Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOkanagan (Part) 1’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 3 of the 4 with results
Top of the area on results: Vernon Christian School. Outside the public system: 2 of 5 schools, where in British Columbia it is 18%. Taken together, Okanagan (Part) 1 and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade.
How Okanagan (Part) 1’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 B+: 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) | 4 | 452 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 443 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 4 | 439 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 436 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 93% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area trails, 443 against 472 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 4 it trails.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 521 · G4 numeracy 515 · G7 literacy 543 · G7 numeracy 468 · Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Okanagan Landing ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 438 · G7 literacy 454 · G7 numeracy 431 | Fourth fifth |
| Alexis Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 428 · G7 literacy 420 · G7 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| Ellison ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 423 · G7 numeracy 397 | 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.
Who runs Okanagan (Part) 1’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 3 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 5 schools in and around Okanagan (Part) 1 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 Okanagan (Part) 1
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.
None of them teaches 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.
How children get a place in Okanagan (Part) 1
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Okanagan (Part) 1
High schools within reach of Okanagan (Part) 1
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 2 independent and 1 English public. The closest high school is W.L. Seaton Secondary, 9.7 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.L. Seaton SecondarySecondary | SD 22 Vernon | English public | Second fifth | 9.7 km |
| Pleasant Valley Christian AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| North Okanagan Junior AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Okanagan (Part) 1
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 (Part) 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9.7 km |
| Vernon 9.1 km | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan 11 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan 13 km | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Coldstream 15 km | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| Central Okanagan West 19 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Spallumcheen 19 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 km |
Of the neighbours, Vernon counts the most schools: 21.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Okanagan (Part) 1 plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- 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 year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
Questions about schools in Okanagan (Part) 1
How many schools are there in Okanagan (Part) 1?
0 are inside the town itself and 5 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Okanagan (Part) 1?
Not in or within 3 km of Okanagan (Part) 1; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Okanagan (Part) 1?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).