Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainResults around Penticton 1 split both ways in British Columbia: 4 of 13 schools high, 5 low
The strongest results are at West Bench Elementary and Unisus Junior School. 2 of the 18 teach in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Counting a 3 km margin, Penticton 1 has 9 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Penticton 1’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: West Bench Elementary (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Penticton 1’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) | 10 | 464 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 10 | 465 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 502 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 486 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 95% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 502 against 467 in British Columbia. 3 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (13)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| West Bench ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 515 · G4 numeracy 557 | Top fifth |
| Unisus Junior SchoolElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 503 · G7 numeracy 510 | Second fifth |
| Penticton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Princess Margaret SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Uplands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 491 · G4 numeracy 474 | Middle fifth |
| Holy Cross SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 472 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| Entre-lacsAll grades | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 483 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Middle fifth |
| Kaleden ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 483 | Middle fifth |
| Penticton Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation masked | Fourth fifth |
| Wiltse ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 455 | Fourth fifth |
| Columbia ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 453 · G4 numeracy 445 | Fourth fifth |
| Trout Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 420 | Fourth fifth |
| Queens Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 434 | 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 18 schools in and around Penticton 1 are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Penticton 1
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.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the French-language ones: Secondaire de Penticton and Entre-lacs.
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 Penticton 1’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 12, French-language 2 and independent 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is SD 67 Okanagan Skaha, with 12.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 67 Okanagan SkahaColumbia, ConnectEd - Alternative Programs, ConnectEd - Continuing Education, ConnectEd - Online Learning, Kaleden, Penticton Secondary, Princess Margaret Secondary, Queens Park … | English public | 12 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneEntre-lacs, Secondaire de Penticton | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Penticton 1
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 18 schools in and around Penticton 1
High schools within reach of Penticton 1
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
6 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public, 2 independent and 2 French public. The nearest is Princess Margaret Secondary, 4.3 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Margaret SecondarySecondary | SD 67 Okanagan Skaha | English public | Second fifth | 4.3 km |
| Holy Cross SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 4.5 km |
| Penticton SecondarySecondary | SD 67 Okanagan Skaha | English public | Second fifth | 4.6 km |
| Secondaire de PentictonSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 4.6 km |
| Entre-lacsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Middle fifth | 5.6 km |
| Unisus Senior SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Penticton 1
Other schooling here: alternative programs at ConnectEd - Alternative Programs; adult and continuing education at ConnectEd - Continuing Education; online learning through ConnectEd - Online Learning. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Penticton 1
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penticton 1 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4.3 km |
| Penticton 4.4 km | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen 8.5 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4.7 km |
| Electoral Area I, Okanagan-Similkameen 10 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Okanagan Falls 13 km | 14 | 2 | 2 | 11 km |
| Naramata 14 km | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 km |
| Summerland 15 km | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Penticton 1’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Penticton 1
How do I get a place at a school in Penticton 1?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Penticton 1?
By number of schools: SD 67 Okanagan Skaha (12) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2).
Is there a French-language school in Penticton 1?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Secondaire de Penticton and Entre-lacs.
How many schools are there in Penticton 1?
1 in the town, 17 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).