secondary, Lady Grey | English public | 4 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneLa Confluence | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Golden
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Golden
High schools within reach of Golden
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Golden Secondary, 1.2 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden SecondarySecondary | SD 6 Rocky Mountain | English public | Second fifth | 1.2 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Golden
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Golden Alternate School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 7,093 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola | 4,540 | 10 | 0 | 16 km |
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 km |
| Sparwood | 4,486 | 2 | 0 | 32 km |
| Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley | 4,482 | 16 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Golden | 4,433 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Rossland | 4,355 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay | 4,309 | 18 | 2 | 3.1 km |
| Grand Forks | 4,308 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Invermere | 4,305 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | 8 | 0 | 41 km |
67 out of 102 comparable towns have more schools. Of the 103, 22 offer 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 Golden
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap 4.5 km | 6 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap (6).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- The year. The province’s school list, 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. The page takes in schools within Golden and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Golden
Is there a French-language school in Golden?
Yes, schooling in French is at La Confluence.
How many schools are there in Golden?
Every one of them, 5, is inside the town.
How do I get a place at a school in Golden?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Golden?
By number of schools: SD 6 Rocky Mountain (4) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1).
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).