Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 5 of the 6 schools around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan with results
In or within 3 km of Electoral Area F, North Okanagan: 3 elementary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Electoral Area F, 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 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) | 5 | 453 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 464 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 5 | 397 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 414 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 70% | 91% |
The widest gap is on first-time graduation, where the area’s schools reach 70% against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Anchor Academy (DL)Alternative or adult | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 538 · G7 literacy 450 · G7 numeracy 475 · Graduation 47% | Middle fifth |
| Ranchero Elementary JuniorAll grades | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 480 · G7 literacy 382 · G7 numeracy 426 | Fourth fifth |
| A.L. Fortune SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 437 · G7 numeracy 414 · Graduation 92% | Fourth fifth |
| M.V. Beattie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 436 · G4 numeracy 443 | Fourth fifth |
| Grindrod ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 446 · G7 literacy 395 · G7 numeracy 372 | Bottom fifth |
| South CanoeAll grades | G4 literacy 408 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 397 · 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 7 schools in and around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan 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 Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 F, 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 5 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
High schools within reach of Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 6: 4 English public and 2 independent. Ranchero Elementary Junior is closest, at 6.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchero Elementary JuniorAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.1 km |
| Mountain View ChristianAll grades | – | Independent | – | 6.3 km |
| South CanoeAll grades | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Bottom fifth | 9.3 km |
| Salmon Arm SecondarySecondary | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| J.L. Jackson SecondarySecondary | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | – | 13 km |
| Shuswap SDAAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: online learning through Anchor Academy (DL). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holdom | 7,976 | 35 | 0 | 1.3 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 |
| 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 |
| … | ||||
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
Of the 101 others, 47 count more schools. 23 of 102 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
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 F, North Okanagan | 7 | 0 | 2 | 6.1 km |
| Enderby 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Salmon Arm 13 km | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0.6 km |
The busiest neighbour is Salmon Arm, with 14 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area F, North Okanagan or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area F, North Okanagan; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area F, North Okanagan?
1 in the town, 6 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).