Photo: Joe Mabel · CC BY-SA 3.0Kent’s teenagers travel 0.8 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 5 elementary schools and 1 alternative or adult school only. On the tests, 2 of 4 schools land above the middle in British Columbia, 1 under it.
What stands out about Kent’s schools
The strongest results
Agassiz Christian School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
High schools within reach of Kent
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Chilliwack Secondary, 14 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chilliwack SecondarySecondary | SD 33 Chilliwack | English public | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Kent’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) | 3 | 524 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 597 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 434 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 442 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 88% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 597 against 472 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 2, below on 2: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Agassiz Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 624 · G4 numeracy 609 · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data | Top fifth |
| Timothy Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 597 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 492 · Graduation 90% | Second fifth |
| Kent ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 427 | Middle fifth |
| Agassiz Elem-SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 376 · G7 numeracy 393 · Graduation 86% | 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 6 schools in and around Kent 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 Kent
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Kent’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 4 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Kent
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Kent
Alternative, adult and other schools around Kent
Other schooling here: alternative programs at Agassiz Centre for Education. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 69 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Lochdale | 7,463 | 36 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Merritt | 7,190 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Hope | 7,183 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Fairwinds | 7,125 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| Kent | 7,093 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Fernie | 7,086 | 5 | 1 | 23 km |
| Electoral Area C, East Kootenay | 7,006 | 12 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 53 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 6,691 | 8 | 0 | 4.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Invermere | 4,305 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 km |
More schools than here: 57 of the 88 others. In 20 of the 89, 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 Kent
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Rosedale 5.3 km | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.2 km |
| Harrison Hot Springs 6.4 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser Valley 14 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Skowkale 16 km | 15 | 0 | 3 | 2.6 km |
| Chilliwack 17 km | 42 | 1 | 8 | 1.9 km |
| Electoral Area E, Fraser Valley 18 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
The busiest neighbour is Chilliwack, with 42 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Kent’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Kent
How many schools are there in Kent?
The town holds 4 of them; 2 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Kent?
No, none within 3 km of Kent; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Kent?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets 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).