Photo: Rod Lafond · CC BY 3.0No high school in or near Sparwood: the closest is 32 km off
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. Of the 2 with published results, 0 land in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Sparwood
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
How Sparwood’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) | 1 | 420 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 400 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 377 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 379 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 100% | 91% |
On Grade 7 literacy the area trails, 377 against 467 in British Columbia. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 4 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Sparwood SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 377 · G7 numeracy 379 · Graduation 100% | Fourth fifth |
| Frank J Mitchell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 420 · G4 numeracy 400 | 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 2 schools in and around Sparwood are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sparwood
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Sparwood’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 Sparwood
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare 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 Sparwood
Towns its size in British Columbia
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt | 7,190 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona | 4,546 | 4 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Vanderhoof | 4,545 | 8 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola | 4,540 | 10 | 0 | 16 km |
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 km |
| Sparwood | 4,486 | 2 | 0 | 32 km |
| Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley | 4,482 | 16 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Golden | 4,433 | 5 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Rossland | 4,355 | 3 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay | 4,309 | 18 | 2 | 3.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | 8 | 0 | 41 km |
Set against 105 others, 92 have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 22 of the 106 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Sparwood
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sparwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 32 km |
| Electoral Area A, East Kootenay 18 km | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 km |
Next door, Electoral Area A, East Kootenay counts 9 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Sparwood or within 3 km of it are here.
- 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. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
Questions about schools in Sparwood
How many schools are there in Sparwood?
Every one of them, 2, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Sparwood?
No, none within 3 km of Sparwood; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Sparwood?
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).