Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo high school in or near Electoral Area C, Strathcona: the closest is 7.5 km off
In or within 3 km of the town: 4 elementary schools, and no high school. 1 of its 2 schools with results sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia.
High schools within reach of Electoral Area C, Strathcona
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 2 French public. First by distance comes Secondaire Carihi, at 7.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondaire CarihiSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 7.5 km |
| Mer-et-montagneAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 9.9 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
How Electoral Area C, Strathcona’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 | 466 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 521 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 1 | 430 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 1 | 408 | 454 |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 521 against 472 in British Columbia. 1 measures above the provincial middle, 2 below, out of 4.
Every school’s results (2)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Quadra ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 521 | Second fifth |
| Ecole Phoenix MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 430 · G7 numeracy 408 | Fourth 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 Electoral Area C, Strathcona 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 Electoral Area C, Strathcona
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.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Electoral Area C, Strathcona’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share 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 Electoral Area C, Strathcona
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Electoral Area C, Strathcona
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Okanagan | 4,784 | 12 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area D, Cariboo | 3,057 | 11 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Princeton | 3,050 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Elkford | 3,030 | 2 | 0 | 53 km |
| Bainbridge | 3,015 | 32 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Electoral Area C, Strathcona | 2,981 | 4 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Sicamous | 2,854 | 2 | 0 | 21 km |
| Cultus Lake | 2,773 | 9 | 0 | 6 km |
| Tofino | 2,772 | 1 | 0 | 18 km |
| Electoral Area H, Cowichan Valley | 2,761 | 5 | 0 | 3.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Set against 73 others, 47 have more schools in reach. A French-language school is within reach in 17 of the 74.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area C, Strathcona
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 C, Strathcona | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Campbell River 9.5 km | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Electoral Area B, Strathcona 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 km |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona 18 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 km |
Next door, Campbell River counts 19 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Electoral Area C, Strathcona or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area C, Strathcona
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area C, Strathcona?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
How many schools are there in Electoral Area C, Strathcona?
3 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area C, Strathcona?
No, none within 3 km of Electoral Area C, Strathcona; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).