Photo: Ken Walker · CC BY-SA 2.5Results around Qualicum Beach split both ways in British Columbia: 2 of 4 schools high, 1 low
The highest results belong to Kwalikum Secondary and Oceanside Elementary. Taken together, Qualicum Beach and its 3 km edge hold 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
How Qualicum Beach’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) | 3 | 472 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 484 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 471 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 480 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 93% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area runs ahead, 480 against 454 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 1 above the middle, 0 below.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Kwalikum SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Oceanside ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 472 · G4 numeracy 484 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 480 | Second fifth |
| Qualicum Beach ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 500 | Middle fifth |
| Arrowview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 446 · G7 numeracy 465 | Fourth 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 6 schools in and around Qualicum Beach are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Qualicum Beach
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.
None of them teaches in French.
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 Qualicum Beach’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 5 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Qualicum Beach
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.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Qualicum Beach
High schools within reach of Qualicum Beach
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. Closest of all: Kwalikum Secondary (0.7 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kwalikum SecondarySecondary | SD 69 Qualicum | English public | Second fifth | 0.7 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Ballenas SecondarySecondary | SD 69 Qualicum | English public | Second fifth | 7.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Qualicum Beach
Also within reach: online learning through Collaborative Education Alternative Prg.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parksville | 15,371 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Ladysmith | 9,926 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Shawnigan | 9,903 | 10 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 78 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley | 9,803 | 15 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Revelstoke | 9,464 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Burnaby Mountain | 9,248 | 46 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| Kimberley | 9,037 | 8 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area B, Peace River | 5,814 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
More schools are within reach in 59 of the 78 other towns. 23 of the 79 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Qualicum Beach
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qualicum Beach | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo 5.2 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo 6.8 km | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 km |
| Parksville 8.6 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Electoral Area H, Nanaimo 19 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Electoral Area G, Nanaimo (11).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every BC school with a result on that measure, then averaged per school.
- Which schools count. Inside Qualicum Beach’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Qualicum Beach
How do I get a place at a school in Qualicum Beach?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in Qualicum Beach?
There is none in or near Qualicum Beach (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Qualicum Beach?
Inside the town there are 5; another 1 sit 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).