Of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s 4 tested schools, 2 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 1 below
The strongest results are at Cedar Grove Elementary and Gibsons Elementary. Counting a 3 km margin, Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast has 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 alternative or adult schools.
How Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’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) | 2 | 513 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 507 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 2 | 479 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 2 | 477 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 64% | 91% |
On first-time graduation the area trails, 64% against 91% in British Columbia. On 3 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 1 it trails.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Cedar Grove ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 536 · G4 numeracy 527 · G7 literacy 483 · G7 numeracy 467 | Second fifth |
| Gibsons ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 491 · G4 numeracy 487 · G7 literacy 474 · G7 numeracy 488 | Second fifth |
| Elphinstone SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Sunshine Coast Alternative SchoolAlternative or adult | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 38% | 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 6 schools in and around Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast 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 E, Sunshine Coast
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in British Columbia marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 E, Sunshine Coast’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: 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 E, Sunshine Coast
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast
High schools within reach of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Only Elphinstone Secondary is within 15 km, 1.9 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elphinstone SecondarySecondary | SD 46 Sunshine Coast | English public | Middle fifth | 1.9 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast
Other schooling here: adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 46; online learning through Spider; alternative programs at Sunshine Coast Alternative 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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 53 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area E, Central Kootenay | 4,309 | 18 | 2 | 3.1 km |
| Grand Forks | 4,308 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Invermere | 4,305 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Sunrise Estates | 4,292 | 38 | 0 | 2.7 km |
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | 4,279 | 6 | 0 | 2 km |
| Lantzville | 4,276 | 7 | 0 | 7.6 km |
| Electoral Area E, Cariboo | 4,242 | 12 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Anderson Walk | 4,210 | 43 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Electoral Area F, Central Kootenay | 4,209 | 16 | 2 | 3.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Tsawwassen | 2,629 | 9 | 1 | 2.6 km |
Of the 103 others, 54 count more schools. 22 towns of the 104 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 km |
| Gibsons 2.3 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Electoral Area F, Sunshine Coast 6 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Roberts Creek 6.7 km | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Bowen Island 14 km | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7.6 km |
| Sechelt 18 km | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
Next door, Sechelt counts 8 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast
How many schools are there in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast?
1 in the town, 5 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast?
None within 3 km of Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Electoral Area E, Sunshine Coast?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides 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).