Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResults around Electoral Area A, Nanaimo lean low: 7 of 7 schools in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
In or within 3 km of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo: 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
How Electoral Area A, Nanaimo’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 D: 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) | 6 | 433 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 419 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 6 | 389 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 367 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 80% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area trails, 367 against 454 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 5 it trails.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Cinnabar Valley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 449 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 413 | Fourth fifth |
| Cedar SecondarySecondary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Fulford Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 416 · G7 literacy 454 · G7 numeracy 397 | Fourth fifth |
| Chase River ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 421 · G7 numeracy 415 | Bottom fifth |
| North Oyster ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 338 · G7 numeracy 334 | Bottom fifth |
| Cedar ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 384 · G4 numeracy 343 · G7 literacy 357 · G7 numeracy 302 | Bottom fifth |
| Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 370 · G4 numeracy 360 · G7 literacy 344 · G7 numeracy 337 | 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 7 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Nanaimo are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 A, Nanaimo’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
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.
SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith has 6 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 68 Nanaimo-LadysmithCedar, Cedar Secondary, Chase River, Cinnabar Valley, North Oyster, Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh | English public | 6 |
| SD 64 Gulf IslandsFulford Community | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
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 7 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
High schools within reach of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
7 secondary schools are within 15 km: 4 English public, 2 independent and 1 French public. First by distance comes Cedar Secondary, at 1.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| John Barsby SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Bottom fifth | 8.8 km |
| Nanaimo District SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Secondaire de NanaimoSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 10 km |
| Ladysmith SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Discover Montessori SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Stz'uminus Senior SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saltspring Island | 12,429 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Shaughnessy | 8,034 | 79 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Broadview | 8,008 | 70 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Holdom | 7,976 | 35 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Electoral Area B (Lazo North), Comox Valley | 7,830 | 21 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo | 7,825 | 7 | 0 | 1.9 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 |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | 4,702 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 km |
More schools are within reach in 52 of the 83 other towns. Schooling in French is on hand in 18 of the 84.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
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 A, Nanaimo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley 8.3 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 km |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo 9.5 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 km |
| Ladysmith 13 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Nanaimo 14 km | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Electoral Area C, Nanaimo 16 km | 36 | 2 | 3 | 3.2 km |
| Electoral Area G, Cowichan Valley 17 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4.2 km |
Most schools next door: Nanaimo, 39.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The page takes in schools within Electoral Area A, Nanaimo and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo
How many schools are there in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
3 in the town, 4 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area A, Nanaimo; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
By number of schools: SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith (6) and SD 64 Gulf Islands (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area A, Nanaimo?
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).