Photo: Kevstan · CC BY-SA 3.02 schools serve Nakusp, 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
All of them belong to SD 10 Arrow Lakes. 0 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
How Nakusp’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 B+: 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 | 498 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 477 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 466 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 420 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 89% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area trails, 420 against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 1 of 5 measures and behind on 1.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Nakusp ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 498 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 466 · G7 numeracy 420 | Middle fifth |
| Nakusp SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | 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 2 schools in and around Nakusp 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 Nakusp
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.
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 Nakusp’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Nakusp
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Nakusp
High schools within reach of Nakusp
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Nakusp Secondary, 0.5 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakusp SecondarySecondary | SD 10 Arrow Lakes | English public | Middle fifth | 0.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Nakusp
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nakusp | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay 11 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
Of the neighbours, Electoral Area K, Central Kootenay counts the most schools: 4.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Nakusp’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Bands, not ranks. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Nakusp
How do I get a place at a school in Nakusp?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Nakusp?
Not near Nakusp: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).