Photo: (WT-shared) Bulliver at wts wikivoyage · CC BY-SA 1.0Independent schools are common around Summerland: 3 of 6
They include Summerland Montessori School, Unisus Junior School and Unisus Senior School. The 5 with results split, 2 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 2 in the lower. In or within 3 km of Summerland: 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
Who runs Summerland’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 3 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Summerland’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) | 3 | 462 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 465 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 483 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 460 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 1 | 93% | 91% |
On Grade 7 literacy the area runs ahead, 483 against 467 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 1 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Unisus Junior SchoolElementary | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 503 · G7 numeracy 510 | Second fifth |
| Summerland Montessori SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 479 | Second fifth |
| Summerland SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 410 · Graduation 93% | Middle fifth |
| Summerland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 465 | Fourth fifth |
| Trout Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 420 | 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 6 schools in and around Summerland are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Summerland
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.
None of them teaches 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.
How children get a place in Summerland
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
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Summerland
High schools within reach of Summerland
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 5 high schools: 2 independent, 2 French public and 1 English public. The shortest trip is to Unisus Senior School, 2.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisus Senior SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 2.4 km |
| Penticton SecondarySecondary | SD 67 Okanagan Skaha | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Secondaire de PentictonSecondary | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | – | 14 km |
| Entre-lacsAll grades | SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Holy Cross SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Alberni | 19,671 | 13 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | ||||
| North Saanich | 12,986 | 6 | 0 | 1 km |
| Prince Rupert | 12,903 | 9 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| View Royal | 12,795 | 35 | 2 | 2.9 km |
| Saltspring Island | 12,429 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Summerland | 12,343 | 6 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Nelson | 12,126 | 17 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Provinceton | 11,625 | 38 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Sechelt | 11,558 | 8 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Williams Lake | 11,462 | 12 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Lochdale | 7,463 | 36 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Among 77 towns its size, 64 have more schools nearby. A French-language school is within reach in 24 of the 78.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Summerland
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerland | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area F, Okanagan-Similkameen 6.7 km | 16 | 1 | 5 | 4.7 km |
| Naramata 7.5 km | 15 | 2 | 2 | 7.5 km |
| Penticton 1 15 km | 18 | 2 | 4 | 4.3 km |
| Penticton 15 km | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0.5 km |
Most schools next door: Penticton 1, 18.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Summerland and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
Questions about schools in Summerland
How do I get a place at a school in Summerland?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Summerland?
No, none within 3 km of Summerland; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Summerland?
All 6 sit within the town’s own boundary.
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).