Photo: Jack Borno · CC BY-SA 3.03 boards run the schools in and around Naramata
SD 67 Okanagan Skaha leads with 10 schools, alongside SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone and SD 23 Central Okanagan. On the tests, 3 of 11 schools land above the middle in British Columbia, 4 under it. Its 3 km reach takes in 8 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Naramata’s schooling.
What stands out about Naramata’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: West Bench Elementary (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 67 Okanagan SkahaColumbia, ConnectEd - Alternative Programs, ConnectEd - Continuing Education, ConnectEd - Online Learning, Naramata, Penticton Secondary, Queens Park, Trout Creek … | English public | 10 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneEntre-lacs, Secondaire de Penticton | French public | 2 |
| SD 23 Central OkanaganPeachland | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Naramata’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) | 10 | 465 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 10 | 473 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 500 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 462 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 96% | 91% |
On Grade 7 literacy the area runs ahead, 500 against 467 in British Columbia. On 2 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| West Bench ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 515 · G4 numeracy 557 | Top fifth |
| Peachland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 484 | Second fifth |
| Penticton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Uplands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 491 · G4 numeracy 474 | Middle fifth |
| Holy Cross SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 472 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| Entre-lacsAll grades | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 483 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Middle fifth |
| Naramata ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 477 | Middle fifth |
| Penticton Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation masked | Fourth fifth |
| Columbia ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 445 | Fourth fifth |
| Trout Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 420 | Fourth fifth |
| Queens Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 434 | 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 15 schools in and around Naramata are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Naramata
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.
The 2 French-language schools are Secondaire de Penticton and Entre-lacs; SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the public ones.
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 Naramata’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 11, French-language 2 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Naramata
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 15 schools in and around Naramata
High schools within reach of Naramata
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
6 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 independent, 2 English public and 2 French public. The shortest trip is to Unisus Senior School, 7.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisus Senior SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.5 km |
| Penticton SecondarySecondary | SD 67 Okanagan Skaha | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Secondaire de PentictonSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 11 km |
| Entre-lacsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Holy Cross SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Princess Margaret SecondarySecondary | SD 67 Okanagan Skaha | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Naramata
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: adult and continuing education at ConnectEd - Continuing Education; online learning through ConnectEd - Online Learning; alternative programs at ConnectEd - Alternative Programs. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Naramata
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naramata | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 km |
| Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen 6.7 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4.7 km |
| Summerland 7.5 km | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Penticton 12 km | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Penticton 1 14 km | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4.3 km |
Penticton 1 has the most schools nearby, 18.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Naramata’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Naramata
How do I get a place at a school in Naramata?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Naramata?
SD 67 Okanagan Skaha (10), SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2) and SD 23 Central Okanagan (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Naramata?
Yes: Secondaire de Penticton and Entre-lacs, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Naramata?
1 in the town, 14 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).