Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMixed results around Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen: 2 high and 1 low of 4 schools in British Columbia
Best placed: Senpaq'cin School and Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary. Within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen are 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area C, 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 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) | 3 | 491 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 506 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 487 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 472 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 89% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area runs ahead, 506 against 472 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 4 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Senpaq'cin SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 510 · G4 numeracy 542 · G7 literacy 487 · G7 numeracy 482 | Second fifth |
| Tuc-el-Nuit ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 491 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 472 | Second fifth |
| Southern Okanagan SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Oliver ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 442 · G4 numeracy 451 · G7 literacy 470 · G7 numeracy 463 | 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 7 schools in and around Electoral Area C, 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 C, 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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 C, Okanagan-Similkameen’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 6 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
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 7 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
The one high school within 15 km is Southern Okanagan Secondary, at 4 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Okanagan SecondarySecondary | SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen | English public | Middle fifth | 4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Southern Okanagan Alt; online learning through YouLearn - OL; adult and continuing education at YouLearn.ca-CE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 56 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Port Hardy | 4,201 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 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 |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
45 of 105 similar towns count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 22 of the 106.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 km |
| Oliver 3.6 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Osoyoos 1 6.2 km | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 km |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
| Okanagan Falls 16 km | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen 19 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 km |
Next door, Okanagan Falls counts 14 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen?
0 in the town, 7 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).