Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen’s teenagers travel 11 km to the nearest high school
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 G, Okanagan-Similkameen
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
How Electoral Area G, 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% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 406 against 467 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 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 G, 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 G, 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.
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.
Who runs Electoral Area G, 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 G, 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 G, Okanagan-Similkameen
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen
The area also has 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 G, 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 G, Okanagan-Similkameen | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Keremeos 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen 18 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
Each of its 2 neighbours has fewer schools.
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. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen?
0 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area G, Okanagan-Similkameen. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).