Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo high school in or near Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen: the closest is 8 km off
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools and 1 alternative or adult school, and no high school. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
The one high school within 15 km is Southern Okanagan Secondary, at 13 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Okanagan SecondarySecondary | SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Electoral Area B, 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 | 446 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 465 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 406 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 423 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 92% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 literacy: 406 here, against 467 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 3 below.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Cawston Primary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 465 | Fourth fifth |
| Similkameen Elem-SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 406 · G7 numeracy 423 · Graduation 92% | 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.
Where the 3 schools in and around Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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.
Who runs Electoral Area B, 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 B, Okanagan-Similkameen
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 3 schools in and around Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen
Other schooling here: alternative programs at Similkameen Secondary Alt. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
| Keremeos 8.3 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Oliver 13 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen 15 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 km |
| Osoyoos 1 17 km | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 km |
| Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen 18 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
Most schools next door: Osoyoos 1, 8.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Inside the town there are 1; another 2 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen?
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).