Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain3 school boards share Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
SD 48 Sea to Sky leads with 10 schools, alongside SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone and SD 45 West Vancouver. Results are mixed: 6 of 11 schools above the middle in British Columbia, 3 below it. Its 3 km reach takes in 11 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools, all of Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet’s schooling.
What stands out about Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Skyridge Montessori Elementary (all grades), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 48 Sea to SkyBrackendale, Don Ross, Ecole Squamish, Garibaldi Highlands, Howe Sound Secondary, Mamquam, Sea to Sky Alternative, Sea to Sky Online … | English public | 10 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneLes Aiglons | French public | 1 |
| SD 45 West VancouverLions Bay | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet’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) | 8 | 487 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 8 | 472 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 461 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 455 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 97% | 91% |
On first-time graduation the area runs ahead, 97% against 91% in British Columbia. Above the middle on 2, below on 0: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (11)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Skyridge Montessori ElementaryAll grades | G4 literacy 561 · G4 numeracy 551 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Top fifth |
| Squamish Waldorf SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 614 · G4 numeracy 613 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Top fifth |
| Coast Mountain AcademyElementary | G7 literacy 512 · G7 numeracy 455 · Graduation 100% | Second fifth |
| Garibaldi Highlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 484 | Second fifth |
| Howe Sound SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Valleycliffe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 490 | Second fifth |
| Les AiglonsAll grades | G4 literacy 480 · G4 numeracy 458 · G7 literacy 461 · G7 numeracy 481 | Middle fifth |
| Brackendale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 458 · G4 numeracy 459 | Middle fifth |
| Mamquam ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 451 | Fourth fifth |
| Ecole Squamish ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 390 | Fourth fifth |
| Don Ross Middle SchoolElementary | G7 literacy 422 · G7 numeracy 410 | 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 16 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
The language each school teaches in, against every school in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: Les Aiglons, with SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone running the public ones.
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 Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 11, French-language 1 and independent 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
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.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 16 schools in and around Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
High schools within reach of Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 English public, 1 French public and 1 independent. Howe Sound Secondary is closest, at 4.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howe Sound SecondarySecondary | SD 48 Sea to Sky | English public | Second fifth | 4.6 km |
| Les AiglonsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Middle fifth | 4.6 km |
| Skyridge Montessori ElementaryAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at Sea to Sky Alternative School; online learning through Sea to Sky Online School. Their cards ↑
The kinds as the provincial lists give them (alternative, adult and continuing education, online, provincial schools).
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4.6 km |
| Squamish 4.1 km | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 km |
It outnumbers its 1 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Les Aiglons.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet?
Inside the town there are 0; another 16 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet?
SD 48 Sea to Sky (10), SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1) and SD 45 West Vancouver (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).