Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.014 of Electoral Area C, Peace River’s 18 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Top of the area on results: Baldonnel Elementary. Within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Peace River are 13 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Electoral Area C, Peace River’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 D: 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) | 14 | 449 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 14 | 443 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 5 | 454 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 5 | 422 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 53% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 53% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below.
Every school’s results (18)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Baldonnel ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 497 · G4 numeracy 507 | Second fifth |
| Bert AmbroseElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 495 | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Central Elem School Of The ArtsElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 480 | Middle fifth |
| Christian Life SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 502 · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 565 | Middle fifth |
| Alwin Holland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 447 | Fourth fifth |
| Anne Roberts Young ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 452 | Fourth fifth |
| Bert Bowes Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 454 · G7 numeracy 411 | Fourth fifth |
| C.M. Finch ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 434 | Fourth fifth |
| Charlie Lake ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| Freedom Thinkers EducationAll grades | G4 literacy 432 · G4 numeracy 393 · G7 literacy 492 · G7 numeracy 427 | Fourth fifth |
| Margaret Ma Murray Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 446 | Fourth fifth |
| North Peace SecondarySecondary | Graduation 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Upper Pine Elem-Jr SecondaryAll grades | G4 literacy 415 · G4 numeracy 372 · G7 literacy 461 · G7 numeracy 422 | Fourth fifth |
| Dr Kearney Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 435 · G7 numeracy 401 | Bottom fifth |
| Duncan Cran ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 406 · G4 numeracy 427 | Bottom fifth |
| Robert Ogilvie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 424 | Bottom fifth |
| Taylor ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 431 · G4 numeracy 402 | Bottom fifth |
| The Key Learning Centre DLAlternative or adult | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 23% | 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 19 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Peace River 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, Peace River
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 C, Peace River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 17 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area C, Peace River
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 19 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Peace River
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, Peace River
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
5 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 English public and 2 independent. The nearest is Energetic Learning Campus, 4.2 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic Learning CampusSecondary | SD 60 Peace River North | English public | – | 4.2 km |
| Upper Pine Elem-Jr SecondaryAll grades | SD 60 Peace River North | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.6 km |
| Christian Life SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 4.6 km |
| North Peace SecondarySecondary | SD 60 Peace River North | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.4 km |
| Freedom Thinkers EducationAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area C, Peace River
Other schooling here: online learning through The Key Learning Centre DL. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitimat | 10,019 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 53 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| Southern Gulf Islands | 6,691 | 8 | 0 | 4.5 km |
| Garden Village | 6,492 | 56 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| South Surrey | 6,431 | 24 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Electoral Area C, Peace River | 6,344 | 19 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Peachland | 6,302 | 2 | 0 | 9.4 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Port Mann | 5,988 | 69 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Creston | 5,976 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C, Fraser-Fort George | 3,811 | 3 | 0 | 14 km |
More schools are within reach in 21 of the 96 other towns. Teaching in French: 21 of the 97 have it.
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, Peace River
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 C, Peace River | 19 | 0 | 2 | 4.2 km |
| Fort St. John 4.4 km | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Taylor 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 km |
It outnumbers its 2 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Electoral Area C, Peace River or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, Peace River
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, Peace River?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, Peace River?
Not in or within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Peace River; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, Peace River?
4 are inside the town itself and 15 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).