Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainElectoral Area A, qathet has one French-language school among its 5
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs them: Secondaire Brooks. The 3 with results split, 0 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 0 in the lower. Counting a 3 km margin, Electoral Area A, qathet has 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 alternative or adult school.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area A, qathet
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the French-language ones: Secondaire Brooks.
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.
How Electoral Area A, qathet’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) | 1 | 506 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 478 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 455 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 477 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 91% | 91% |
On Grade 4 literacy the area runs ahead, 506 against 468 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 2 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| James Thomson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 506 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 459 | Middle fifth |
| Brooks SecondaryElementary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Henderson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 451 · G7 numeracy 495 | Middle 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 5 schools in and around Electoral Area A, qathet are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Electoral Area A, qathet’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: English public 4 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.
SD 47 qathet counts 4, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 47 qathetBrooks Secondary, Continuing ED SD 47, Henderson, James Thomson | English public | 4 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneSecondaire Brooks | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area A, qathet
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Electoral Area A, qathet
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area A, qathet
Beyond the ordinary schools: adult and continuing education at Continuing ED SD 47. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Electoral Area A, qathet’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- 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. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area A, qathet
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area A, qathet?
Yes: Secondaire Brooks, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area A, qathet?
Inside the town there are 0; another 5 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area A, qathet?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area A, qathet?
By number of schools: SD 47 qathet (4) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (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).