Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAround Electoral Area B, qathet, 2 schools of 12 teach in French
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs them: Cote-du-Soleil and Secondaire Brooks. The 9 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 3 in the lower. In or within 3 km of Electoral Area B, qathet: 6 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area B, qathet
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.
By name, in French: Cote-du-Soleil and Secondaire Brooks (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.
How Electoral Area B, 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 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) | 6 | 481 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 6 | 477 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 8 | 455 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 462 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 57% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 57% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 1 below.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Partners in Education Program (PIE)Alternative or adult | G4 literacy 517 · G4 numeracy 541 · G7 literacy 468 · G7 numeracy 513 · Graduation 23% | Second fifth |
| Powell River Christian SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 498 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 483 | Second fifth |
| Assumption SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 485 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 507 · G7 numeracy 460 | Middle fifth |
| 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 |
| Edgehill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 435 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 429 · G7 numeracy 465 | Fourth fifth |
| Westview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 448 · G7 literacy 440 · G7 numeracy 432 | Fourth fifth |
| Cote-du-SoleilAll grades | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 377 · G7 numeracy 417 | 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 12 schools in and around Electoral Area B, qathet 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 Electoral Area B, qathet’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 8, French-language 2 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
SD 47 qathet runs the most, 8 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 47 qathetBrooks Secondary, Continuing ED SD 47, Edgehill, Henderson, James Thomson, Partners in Education Program (PIE), Westview, Westview Learning Centre | English public | 8 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneCote-du-Soleil, Secondaire Brooks | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Electoral Area B, qathet
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Electoral Area B, qathet
High schools within reach of Electoral Area B, qathet
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 French public and 1 independent. 2.5 km away, Powell River Christian School is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell River Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 2.5 km |
| Cote-du-SoleilAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Bottom fifth | 3.9 km |
| Secondaire BrooksSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 7.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area B, qathet
The area also has online learning through Partners in Education Program (PIE); alternative programs at Westview Learning Centre; 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).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area B, qathet
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area B, qathet | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2.5 km |
| Powell River 4.7 km | 12 | 2 | 2 | 1 km |
| Electoral Area C, qathet 8.9 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area D, qathet 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
None of its 3 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Counted: Electoral Area B, qathet’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area B, qathet
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area B, qathet?
Yes: Cote-du-Soleil and Secondaire Brooks, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area B, qathet?
0 in the town, 12 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area B, qathet?
By number of schools: SD 47 qathet (8) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area B, qathet?
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).