Photo: GerthMichael · CC BY-SA 3.04 schools serve Princeton, 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school
SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen runs every one of them. 0 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
How Princeton’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 C: 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 | 454 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 452 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 369 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 361 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 89% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 literacy: 369 here, against 467 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 0 of 5 measures and behind on 4.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Vermilion Forks ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 454 · G4 numeracy 452 · G7 literacy 369 · G7 numeracy 361 | 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 4 schools in and around Princeton 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.
Schooling in English and French around Princeton
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.
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 Princeton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Princeton
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Princeton
High schools within reach of Princeton
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
The one high school within 15 km is Princeton Secondary, at 1.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton SecondarySecondary | SD 58 Nicola-Similkameen | English public | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Princeton
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Princeton Alternate School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap | 4,829 | 6 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Welcome Beach | 3,130 | 6 | 2 | 11 km |
| Houston | 3,114 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Alberni-Clayoquot | 3,069 | 8 | 1 | 5.4 km |
| Electoral Area D, Cariboo | 3,057 | 11 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Princeton | 3,050 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Elkford | 3,030 | 2 | 0 | 53 km |
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Sicamous | 2,854 | 2 | 0 | 21 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
48 of the 76 others have more schools in reach. 17 of the 77 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Princeton and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Princeton
How do I get a place at a school in Princeton?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Princeton?
Not within 3 km of Princeton. 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).