Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResults around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan split both ways in British Columbia: 6 of 18 schools high, 7 low
The strongest results are at Vernon Christian School and Ecole Beairsto Elementary. Taken together, Electoral Area C, North Okanagan and its 3 km edge hold 15 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area C, North Okanagan’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) | 14 | 448 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 14 | 462 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 12 | 458 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 12 | 464 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 5 | 93% | 91% |
On Grade 4 literacy the area trails, 448 against 468 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 1 it trails.
Every school’s results (18)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 521 · G4 numeracy 515 · G7 literacy 543 · G7 numeracy 468 · Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Ecole Beairsto ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 501 · G7 literacy 507 · G7 numeracy 485 | Second fifth |
| Kalamalka SecondaryElementary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Vernon SecondaryElementary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| W.L. Seaton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Kidston ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 516 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 449 | Second fifth |
| Coldstream ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 442 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 486 | Middle fifth |
| Hillview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Alternative Learning ProgramAlternative or adult | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| St JamesElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 496 | Middle fifth |
| Silver Star ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 443 | Middle fifth |
| Lavington ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 428 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 458 · G7 numeracy 499 | Fourth fifth |
| Mission Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 449 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 461 | Fourth fifth |
| B X ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 430 · G4 numeracy 467 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 462 | Fourth fifth |
| Harwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 417 | Fourth fifth |
| J W Inglis ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 439 | Fourth fifth |
| Pleasant Valley Christian AcademyAll grades | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 452 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Fourth fifth |
| Alexis Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 428 · G7 literacy 420 · G7 numeracy 441 | 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 20 schools in and around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan 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 C, North Okanagan
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 C, North Okanagan’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 17 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 20 schools in and around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 independent and 1 English public. Pleasant Valley Christian Academy lies closest, 2.4 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley Christian AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 2.4 km |
| W.L. Seaton SecondarySecondary | SD 22 Vernon | English public | Second fifth | 3.5 km |
| North Okanagan Junior AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Alternative Learning Program; online learning through VLearn.ca; adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 22. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdom | 7,976 | 35 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 5,156 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 14 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Cobble Hill | 5,074 | 8 | 0 | 4 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 20 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area F, Cariboo | 5,016 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Cumberland | 4,974 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Electoral Area F, North Okanagan | 4,969 | 7 | 0 | 6.1 km |
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
15 of 101 similar towns count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 23 of the 102.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
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 C, North Okanagan | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan 2.6 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 km |
| Vernon 5.2 km | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| Coldstream 6.5 km | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| Okanagan (Part) 1 13 km | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9.7 km |
| Spallumcheen 14 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 km |
| Armstrong 17 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 km |
21 schools make Vernon the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. The area is Electoral Area C, North Okanagan plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area C, North Okanagan. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, North Okanagan?
2 in the town, 18 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).