Photo: SoftwareSimian · CC BY-SA 3.03 of Pemberton’s 3 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
One of them teaches in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. The 3 km around Pemberton counts 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade.
How Pemberton’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) | 1 | 470 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 445 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 438 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 407 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 68% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 68% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| La ValleeAll grades | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 427 · G7 numeracy 416 | Fourth fifth |
| Signal Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 445 · G7 literacy 449 · G7 numeracy 398 | Fourth fifth |
| Pemberton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 68% | 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.
Schooling in English and French around Pemberton
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.
By name, in French: La Vallee (SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone).
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.
Where the 3 schools in and around Pemberton 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.
Who runs Pemberton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is SD 48 Sea to Sky, with 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 48 Sea to SkyPemberton Secondary, Signal Hill | English public | 2 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneLa Vallee | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Pemberton
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Pemberton
High schools within reach of Pemberton
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 French public and 1 English public. Nearest: La Vallee, 0.7 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La ValleeAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
| Pemberton SecondarySecondary | SD 48 Sea to Sky | English public | Bottom fifth | 0.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | 5,745 | 16 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area C, Nanaimo | 3,733 | 36 | 2 | 3.2 km |
| Cowichan Bay | 3,713 | 16 | 1 | 2.6 km |
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap | 3,672 | 6 | 1 | 4.6 km |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | 3,643 | 9 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Pemberton | 3,620 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Colebrook | 3,617 | 31 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary | 3,570 | 4 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola | 3,543 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Bridgeview | 3,511 | 71 | 0 | 2 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
71 of the 94 others have more schools in reach. In 20 of the 95, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Pemberton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pemberton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet 1.2 km | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Mount Currie 9.8 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
Top among the neighbours: Electoral Area C, Squamish-Lillooet, 7 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Pemberton or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Pemberton
How many schools are there in Pemberton?
The town holds all 3; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Pemberton?
Yes, schooling in French is at La Vallee.
Which boards run the schools in Pemberton?
SD 48 Sea to Sky (2) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Pemberton?
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).