Photo: Kiyoteru Awaji · CC BY 4.0Mixed results around Kamloops: 12 high and 13 low of 38 schools in British Columbia
Best placed: Ascend Online Distributed Learning Prg. and St. Ann's Academy. One of the 42 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Taken together, Kamloops and its 3 km edge hold 33 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Kamloops’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Ascend Online Distributed Learning Prg. (alternative or adult), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Kamloops’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) | 30 | 471 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 30 | 466 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 31 | 459 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 31 | 455 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 11 | 93% | 91% |
No measure strays far from the province: first-time graduation, the furthest, is 93% against 91% in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 0 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (38)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ascend Online Distributed Learning Prg.Alternative or adult | G4 literacy 548 · G4 numeracy 579 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 560 · Graduation masked | Top fifth |
| St. Ann's AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 528 · G4 numeracy 523 · G7 literacy 564 · G7 numeracy 537 · Graduation 95% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of Perpetual HelpElementary | G4 literacy 510 · G4 numeracy 604 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 482 | Second fifth |
| Ecole Lloyd George ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 503 · G7 literacy 521 · G7 numeracy 504 | Second fifth |
| Dallas ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 522 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 450 | Second fifth |
| Pacific Way ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 505 | Second fifth |
| Rayleigh ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 513 · G7 literacy 495 · G7 numeracy 472 | Second fifth |
| Sa-Hali SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| South Kamloops SecondarySecondary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| South Sa-Hali ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 497 · G4 numeracy 481 · G7 literacy 512 · G7 numeracy 483 | Second fifth |
| Valleyview SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Westsyde SecondarySecondary | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Dufferin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 497 · G4 numeracy 490 · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 455 | Middle fifth |
| McGowan Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 491 | Middle fifth |
| Kamloops Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 466 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 459 · Graduation 95% | Middle fifth |
| Kamloops School of the ArtsElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 466 · G7 literacy 461 · G7 numeracy 435 · Graduation 97% | Middle fifth |
| Robert L Clemitson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 476 · G7 literacy 497 · G7 numeracy 442 | Middle fifth |
| Juniper Ridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 467 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 473 | Middle fifth |
| Marion Schilling ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 455 | Middle fifth |
| Norkam Secondary SchoolSecondary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Summit ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 482 | Middle fifth |
| Beattie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 448 | Middle fifth |
| Bert Edwards Science & TechnologyElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 485 · G7 literacy 448 · G7 numeracy 453 | Middle fifth |
| Ralph Bell Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 458 · G7 literacy 451 · G7 numeracy 463 | Middle fifth |
| Brocklehurst Secondary SchoolSecondary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 409 · Graduation 95% | Middle fifth |
| David Thompson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| Westsyde ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 449 · G7 literacy 402 · G7 numeracy 478 | Fourth fifth |
| Arthur Hatton ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 415 · G7 numeracy 465 | Fourth fifth |
| Aberdeen ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 428 · G7 numeracy 426 | Fourth fifth |
| George Hilliard ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 360 · G7 literacy 412 · G7 numeracy 478 | Fourth fifth |
| Parkcrest ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 442 · G7 literacy 420 · G7 numeracy 432 | Fourth fifth |
| Arthur Stevenson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 383 · G7 numeracy 376 | Bottom fifth |
| Kay Bingham ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 415 · G7 literacy 439 · G7 numeracy 408 | Bottom fifth |
| AE Perry ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 420 · G4 numeracy 400 · G7 literacy 437 · G7 numeracy 407 | Bottom fifth |
| Sk'elep School of ExcellenceElementary | G4 literacy 400 · G4 numeracy 400 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 367 | Bottom fifth |
| @KoolAlternative or adult | G4 literacy no data · G4 numeracy no data · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data · Graduation 20% | Bottom fifth |
| Twin Rivers Education CentreAlternative or adult | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 66% | Bottom fifth |
| Westmount ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 397 · G4 numeracy 383 · G7 literacy 400 · G7 numeracy 403 | 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 42 schools in and around Kamloops 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 Kamloops
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.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the French-language ones: Collines-d'or.
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 Kamloops’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 35, French-language 1 and independent 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson runs the most, 35 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson@Kool, AE Perry, Aberdeen, Arthur Hatton, Arthur Stevenson, Beattie, Bert Edwards Science & Technology, Brocklehurst … | English public | 35 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneCollines-d'or | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Kamloops
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
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
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 42 schools in and around Kamloops
Show all 33 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Kamloops
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 5: 5 English public. The shortest trip is to Norkam Secondary School, 2.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norkam Secondary SchoolSecondary | SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson | English public | Middle fifth | 2.5 km |
| South Kamloops SecondarySecondary | SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson | English public | Second fifth | 2.6 km |
| Brocklehurst Secondary SchoolSecondary | SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson | English public | Middle fifth | 4.7 km |
| Valleyview SecondarySecondary | SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson | English public | Second fifth | 5.1 km |
| Westsyde SecondarySecondary | SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson | English public | Second fifth | 9.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Kamloops
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: online learning through @Kool and Ascend Online Distributed Learning Prg.; adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 73; alternative programs at Twin Rivers Education Centre. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coquitlam | 173,599 | 128 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Langley | 163,885 | 104 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Saanich | 126,011 | 83 | 2 | 1 km |
| Delta | 124,670 | 113 | 2 | 6.6 km |
| Nanaimo | 111,845 | 39 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Kamloops | 108,793 | 42 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | 42 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 42 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| Victoria | 103,888 | 57 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| North Vancouver | 97,845 | 82 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| North Vancouver | 66,624 | 58 | 1 | 0.9 km |
10 out of 14 comparable towns have more schools. Of the 15, 13 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 Kamloops
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamloops | 42 | 1 | 6 | 2.5 km |
| Kamloops 1 4.6 km | 33 | 1 | 6 | 1.5 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Counted: Kamloops’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Kamloops
Is there a French-language school in Kamloops?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Collines-d'or.
How many schools are there in Kamloops?
The town holds 41 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Which boards run the schools in Kamloops?
SD 73 Kamloops-Thompson (35) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Kamloops?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or 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).