Photo: AndrewEnns · CC BY-SA 3.0Okanagan Falls’s schools come under 3 different boards
The largest is SD 67 Okanagan Skaha, with 9; beside it are SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone and SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen. The 10 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 4 in the lower. Counting a 3 km margin, Okanagan Falls has 6 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
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, Kaleden, Penticton Secondary, Princess Margaret Secondary, Uplands … | English public | 9 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneEntre-lacs, Secondaire de Penticton | French public | 2 |
| SD 53 Okanagan SimilkameenOkanagan Falls | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Okanagan Falls’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) | 8 | 462 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 465 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 500 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 462 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 95% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 literacy: 500 here, against 467 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 2, below on 0: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (10)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Penticton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Princess Margaret SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | 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 |
| Kaleden ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 483 | Middle fifth |
| Penticton Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation masked | Fourth fifth |
| Wiltse ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 455 | Fourth fifth |
| Columbia ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 445 | Fourth fifth |
| Okanagan Falls ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 426 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | 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 14 schools in and around Okanagan Falls are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Okanagan Falls
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 Entre-lacs and Secondaire de Penticton; 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 Okanagan Falls’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 10, 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 Okanagan Falls
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around Okanagan Falls
High schools within reach of Okanagan Falls
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
5 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public, 2 French public and 1 independent. Closest of all: Princess Margaret Secondary (11 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Margaret SecondarySecondary | SD 67 Okanagan Skaha | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Holy Cross SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Entre-lacsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Penticton SecondarySecondary | SD 67 Okanagan Skaha | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Secondaire de PentictonSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Okanagan Falls
Also within reach: 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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | 6,344 | 19 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area B, Cariboo | 4,169 | 11 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| Electoral Area E, Kitimat-Stikine | 4,153 | 11 | 1 | 3.7 km |
| Fort Nelson | 4,144 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | 4,103 | 7 | 0 | 4 km |
| Okanagan Falls | 4,002 | 14 | 2 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area J, Central Kootenay | 3,915 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Electoral Area F, East Kootenay | 3,893 | 8 | 0 | 14 km |
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | 3,811 | 3 | 0 | 14 km |
| Roberts Creek | 3,779 | 7 | 2 | 8.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Of the 103 others, 19 count more schools. 21 of the 104 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Okanagan Falls
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okanagan Falls | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen 3.1 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Penticton 1 13 km | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4.3 km |
| Penticton 13 km | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen 16 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 km |
Next door, Penticton 1 counts 18 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Okanagan Falls and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Okanagan Falls
How do I get a place at a school in Okanagan Falls?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Okanagan Falls?
By number of schools: SD 67 Okanagan Skaha (9), SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2) and SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen (1).
Is there a French-language school in Okanagan Falls?
Yes: Entre-lacs and Secondaire de Penticton, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Okanagan Falls?
The town holds 1 of them; 13 more are within 3 km of its outline.
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).