Photo: Adam Jones from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0Results around Oliver split both ways in British Columbia: 2 of 4 schools high, 1 low
The strongest results are at Senpaq'cin School and Tuc-el-Nuit Elementary. Counting a 3 km margin, Oliver has 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Oliver’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% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 4 numeracy: 506 here, against 472 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 4, below on 0: that is the 5 measures.
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 Oliver are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Oliver
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Oliver’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: 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 Oliver
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
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 7 schools in and around Oliver
High schools within reach of Oliver
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
The one high school within 15 km is Southern Okanagan Secondary, at 0.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Okanagan SecondarySecondary | SD 53 Okanagan Similkameen | English public | Middle fifth | 0.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Oliver
Also within reach: 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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Creek | 8,084 | 25 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Smithers | 5,627 | 10 | 1 | 55 km |
| Juan de Fuca (Part 1) | 5,439 | 42 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Electoral Area H, Central Kootenay | 5,390 | 8 | 0 | 18 km |
| Electoral Area L, Cariboo | 5,358 | 4 | 0 | 13 km |
| Oliver | 5,262 | 7 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Electoral Area B, Central Kootenay | 5,243 | 8 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Metchosin | 5,207 | 8 | 0 | 8.6 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley | 5,156 | 5 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 5,100 | 14 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Lake City | 3,240 | 55 | 0 | 2 km |
46 of 95 similar towns count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 22 of the 96.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Oliver
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Electoral Area C, Okanagan-Similkameen 3.6 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 4 km |
| Osoyoos 1 4.4 km | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4.3 km |
| Electoral Area B, Okanagan-Similkameen 13 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
| Osoyoos 19 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 km |
The busiest neighbour is Osoyoos 1, with 8 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Counted: Oliver’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Oliver
How many schools are there in Oliver?
Inside the town there are 6; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Oliver?
No, none within 3 km of Oliver; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Oliver?
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).