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The highest results belong to Skyridge Montessori Elementary and Squamish Waldorf School. Of the 15, one teaches in French (2% of schools in British Columbia). Taken together, Squamish and its 3 km edge hold 10 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Squamish’s schools
The strongest results
Skyridge Montessori Elementary (all grades) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Squamish’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% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 97% here, against 91% in British Columbia. On 2 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
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 15 schools in and around Squamish 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 Squamish
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.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the French-language ones: Les Aiglons.
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 Squamish’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 10, French-language 1 and independent 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, SD 48 Sea to Sky leads with 10.
| 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 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Squamish
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 15 schools in and around Squamish
High schools within reach of Squamish
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 1 independent, 1 French public and 1 English public. Skyridge Montessori Elementary lies closest, 2.8 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyridge Montessori ElementaryAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 2.8 km |
| Les AiglonsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Middle fifth | 2.9 km |
| Howe Sound SecondarySecondary | SD 48 Sea to Sky | English public | Second fifth | 3.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Squamish
Besides the elementary and high 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).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 42,135 | 51 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Killarney | 32,167 | 56 | 1 | 1 km |
| Victoria-Fraserview | 31,095 | 66 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Johnston Heights | 30,971 | 69 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| West End | 30,785 | 42 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Squamish | 28,578 | 15 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| Marpole | 28,182 | 55 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Grandview-Woodland | 28,119 | 68 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 60 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| White Rock | 25,057 | 24 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| East Burnaby | 17,233 | 67 | 0 | 0.9 km |
42 of the 49 others have more schools in reach. Schooling in French is on hand in 27 of the 50.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Squamish
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Squamish | 15 | 1 | 4 | 2.8 km |
| Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet 4.1 km | 16 | 1 | 4 | 4.6 km |
Top among the neighbours: Electoral Area D, Squamish-Lillooet, 16 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Squamish and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
Questions about schools in Squamish
Is there a French-language school in Squamish?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Les Aiglons.
How many schools are there in Squamish?
All 15 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Squamish?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in Squamish?
SD 48 Sea to Sky (10) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (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).