Photo: Xicotencatl · CC BY-SA 4.05 school boards share North Vancouver
SD 44 North Vancouver has 34 of them, and SD 41 Burnaby, SD 39 Vancouver and SD 45 West Vancouver share the others. On results, 44 of its 71 tested schools sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia. Its 3 km reach takes in 60 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools, all of North Vancouver’s schooling.
What stands out about North Vancouver’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Chartwell Elementary (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Which of the 5 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 44 North VancouverArgyle Secondary, Blueridge, Boundary, Braemar, Brooksbank, Canyon Heights, Capilano, Carisbrooke … | English public | 34 |
| SD 41 BurnabyAlpha Secondary, Brentwood Park, Burnaby North Secondary, Capitol Hill, Confederation Park, Gilmore Community, Kitchener, Rosser … | English public | 9 |
| SD 39 VancouverDr A R Lord, Hastings Community, King George Secondary, Lord Roberts, Sir John Franklin Community, Templeton Secondary, Tillicum Community Annex, wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm … | English public | 9 |
| SD 45 West VancouverChartwell, Ecole Cedardale, Hollyburn, Ridgeview, Sentinel Secondary, West Vancouver Inglewood Secondary, West Vancouver Secondary, Westcot | English public | 8 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneAndre-Piolat | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How North Vancouver’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) | 54 | 494 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 54 | 507 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 55 | 496 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 55 | 494 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 21 | 96% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area runs ahead, 494 against 454 in British Columbia. On 5 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (71)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Chartwell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 585 · G4 numeracy 615 · G7 literacy 562 · G7 numeracy 627 | Top fifth |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | G4 literacy 528 · G4 numeracy 568 · G7 literacy 547 · G7 numeracy 546 | Top fifth |
| Ecole CedardaleElementary | G4 literacy 552 · G4 numeracy 604 · G7 literacy 568 · G7 numeracy 584 | Top fifth |
| Highlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 517 · G4 numeracy 519 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 524 | Top fifth |
| Holy Trinity SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 567 · G4 numeracy 590 · G7 literacy 537 · G7 numeracy 527 | Top fifth |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady Of SorrowsElementary | G4 literacy 579 · G4 numeracy 568 · G7 literacy 597 · G7 numeracy 561 | Top fifth |
| Ridgeview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 533 · G4 numeracy 564 · G7 literacy 525 · G7 numeracy 531 | Top fifth |
| Sentinel SecondaryElementary | Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| St. Anthony'sElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 524 · G7 literacy 583 · G7 numeracy 560 | Top fifth |
| St. Helen'sElementary | G4 literacy 545 · G4 numeracy 586 · G7 literacy 533 · G7 numeracy 537 | Top fifth |
| St. Pius X Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 536 · G4 numeracy 520 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 512 | Top fifth |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Westcot ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 544 · G4 numeracy 602 · G7 literacy 576 · G7 numeracy 600 | Top fifth |
| Brockton Preparatory SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 519 · G4 numeracy 579 · G7 literacy 575 · G7 numeracy 592 · Graduation 94% | Top fifth |
| Lions Gate Christian AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 557 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 510 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Vancouver Waldorf SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 553 · G4 numeracy 586 · G7 literacy 552 · G7 numeracy 501 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Boundary ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 513 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 525 · G7 numeracy 515 | Top fifth |
| Braemar ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 528 · G4 numeracy 538 · G7 literacy 517 · G7 numeracy 507 | Top fifth |
| Queensbury ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 516 · G4 numeracy 516 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 515 | Top fifth |
| St. Alcuin College for the Liberal ArtsElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 549 · G7 numeracy 490 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Carisbrooke ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 487 · G7 literacy 540 · G7 numeracy 542 | Second fifth |
| Tillicum Community AnnexElementary | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 521 | Second fifth |
| Capilano ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 525 · G4 numeracy 545 · G7 literacy 478 · G7 numeracy 492 | Second fifth |
| Gilmore Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 518 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 496 | Second fifth |
| Hollyburn ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 516 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 515 | Second fifth |
| Lynn Valley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 519 · G4 numeracy 525 · G7 literacy 468 · G7 numeracy 481 | Second fifth |
| Montroyal ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 559 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 495 | Second fifth |
| St. Edmund'sElementary | G4 literacy 491 · G4 numeracy 555 · G7 literacy 508 · G7 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| Upper Lynn ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 513 · G7 literacy 545 · G7 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 520 · G4 numeracy 518 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 471 | Second fifth |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Blueridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 519 · G4 numeracy 550 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 457 | Second fifth |
| Brentwood Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 506 | Second fifth |
| Canyon Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 499 · G7 literacy 509 · G7 numeracy 497 | Second fifth |
| Cove Cliff ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 469 · G7 literacy 514 · G7 numeracy 499 | Second fifth |
| Dorothy Lynas ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 480 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 472 | Second fifth |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Capitol Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 511 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| Sherwood Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 447 | Second fifth |
| Westridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 499 · G7 numeracy 494 | Second fifth |
| Brooksbank ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 488 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 470 | Middle fifth |
| Dr A R Lord ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 443 | Middle fifth |
| Eastview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 506 · G7 numeracy 507 | Middle fifth |
| Kitchener ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 460 | Middle fifth |
| Sir John Franklin CommunityElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 499 · G7 literacy 495 · G7 numeracy 461 | Middle fifth |
| Andre-PiolatElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 490 · Graduation 100% | Middle fifth |
| Cleveland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 503 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 467 | Middle fifth |
| Lord Roberts ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 498 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy 448 · G7 numeracy 451 | Middle fifth |
| Ross Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 471 | Middle fifth |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Hastings Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 499 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 444 | Middle fifth |
| King George SecondaryElementary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Seymour Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 424 · G7 literacy 496 · G7 numeracy 440 | Middle fifth |
| Westview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 509 · G7 numeracy 488 | Middle fifth |
| Larson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 435 · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 474 | Middle fifth |
| Ridgeway ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 465 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 471 | Middle fifth |
| Rosser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 455 | Middle fifth |
| Lynnmour Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 479 | Fourth fifth |
| Norgate Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 469 · G7 literacy 429 · G7 numeracy 442 | Fourth fifth |
| Kenneth GordonElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 420 · G7 numeracy 388 · Graduation 100% | Fourth fifth |
| Confederation Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | Graduation 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | Graduation 88% | Fourth fifth |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Mary Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 414 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Mountainside SecondaryAlternative or adult | Graduation 48% | 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 82 schools in and around North Vancouver are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around North Vancouver
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the public French-language schools; all 1 are Andre-Piolat.
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 North Vancouver’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 60, French-language 1 and independent 21.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in North Vancouver
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 82 schools in and around North Vancouver
Show all 60 elementary schools
High schools within reach of North Vancouver
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
44 secondary schools are within 15 km: 24 English public and 20 independent. Sutherland Secondary is closest, at 0.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 0.9 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1.1 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.6 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.2 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 4.2 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 4.4 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.5 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.2 km |
All 44 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.4 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.8 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 7.1 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 7.2 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.2 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.4 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.5 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.6 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.8 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.1 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 8.2 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8.3 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 9 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.5 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.6 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.9 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 15 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around North Vancouver
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 44; alternative programs at Mountainside Secondary and West Vancouver Inglewood Secondary; online learning through North Vancouver Online Learning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saanich | 126,011 | 83 | 2 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Kamloops | 108,793 | 42 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Maple Ridge | 105,925 | 42 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Chilliwack | 105,520 | 42 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| Victoria | 103,888 | 57 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| North Vancouver | 97,845 | 82 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| New Westminster | 92,124 | 88 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Prince George | 85,944 | 42 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Port Coquitlam | 67,724 | 67 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| North Vancouver | 66,624 | 58 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Langford | 59,664 | 27 | 0 | 1 km |
3 of the 13 others have more schools in reach. Schooling in French is on hand in 10 of the 14.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around North Vancouver
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vancouver | 82 | 1 | 21 | 0.9 km |
| North Vancouver 2.4 km | 58 | 1 | 16 | 0.9 km |
| Burrard Inlet 3 5.4 km | 16 | 0 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Heights 6.4 km | 50 | 1 | 14 | 0.8 km |
| Capilano 5 6.5 km | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 km |
| Hastings-Sunrise 6.6 km | 75 | 1 | 20 | 0.4 km |
| Grandview-Woodland 6.8 km | 68 | 1 | 21 | 0.3 km |
None of its 6 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of BC’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. BC masks small groups and counts resident students only, so no school is ranked to the place.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. Every school inside North Vancouver’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in North Vancouver
How do I get a place at a school in North Vancouver?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in North Vancouver?
SD 44 North Vancouver (34), SD 41 Burnaby (9), SD 39 Vancouver (9), SD 45 West Vancouver (8) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in North Vancouver?
Yes, schooling in French is at Andre-Piolat.
How many schools are there in North Vancouver?
35 are inside the town itself and 47 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).