Photo: The original uploader was GreenB1983 at English Wikipedia . · CC BY-SA 3.0Results around Invermere lean low: 2 of 3 schools in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Counting a 3 km margin, Invermere has 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Invermere’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 | 452 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 494 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 443 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 425 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 89% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 425 here, against 454 in British Columbia. On 1 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 3 it trails.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
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 6 schools in and around Invermere 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 Invermere
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in British Columbia.
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 Invermere’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Invermere
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Invermere
High schools within reach of Invermere
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
The one high school within 15 km is David Thompson Secondary, at 0.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Thompson SecondarySecondary | SD 6 Rocky Mountain | English public | Middle fifth | 0.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Invermere
Beyond the ordinary schools: adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 06; alternative programs at Open Doors Alternate Education; online learning through Rocky Mountain Online Learning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 53 | 0 | 3.7 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 |
| Sunrise Estates | 4,292 | 38 | 0 | 2.7 km |
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | 4,279 | 6 | 0 | 2 km |
| Lantzville | 4,276 | 7 | 0 | 7.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Cariboo | 4,242 | 12 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Tsawwassen | 2,629 | 9 | 1 | 2.6 km |
54 out of 103 comparable towns have more schools. A school in French is nearby in 22 towns of 104.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Invermere
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Invermere | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Radium Hot Springs 14 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Electoral Area F, East Kootenay 14 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
Next door, Electoral Area F, East Kootenay counts 8 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Invermere’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Invermere
How many schools are there in Invermere?
All 6 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Invermere?
None within 3 km of Invermere. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Invermere?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).