No high school in or near Electoral Area B, Nanaimo: the closest is 8.4 km off
Within 3 km of the town there are 1 elementary school only.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area B, Nanaimo
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
5 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 English public, 1 French public and 1 independent. Cedar Secondary lies closest, 8.4 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.4 km |
| John Barsby SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Nanaimo District SecondarySecondary | SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Secondaire de NanaimoSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 13 km |
| Discover Montessori SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Electoral Area B, 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) | 1 | 394 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 453 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 402 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 396 | 454 |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 4 literacy: 394 here, against 468 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 0, below on 4: that is the 4 measures.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Gabriola ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 394 · G4 numeracy 453 · G7 literacy 402 · G7 numeracy 396 | 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 school in or near Electoral Area B, Nanaimo is
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.
How children get a place in Electoral Area B, Nanaimo
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Electoral Area B, Nanaimo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochdale | 7,463 | 36 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo | 4,815 | 2 | 0 | 19 km |
| Electoral Area D, Fraser-Fort George | 4,802 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Central Okanagan | 4,784 | 12 | 0 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | 4,702 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 km |
| Douglas | 4,555 | 13 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona | 4,546 | 4 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Vanderhoof | 4,545 | 8 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola | 4,540 | 10 | 0 | 16 km |
| … | ||||
| Sicamous | 2,854 | 2 | 0 | 21 km |
Every one of the 100 others counts more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 22 of the 101.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area B, 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 B, Nanaimo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.4 km |
| Electoral Area A, Nanaimo 9.5 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| Nanaimo 14 km | 39 | 2 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley 16 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3.9 km |
| Electoral Area C, Nanaimo 18 km | 36 | 2 | 3 | 3.2 km |
Next door, Nanaimo counts 39 schools, more than any other neighbour.
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. Counted: Electoral Area B, Nanaimo’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area B, Nanaimo
How many schools are there in Electoral Area B, Nanaimo?
All 1 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area B, Nanaimo?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area B, Nanaimo; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Which schools near Electoral Area B, Nanaimo have the best results?
No school reaches the top fifth in British Columbia; Gabriola Elementary comes closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area B, Nanaimo?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or 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).