Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Results around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine lean low: 8 of 11 schools in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Top of the area on results: Veritas Catholic and Centennial Christian School. Of the 16, one teaches in French (2% of schools in British Columbia). The 3 km around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine counts 11 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’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) | 7 | 452 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 7 | 451 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 489 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 431 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 4 | 87% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 431 against 454 in British Columbia. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 4 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Veritas CatholicAll grades | G4 literacy 521 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 548 · G7 numeracy 484 | Second fifth |
| Centennial Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 507 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 431 · Graduation 100% | Second fifth |
| Uplands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Middle fifth |
| Caledonia SecondarySecondary | Graduation 85% | Fourth fifth |
| Ecole MountainviewElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 451 | Fourth fifth |
| NW Regional Trades & Training CentreElementary | Graduation 88% | Fourth fifth |
| Suwilaawks Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 429 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Fourth fifth |
| Cassie Hall ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 406 · G4 numeracy 381 | Bottom fifth |
| Parkside SecondaryAlternative or adult | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 48% | Bottom fifth |
| Skeena MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 419 · G7 numeracy 376 | Bottom fifth |
| Thornhill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 407 | 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 16 schools in and around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine 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 Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
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: des Cinq-saumons.
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 Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 11, French-language 1 and independent 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, SD 82 Coast Mountains leads with 11.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 82 Coast MountainsCaledonia Secondary, Cassie Hall, Ecole Mountainview, NW Regional Trades & Training Centre, North Coast Distance Education, Parkside Secondary, Skeena Middle, Suwilaawks … | English public | 11 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophonedes Cinq-saumons | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 16 schools in and around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 English public, 1 independent and 1 French public. Closest of all: Caledonia Secondary (3.9 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caledonia SecondarySecondary | SD 82 Coast Mountains | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.9 km |
| Veritas CatholicAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 4 km |
| des Cinq-saumonsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
The area also has online learning through North Coast Distance Education; alternative programs at Parkside Secondary. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 14 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Central Okanagan West | 3,298 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| Enderby | 3,292 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast | 3,256 | 2 | 0 | 25 km |
| Lake City | 3,240 | 55 | 0 | 2 km |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 3,189 | 16 | 1 | 3.5 km |
| Electoral Area D, North Okanagan | 3,184 | 7 | 0 | 5.1 km |
| Welcome Beach | 3,130 | 6 | 2 | 11 km |
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 8 | 1 | 5.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Among 83 towns its size, 11 have more schools nearby. 17 of 84 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 km |
| Terrace 4.6 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine 7.2 km | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.7 km |
Each of its 2 neighbours has fewer 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. The area is Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine?
SD 82 Coast Mountains (11) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine?
Yes, there are French-language schools: des Cinq-saumons.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine?
1 in the town, 15 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).