Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.0Kelowna’s 43 schools with results spread wide in British Columbia, 14 in the top two fifths and 21 in the bottom two
The strongest results are at Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School and Immaculata Regional High School. One of the 49 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Its 3 km reach takes in 41 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 5 alternative or adult schools, all of Kelowna’s schooling.
What stands out about Kelowna’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Aberdeen Hall Preparatory School (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Kelowna’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 C+: 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 | 470 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 30 | 475 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 14 | 460 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 14 | 441 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 10 | 92% | 91% |
No measure strays far from the province: Grade 7 numeracy, the furthest, is 441 against 454 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (43)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Aberdeen Hall Preparatory SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 555 · G4 numeracy 566 · G7 literacy 561 · G7 numeracy 557 | Top fifth |
| Immaculata Regional High SchoolSecondary | Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| Quigley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 521 · G4 numeracy 528 | Top fifth |
| Kelowna Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 510 · G4 numeracy 553 · G7 literacy 537 · G7 numeracy 493 · Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| Anne McClymont ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 519 · G4 numeracy 502 | Second fifth |
| George Elliot SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Heritage Christian Online SchoolAlternative or adult | G4 literacy 563 · G4 numeracy 581 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 544 · Graduation 44% | Second fifth |
| Kelowna SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| North Glenmore ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 487 | Second fifth |
| Okanagan Mission SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Rose Valley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| St Joseph Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 513 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 482 | Second fifth |
| The Balsam SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 460 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Second fifth |
| Watson Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 499 | Second fifth |
| Chute Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 513 | Middle fifth |
| Raymer ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 496 · G4 numeracy 471 | Middle fifth |
| de l'Anse-au-sableElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 481 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 462 · Graduation masked | Middle fifth |
| Canyon Falls Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 468 | Middle fifth |
| Dorothea Walker ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 483 | Middle fifth |
| Flex AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 487 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 415 · Graduation masked | Middle fifth |
| Glenmore ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 483 | Middle fifth |
| Rutland Senior SecondaryElementary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Casorso ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 447 | Fourth fifth |
| Dr Knox Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 422 | Fourth fifth |
| Ellison ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 466 | Fourth fifth |
| KLO Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 454 · G7 numeracy 438 | Fourth fifth |
| South Kelowna ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 430 | Fourth fifth |
| Okanagan Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 466 · G7 literacy 415 · G7 numeracy 445 · Graduation masked | Fourth fifth |
| A S Matheson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 438 · G4 numeracy 431 | Fourth fifth |
| Bankhead ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 443 · G4 numeracy 432 | Fourth fifth |
| Belgo Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 454 | Fourth fifth |
| Black Mountain ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 453 | Fourth fifth |
| HS Grenda Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 426 · G7 numeracy 422 | Fourth fifth |
| Kleos Open LearningAlternative or adult | G4 literacy 445 · G4 numeracy 480 · G7 literacy 448 · G7 numeracy 411 · Graduation 41% | Fourth fifth |
| Peter Greer ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 452 | Fourth fifth |
| Springvalley Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 439 · G7 numeracy 427 | Fourth fifth |
| South Rutland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 407 | Bottom fifth |
| Springvalley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 404 | Bottom fifth |
| Central School ProgramsAlternative or adult | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 42% | Bottom fifth |
| Pearson Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 421 · G4 numeracy 422 | Bottom fifth |
| Rutland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 425 · G4 numeracy 414 | Bottom fifth |
| Rutland Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 409 · G7 numeracy 368 | Bottom fifth |
| eSchool23Alternative or adult | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 38% | 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 49 schools in and around Kelowna are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Kelowna
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.
The French-language schools are de l'Anse-au-sable, run by 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.
Who runs Kelowna’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 36, French-language 1 and independent 12.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
SD 23 Central Okanagan counts 36, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 23 Central OkanaganA S Matheson, Adult Education SD#23, Anne McClymont, Bankhead, Belgo, Bellevue Creek, Black Mountain, Canyon Falls … | English public | 36 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophonede l'Anse-au-sable | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Kelowna
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.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 49 schools in and around Kelowna
Show all 41 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Kelowna
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 4: 2 independent and 2 English public. Nearest: Immaculata Regional High School, 2.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immaculata Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 2.4 km |
| Kelowna SecondarySecondary | SD 23 Central Okanagan | English public | Second fifth | 2.8 km |
| Mount Boucherie SecondarySecondary | SD 23 Central Okanagan | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Our Lady of LourdesAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Kelowna
Also within reach: adult and continuing education at Adult Education SD#23; alternative programs at Central School Programs; online learning through eSchool23, Heritage Christian Online School and Kleos Open 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 239,584 | 141 | 4 | 1.5 km |
| Abbotsford | 175,358 | 79 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Coquitlam | 173,599 | 128 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Kelowna | 167,654 | 49 | 1 | 2.4 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 |
| … | ||||
| Victoria | 103,888 | 57 | 2 | 0.8 km |
Set against 11 others, 7 have more schools in reach. Of the 12, 11 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 Kelowna
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelowna | 49 | 1 | 12 | 2.4 km |
| Tsinstikeptum 10 6.9 km | 12 | 0 | 3 | 4.1 km |
| Central Okanagan 9 km | 12 | 0 | 1 | 11 km |
| West Kelowna 12 km | 30 | 1 | 6 | 1.6 km |
| Tsinstikeptum 9 12 km | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2.3 km |
| Duck Lake 7 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 km |
None of its 5 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Kelowna’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Kelowna
How do I get a place at a school in Kelowna?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Kelowna?
SD 23 Central Okanagan (36) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Kelowna?
44 are inside the town itself and 5 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Kelowna?
Yes, schooling in French is at de l'Anse-au-sable.
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).