Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain4 of Spallumcheen’s 6 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
The 3 km around Spallumcheen counts 5 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade.
How Spallumcheen’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) | 3 | 462 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 458 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 423 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 410 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 89% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 410 here, against 454 in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 2 it trails.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 458 | Middle fifth |
| Highland Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 472 | Middle fifth |
| A.L. Fortune SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 437 · G7 numeracy 414 · Graduation 92% | Fourth fifth |
| M.V. Beattie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 436 · G4 numeracy 443 | Fourth fifth |
| Pleasant Valley SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | Fourth fifth |
| Len Wood Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 409 · G7 numeracy 406 | 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 7 schools in and around Spallumcheen 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.
Schooling in English and French around Spallumcheen
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Spallumcheen’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 6 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Spallumcheen
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
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 7 schools in and around Spallumcheen
High schools within reach of Spallumcheen
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 independent. Nearest: Pleasant Valley Secondary, 2.9 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Valley SecondarySecondary | SD 83 K̓wsaltktnéws ne Secwepemcúl’ecw | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.9 km |
| North Okanagan Junior AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnaby Mountain | 9,248 | 46 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area A, Cariboo | 6,172 | 14 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Port Mann | 5,988 | 69 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Creston | 5,976 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Mile 108 Recreational Ranch | 5,887 | 5 | 0 | 11 km |
| Spallumcheen | 5,843 | 7 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Electoral Area A, Bulkley-Nechako | 5,829 | 12 | 1 | 51 km |
| Electoral Area B, Peace River | 5,814 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Duncan | 5,745 | 16 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Osoyoos | 5,724 | 2 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Bridgeview | 3,511 | 71 | 0 | 2 km |
More schools than here: 55 of the 99 others. 25 of 100 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Spallumcheen
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spallumcheen | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 km |
| Armstrong 3.5 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan 12 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan 14 km | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area D, Columbia-Shuswap 16 km | 6 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 km |
| Enderby 17 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Vernon 17 km | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 km |
Vernon leads the neighbours with 21 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Spallumcheen or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
Questions about schools in Spallumcheen
How do I get a place at a school in Spallumcheen?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Spallumcheen?
There is none in or near Spallumcheen (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Spallumcheen?
1 in the town, 6 just beyond it, 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).