Photo: TerradiseBC · CC BY-SA 4.06 of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine’s 8 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Top of the area on results: Veritas Catholic and Centennial Christian School. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 11; in British Columbia, 2% of schools teach in it. In or within 3 km of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine: 7 elementary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area E, 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) | 5 | 439 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 429 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 489 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 431 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 3 | 88% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 4 numeracy: 429 here, against 472 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 1, below on 4: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (8)
| 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 |
| 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 11 schools in and around Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine 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 Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
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.
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 E, Kitimat-Stikine’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 8, French-language 1 and independent 2.
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.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is SD 82 Coast Mountains, with 8.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 82 Coast MountainsCassie Hall, NW Regional Trades & Training Centre, North Coast Distance Education, Parkside Secondary, Skeena Middle, Suwilaawks, Thornhill, Thornhill Primary | English public | 8 |
| 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 E, Kitimat-Stikine
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
High schools within reach of Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 1 French public, 1 independent and 1 English public. 3.7 km away, des Cinq-saumons is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| des Cinq-saumonsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 3.7 km |
| Veritas CatholicAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 4.6 km |
| Caledonia SecondarySecondary | SD 82 Coast Mountains | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.9 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Also within reach: 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
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 56 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Anderson Walk | 4,210 | 43 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay | 4,209 | 16 | 2 | 3.5 km |
| Port Hardy | 4,201 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo | 4,169 | 11 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4,153 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Fort Nelson | 4,144 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | 4,103 | 7 | 0 | 4 km |
| Okanagan Falls | 4,002 | 14 | 2 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 3,915 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
More schools are within reach in 28 of the 105 other towns. A school in French is nearby in 22 towns of 106.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3.7 km |
| Terrace 4.3 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area C (Part 1), Kitimat-Stikine 7.2 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 3.5 km |
Among the neighbours, Terrace has 16, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- Which schools count. The area is Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
Yes: des Cinq-saumons, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
The town holds 4 of them; 7 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine?
By number of schools: SD 82 Coast Mountains (8) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1).
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).