Photo: Mengqiu Chen · CC BY 3.0In the lower two fifths in British Columbia: 4 of the 6 schools around Electoral Area E, Peace River with results
Top of the area on results: Chetwynd Secondary. The 3 km around Electoral Area E, Peace River counts 7 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade.
What stands out about Electoral Area E, Peace River’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Chetwynd Secondary (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
How Electoral Area E, 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) | 4 | 452 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 478 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 419 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 401 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 100% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 401 against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 1 of 5 measures and behind on 3.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Chetwynd SecondaryElementary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Little Prairie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 543 · G4 numeracy 558 · G7 literacy 419 · G7 numeracy 428 | Middle fifth |
| Don Titus MontessoriElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 496 · G7 literacy 419 · G7 numeracy 430 | Fourth fifth |
| McLeod Elementary SecondaryAll grades | G4 literacy 404 · G4 numeracy 460 · G7 literacy 377 · G7 numeracy 374 | Bottom fifth |
| Taylor ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 431 · G4 numeracy 402 | Bottom fifth |
| Windrem ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy 317 | 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 8 schools in and around Electoral Area E, 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 E, 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.
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 E, Peace River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 7 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, SD 59 Peace River South leads with 6.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 59 Peace River SouthChetwynd Secondary, Don Titus Montessori, Little Prairie, McLeod Elementary Secondary, Moberly Lake, Windrem | English public | 6 |
| 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 E, Peace River
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Electoral Area E, Peace River
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rossland | 4,355 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Tofino | 2,772 | 1 | 0 | 18 km |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley | 2,761 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 km |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | 2,758 | 6 | 0 | 6.3 km |
| Highlands | 2,753 | 9 | 0 | 7.7 km |
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | 8 | 0 | 41 km |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast | 2,691 | 7 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Electoral Area A, Central Kootenay | 2,668 | 1 | 0 | 30 km |
| Tumbler Ridge | 2,663 | 2 | 0 | 72 km |
| Tsawwassen | 2,629 | 9 | 1 | 2.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Of the 63 others, 22 count more schools. Of the 64, 15 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area E, 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 E, Peace River | 8 | 0 | 1 | 41 km |
| Chetwynd 8.9 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 48 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area E, Peace River’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area E, Peace River
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area E, Peace River?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area E, Peace River?
SD 59 Peace River South (6) and SD 60 Peace River North (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area E, Peace River?
The town holds 3 of them; 5 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area E, Peace River?
Not within 3 km of Electoral Area E, Peace River. The French-language board still serves families here.
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).