Photo: Sidney Museum · CC BY-SA 3.0Of Sidney’s 4 tested schools, 0 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 1 below
In or within 3 km of Sidney: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
How Sidney’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 B: 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) | 2 | 453 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 464 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 455 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 449 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 91% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 literacy, where the area’s schools reach 453 against 468 in British Columbia. Above the middle on 0, below on 1: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Sidney ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 473 · G4 numeracy 490 | Middle fifth |
| North Saanich Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 449 | Middle fifth |
| Parkland SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| ḰELSET ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 433 · G4 numeracy 438 | 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 Sidney are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sidney
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 Sidney’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to 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 Sidney
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Sidney
High schools within reach of Sidney
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
5 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 English public and 2 independent. The shortest trip is to Parkland Secondary, 2.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Middle fifth | 2.2 km |
| Stelly's SecondarySecondary | SD 63 Saanich | English public | Middle fifth | 8.7 km |
| Brentwood CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Frances Kelsey SecondarySecondary | SD 79 Cowichan Valley | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Lakeview Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar-Southlands | 21,117 | 50 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Strathcona | 13,783 | 66 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Terrace | 13,648 | 16 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Dawson Creek | 13,635 | 9 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Cloverdale | 13,615 | 24 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Sidney | 13,445 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| West Point Grey | 13,429 | 33 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Semiahmoo Town Centre | 13,381 | 27 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Aloha Estates | 13,194 | 25 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| North Saanich | 12,986 | 6 | 0 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
72 of 73 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 21 towns of 74.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Sidney
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| North Saanich 2.4 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 km |
| East Saanich 2 7.4 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Central Saanich 9.4 km | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Electoral Area A, Cowichan Valley 11 km | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Cobble Hill 13 km | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 km |
| Highlands 15 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 km |
Most schools next door: Highlands, 9.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Sidney or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Bands, not ranks. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The year. Schools as 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.
Questions about schools in Sidney
Is there a French-language school in Sidney?
No, none within 3 km of Sidney; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Sidney?
Inside the town there are 1; another 3 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Sidney?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).