Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn and around Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
One board, SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen, runs them all. 0 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
How Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen’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) | 1 | 437 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 457 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 481 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 450 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 91% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 437 against 468 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 0, below on 2: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Osoyoos ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 437 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy 481 · G7 numeracy 450 | Middle 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 2 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen 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 A, Okanagan-Similkameen
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 A, Okanagan-Similkameen’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen
High schools within reach of Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Osoyoos Secondary, 1.8 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osoyoos SecondarySecondary | SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen | English public | Middle fifth | 1.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
The busiest neighbour is Osoyoos 1, with 8 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Not within 3 km of Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area A, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).