Photo: Mangoandmay · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Sicamous is 21 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. On results, 0 of 2 tested schools are in the upper two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Sicamous
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Sicamous’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 | 456 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 445 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 441 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 375 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 87% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 7 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 375 against 454 in British Columbia. 0 measures above the provincial middle, 4 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Parkview Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 456 · G4 numeracy 445 | Fourth fifth |
| Eagle River SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 375 · Graduation 87% | 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 2 schools in and around Sicamous are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sicamous
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Sicamous’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 Sicamous
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 2 schools in and around Sicamous
Towns its size in British Columbia
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 4,555 | 13 | 0 | 4.1 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 |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 9 | 0 | 6 km |
| Tofino | 2,772 | 1 | 0 | 18 km |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley | 2,761 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 km |
| Electoral Area I, Central Kootenay | 2,758 | 6 | 0 | 6.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
More schools are within reach in 60 of the 71 other towns. 17 of the 72 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 Sicamous
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sicamous | 2 | 0 | 0 | 21 km |
| Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap 9.3 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 km |
Next door, Electoral Area E, Columbia-Shuswap counts 3 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Sicamous and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Sicamous
How do I get a place at a school in Sicamous?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Is there a French-language school in Sicamous?
No, none within 3 km of Sicamous; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Sicamous?
The town holds all 2; none is outside it.
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).