Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainMost schools around Birdland score below the middle in British Columbia: 27 of 39
The highest results belong to Iqra School and Our Lady of Good Counsel. Its 3 km reach takes in 36 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools, all of Birdland’s schooling.
What stands out about Birdland’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Iqra School (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Birdland’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 D: 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) | 29 | 434 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 29 | 422 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 26 | 434 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 26 | 418 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 10 | 78% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 78% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 5 below.
Every school’s results (39)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Iqra SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 521 · G4 numeracy 549 · G7 literacy 616 · G7 numeracy 624 | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of Good CounselElementary | G4 literacy 558 · G4 numeracy 504 · G7 literacy 551 · G7 numeracy 536 | Top fifth |
| Fraser Wood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 514 | Second fifth |
| R. C. MacDonald ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 534 | Second fifth |
| Dogwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 465 | Second fifth |
| Castle Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 489 | Middle fifth |
| Erma Stephenson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 481 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 501 | Middle fifth |
| Harold Bishop ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 474 · G7 literacy 496 · G7 numeracy 449 | Middle fifth |
| Fraser Heights SecondaryElementary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Johnston Heights SecondaryElementary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Mountainview MontessoriElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 480 · G7 literacy 460 · G7 numeracy 493 | Middle fifth |
| North Surrey SecondaryElementary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Berkshire Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 465 · G7 numeracy 462 | Fourth fifth |
| Bonaccord ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 449 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| William F. Davidson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 443 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 437 | Fourth fifth |
| Guildford Park SecondaryElementary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| A H P Matthew ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 403 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 412 | Bottom fifth |
| Bridgeview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 407 · G4 numeracy 393 · G7 literacy 429 · G7 numeracy 423 | Bottom fifth |
| Cape Horn ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 414 · G4 numeracy 444 | Bottom fifth |
| Lena Shaw ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 437 · G7 literacy 412 · G7 numeracy 382 | Bottom fifth |
| Simon Cunningham ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 425 | Bottom fifth |
| Surrey TraditionalElementary | G4 literacy 445 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 396 | Bottom fifth |
| Forsyth Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 434 · G4 numeracy 397 · G7 literacy 373 · G7 numeracy 360 | Bottom fifth |
| Holly ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 425 · G4 numeracy 393 · G7 literacy 438 · G7 numeracy 355 | Bottom fifth |
| Mary Jane Shannon ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 422 · G4 numeracy 386 · G7 literacy 388 · G7 numeracy 436 | Bottom fifth |
| Betty Huff ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 403 · G7 literacy 393 · G7 numeracy 367 | Bottom fifth |
| Continuing Ed SD36 (Invergarry)Alternative or adult | Graduation 25% | Bottom fifth |
| Creekside ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 393 · G4 numeracy 389 · G7 literacy 415 · G7 numeracy 384 | Bottom fifth |
| Ecole Riverdale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 406 · G4 numeracy 414 · G7 literacy 399 · G7 numeracy 397 | Bottom fifth |
| Education Services (Alternate)Alternative or adult | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 24% | Bottom fifth |
| Ellendale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 389 · G4 numeracy 349 · G7 literacy 408 · G7 numeracy 381 | Bottom fifth |
| Hjorth Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 390 · G4 numeracy 395 · G7 literacy 393 · G7 numeracy 368 | Bottom fifth |
| James Ardiel ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 415 · G7 literacy 405 · G7 numeracy 383 | Bottom fifth |
| K B Woodward ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 421 · G4 numeracy 399 · G7 literacy 417 · G7 numeracy 382 | Bottom fifth |
| Kwantlen Park SecondaryElementary | Graduation 75% | Bottom fifth |
| Old Yale Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 415 · G4 numeracy 392 · G7 literacy 401 · G7 numeracy 395 | Bottom fifth |
| SD 36 Alternate North Surrey LCAlternative or adult | Graduation 19% | Bottom fifth |
| Surrey Academy of Innovative LearningAlternative or adult | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 9% | 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 43 schools in and around Birdland are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Birdland
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 Birdland’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 40 and independent 3.
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.
SD 36 Surrey has 37 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 36 SurreyA H P Matthew, Berkshire Park, Betty Huff, Bonaccord, Bridgeview, Continuing Ed SD36 (Invergarry), Creekside, Dogwood … | English public | 37 |
| SD 43 CoquitlamCape Horn, Castle Park, R. C. MacDonald | English public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Birdland
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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 43 schools in and around Birdland
Show all 36 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Birdland
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
38 secondary schools are within 15 km: 29 English public and 9 independent. Honour Secondary School is closest, at 2.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 2.2 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 3.7 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 3.7 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 4.7 km |
| Holy Cross Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5.1 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 5.8 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.1 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 6.2 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 6.3 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 6.7 km |
All 38 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 7 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 7 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 7.4 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 8 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.3 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 8.5 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 8.9 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.1 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 9.1 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 9.2 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 9.3 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 9.6 km |
| Pitt Meadows SecondarySecondary | SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | English public | Middle fifth | 9.7 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.7 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 9.7 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 9.9 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Ecole Salish SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Odyssey K-9 SD 42All grades | SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | English public | – | 12 km |
| Cloverdale Learning CentreSecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| R E Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 35 Langley | English public | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Walnut Grove SecondarySecondary | SD 35 Langley | English public | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Birdland
Beyond the ordinary schools: alternative programs at SD 36 Alternate North Surrey LC and Education Services (Alternate); adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD36 (Invergarry); online learning through Surrey Academy of Innovative Learning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grandview | 16,947 | 49 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 16 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 69 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 86 | 3 | 1 km |
| Ocean Park | 10,845 | 16 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Birdland | 10,745 | 43 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Montecito | 10,734 | 30 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 29 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Quesnel | 10,253 | 13 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Kitimat | 10,019 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| South Surrey | 6,431 | 24 | 0 | 3.8 km |
Set against 76 others, 18 have more schools in reach. Schooling in French is on hand in 23 of the 77.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Birdland
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdland | 43 | 0 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| Port Mann 1.4 km | 69 | 0 | 15 | 1.6 km |
| Guildford 1.6 km | 47 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 km |
| Johnston Heights 2.2 km | 69 | 0 | 11 | 2.3 km |
| Whalley 3.1 km | 63 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Fraser Heights 3.2 km | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4.1 km |
| Bridgeview 4 km | 71 | 0 | 15 | 2 km |
The busiest neighbour is Bridgeview, with 71 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- 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. Counted: Birdland’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Birdland
How many schools are there in Birdland?
4 are inside the town itself and 39 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Birdland?
No, none within 3 km of Birdland; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Birdland?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Birdland?
SD 36 Surrey (37) and SD 43 Coquitlam (3), 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).