Photo: Murray Foubister · CC BY-SA 2.0The 4 schools of Nisga'a: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
They all come under SD 92 Nisga'a. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in British Columbia.
How Nisga'a’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 | 331 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 283 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 275 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 293 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 52% | 91% |
On first-time graduation the area trails, 52% against 91% in British Columbia. Above the middle on 0, below on 5: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Alvin A McKay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 259 · G7 numeracy 313 | Bottom fifth |
| Nisga'a Secondary SchoolSecondary | G4 literacy 331 · G4 numeracy 283 · G7 literacy 292 · G7 numeracy 274 · Graduation 52% | 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 4 schools in and around Nisga'a are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Nisga'a
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.
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 Nisga'a’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Nisga'a
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Nisga'a
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Nisga'a plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
Questions about schools in Nisga'a
Is there a French-language school in Nisga'a?
Not within 3 km of Nisga'a. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Nisga'a?
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).