Photo: calind · CC BY-SA 3.0Results around Electoral Area D, Peace River split both ways in British Columbia: 3 of 11 schools high, 6 low
The strongest results are at Parkland Elementary and Devereaux Elementary. Within 3 km of Electoral Area D, Peace River are 10 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Electoral Area D, 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 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) | 10 | 469 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 10 | 469 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 8 | 435 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 427 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 86% | 91% |
On Grade 7 literacy the area trails, 435 against 467 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 3 below.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Parkland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 505 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Second fifth |
| Devereaux ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 516 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 502 | Second fifth |
| Notre DameElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 460 · G7 literacy 518 · G7 numeracy 458 | Second fifth |
| Mountain Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 444 · Graduation masked | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Frank Ross ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 453 | Middle fifth |
| Canalta ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 430 · G7 numeracy 397 | Fourth fifth |
| Crescent Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 482 · G7 literacy 428 · G7 numeracy 381 | Fourth fifth |
| Dawson Creek SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Pouce Coupe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 467 · G7 literacy 436 · G7 numeracy 411 | Fourth fifth |
| Tremblay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 413 · G7 literacy 423 · G7 numeracy 408 | Bottom fifth |
| Taylor ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 431 · G4 numeracy 402 | 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 14 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Peace River 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 D, Peace River
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.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 D, Peace River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 12 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is SD 59 Peace River South: 11 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 59 Peace River SouthCanalta, Crescent Park, Dawson Creek Secondary, Devereaux, Ecole Frank Ross, Parkland, Peace View, Pouce Coupe … | English public | 11 |
| SD 60 Peace River NorthTaylor | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area D, Peace River
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 14 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Peace River
High schools within reach of Electoral Area D, Peace River
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Dawson Creek Secondary, 8.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dawson Creek SecondarySecondary | SD 59 Peace River South | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area D, Peace River
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: online learning through South Peace Distributed Learning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan Creek | 8,084 | 25 | 0 | 4.8 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 |
| Gibsons | 5,090 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Cobble Hill | 5,074 | 8 | 0 | 4 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan | 5,029 | 20 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area F, Cariboo | 5,016 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| … | ||||
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
Of the 99 others, 26 count more schools. 24 of 100 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area D, Peace River
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Peace River | 14 | 0 | 2 | 8.1 km |
| Dawson Creek 8 km | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Electoral Area D, Peace River or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area D, Peace River
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area D, Peace River?
Not in or within 3 km of Electoral Area D, Peace River; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area D, Peace River?
5 in the town, 9 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area D, Peace River?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area D, Peace River?
By number of schools: SD 59 Peace River South (11) and SD 60 Peace River North (1).
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).