Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAround Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen, 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school: 4 schools in all
Every school here answers to SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen. Of the 2 with published results, 0 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
How Electoral Area H, 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 C: 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 | 454 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 452 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 369 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 361 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 89% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 369 against 467 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 0 of 5 measures and behind on 4.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Vermilion Forks ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 452 · G7 literacy 369 · G7 numeracy 361 | Bottom 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 4 schools in and around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen 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 Electoral Area H, 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 H, Okanagan-Similkameen’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: 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 H, Okanagan-Similkameen
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Princeton Alternate School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- Which schools count. Inside Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen?
There is none in or near Electoral Area H, Okanagan-Similkameen (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).