Photo: Royalbroil · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Kimberley, 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school: 8 schools in all
Inside the town there are 7; another 1 sit within 3 km. Of the 2 with published results, 1 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
What stands out about Kimberley’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Selkirk Secondary School (secondary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Kimberley’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 | 458 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 468 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 468 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 456 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 98% | 91% |
On first-time graduation the area runs ahead, 98% against 91% in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 1 above the middle, 0 below.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Selkirk Secondary SchoolSecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Mckim Middle SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 468 · G7 literacy 468 · G7 numeracy 456 | Middle 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 8 schools in and around Kimberley are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Kimberley
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.
Les Melezes-dores teach in French; SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the public ones among the 1.
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 Kimberley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 5, French-language 1 and independent 2.
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.
Among 2 boards, SD 6 Rocky Mountain leads with 5.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 6 Rocky MountainKimberley Alternate, Lindsay Park, Marysville, Mckim, Selkirk | English public | 5 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneLes Melezes-dores | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Kimberley
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
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.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Kimberley
High schools within reach of Kimberley
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Only Selkirk Secondary School is within 15 km, 1.8 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk Secondary SchoolSecondary | SD 6 Rocky Mountain | English public | Top fifth | 1.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Kimberley
Also within reach: alternative programs at Kimberley 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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 47 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Revelstoke | 9,464 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Burnaby Mountain | 9,248 | 46 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| Kimberley | 9,037 | 8 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Crescent Heights | 9,033 | 16 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Rosewood Park | 9,004 | 31 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| South Slope | 8,989 | 61 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Clayton Heights | 8,961 | 26 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | 5,439 | 42 | 2 | 6.4 km |
52 of the 78 others have more schools in reach. A French-language school is within reach in 23 of the 79.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
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. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Kimberley’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Kimberley
Which boards run the schools in Kimberley?
SD 6 Rocky Mountain (5) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Kimberley?
Yes, schooling in French is at Les Melezes-dores.
How do I get a place at a school in Kimberley?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
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).