Photo: starkerry · CC BY-SA 3.0Of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s 7 tested schools, 3 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 2 below
The highest results belong to Ecole Secondaire Ballenas Secondary and Kwalikum Secondary. The 3 km around Electoral Area G, Nanaimo counts 6 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area G, 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 A−: 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 | 472 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 479 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 5 | 461 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 465 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 94% | 91% |
No measure strays far from the province: first-time graduation, the furthest, is 94% against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Ecole Secondaire Ballenas SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Kwalikum SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Oceanside ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 484 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 480 | Second fifth |
| Qualicum Beach ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 500 | Middle fifth |
| Errington ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 523 · G4 numeracy 479 · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 410 | Middle fifth |
| Arrowview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 446 · G7 numeracy 465 | Fourth fifth |
| Springwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 445 · G4 numeracy 451 · G7 literacy 461 · G7 numeracy 448 | Fourth 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 G, Nanaimo 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 G, Nanaimo
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in French.
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 G, Nanaimo’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 10 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
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 neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
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 G, Nanaimo
High schools within reach of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. Nearest: Ecole Secondaire Ballenas Secondary, 2.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole Secondaire Ballenas SecondarySecondary | SD 69 Qualicum | English public | Second fifth | 2.4 km |
| Kwalikum SecondarySecondary | SD 69 Qualicum | English public | Second fifth | 5.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
The area also has adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 69; alternative programs at Pass/Woodwinds Alternate; online learning through Collaborative Education Alternative Prg.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney | 13,445 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Buckingham Heights | 8,794 | 62 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Trail | 8,539 | 7 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Deer Lake | 8,417 | 61 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Electoral Area A, Comox Valley | 8,415 | 11 | 0 | 12 km |
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Morgan Creek | 8,084 | 25 | 0 | 4.8 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 F, Cariboo | 5,016 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
42 out of 83 comparable towns have more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 19 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 G, Nanaimo
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Parksville 3.5 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Qualicum Beach 5.2 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo 7.6 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 km |
| Fairwinds 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
Of 4 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area G, Nanaimo’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo?
Not within 3 km of Electoral Area G, Nanaimo. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area G, Nanaimo?
1 are inside the town itself and 10 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).