41 of Brownsville’s 55 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Best placed: John Knox Christian - Secondary Campus and Khalsa School Old Yale Road. No single board runs them all: there are 3. Within 3 km of Brownsville are 45 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 9 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Brownsville’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at John Knox Christian - Secondary Campus (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Brownsville’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) | 40 | 426 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 40 | 423 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 40 | 433 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 40 | 412 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 14 | 80% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 80% here, against 91% in British Columbia. On 0 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 5 it trails.
Every school’s results (55)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| John Knox Christian - Secondary CampusElementary | G7 literacy 615 · G7 numeracy 674 · Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| Khalsa School Old Yale RoadElementary | G4 literacy 552 · G4 numeracy 604 · G7 literacy 596 · G7 numeracy 603 | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of Good CounselElementary | G4 literacy 558 · G4 numeracy 504 · G7 literacy 551 · G7 numeracy 536 | Top fifth |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | G4 literacy 576 · G4 numeracy 607 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 480 | Top fifth |
| Ecole Qayqayt ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 524 | Second fifth |
| Immaculate Conception SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 493 · G7 literacy 542 · G7 numeracy 501 | Second fifth |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 501 · G7 literacy 506 · G7 numeracy 540 | Second fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 472 | Middle fifth |
| Annieville ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 490 · G7 literacy 452 · G7 numeracy 445 | Middle fifth |
| Brookside ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 469 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 442 | Middle fifth |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Fraser River MiddleElementary | G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 446 | Fourth fifth |
| Jarvis Traditional ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 428 · G4 numeracy 429 · G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 489 | Fourth fifth |
| Brooke ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 467 · G7 literacy 423 · G7 numeracy 440 | Fourth fifth |
| Devon Gardens ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 433 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 439 | Fourth fifth |
| Prince Charles ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 443 · G4 numeracy 435 · G7 literacy 458 · G7 numeracy 408 | Fourth fifth |
| Richardson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 411 | Fourth fifth |
| Chalmers ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 392 · G4 numeracy 429 · G7 literacy 445 · G7 numeracy 453 | Fourth fifth |
| Hellings ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 445 · G4 numeracy 441 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 424 | Fourth fifth |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Kennedy Trail ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 412 · G7 literacy 471 · G7 numeracy 411 | 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 |
| Gibson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 427 · G7 literacy 413 · G7 numeracy 372 | Bottom fifth |
| Lena Shaw ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 437 · G7 literacy 412 · G7 numeracy 382 | Bottom fifth |
| Royal Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 402 · G4 numeracy 384 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 420 | Bottom fifth |
| Simon Cunningham ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 425 | Bottom fifth |
| Cedar Hills ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 413 · G4 numeracy 413 · G7 literacy 398 · G7 numeracy 416 | Bottom fifth |
| Cindrich ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 412 · G4 numeracy 424 · G7 literacy 439 · G7 numeracy 396 | Bottom fifth |
| Gray ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 433 · G7 literacy 417 · G7 numeracy 403 | Bottom fifth |
| Newton ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 399 · G7 literacy 421 · G7 numeracy 412 | Bottom fifth |
| Senator Reid ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 406 · G4 numeracy 422 · G7 literacy 415 · G7 numeracy 435 | Bottom fifth |
| Strawberry Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 417 · G4 numeracy 383 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 396 | Bottom fifth |
| Bear Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 413 · G4 numeracy 420 · G7 literacy 403 · G7 numeracy 384 | 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 |
| David Brankin ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 419 · G7 literacy 414 · G7 numeracy 393 | Bottom fifth |
| Dr F D Sinclair ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 414 · G4 numeracy 381 · G7 literacy 413 · G7 numeracy 383 | Bottom fifth |
| Education Services (Alternate)Alternative or adult | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 24% | Bottom fifth |
| Green Timbers ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 359 · G4 numeracy 355 · G7 literacy 405 · G7 numeracy 386 | Bottom fifth |
| K B Woodward ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 421 · G4 numeracy 399 · G7 literacy 417 · G7 numeracy 382 | Bottom fifth |
| Kirkbride ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 379 · G4 numeracy 416 · G7 literacy 403 · G7 numeracy 349 | Bottom fifth |
| Kwantlen Park SecondaryElementary | Graduation 75% | Bottom fifth |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | Graduation 79% | Bottom fifth |
| McCloskey ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 395 · G4 numeracy 366 · G7 literacy 379 · G7 numeracy 351 | Bottom fifth |
| Old Yale Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 415 · G4 numeracy 392 · G7 literacy 401 · G7 numeracy 395 | Bottom fifth |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | Graduation 74% | 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 |
| Westerman ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 396 · G4 numeracy 406 · G7 literacy 403 · G7 numeracy 383 | 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.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 36 SurreyA H P Matthew, Bear Creek, Betty Huff, Bridgeview, Brookside, Cedar Hills, Cindrich, Continuing Ed SD36 (Invergarry) … | English public | 33 |
| SD 37 DeltaAnnieville, Brooke, Burnsview Secondary, Chalmers, Delta Continuing Education, Delview Secondary, Devon Gardens, Gibson … | English public | 16 |
| SD 40 New WestminsterEcole Qayqayt, Fraser River Middle, New Westminster Online Schools, Power Alternate, Queen Elizabeth, Queensborough, Royal City Alternate Program | English public | 7 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 67 schools in and around Brownsville 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 Brownsville
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.
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 Brownsville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 56 and independent 11.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Brownsville
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 67 schools in and around Brownsville
Show all 45 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Brownsville
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 40 high schools: 29 English public and 11 independent. 0.2 km away, L.A. Matheson Secondary is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 0.2 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 2.2 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 2.3 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.8 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.6 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 |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 3.7 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 3.9 km |
All 40 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 4.2 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 4.3 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 4.4 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 5.5 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.7 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.8 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.1 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.2 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.9 km |
| Holy Cross Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.9 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 8.2 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 8.8 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 9.1 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 9.2 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Ecole Salish SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Cloverdale Learning CentreSecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 13 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Brownsville
The area also has online learning through Home Quest, Surrey Academy of Innovative Learning and New Westminster Online Schools; adult and continuing education at Delta Continuing Education and Continuing Ed SD36 (Invergarry); alternative programs at SD 36 Alternate North Surrey LC, Education Services (Alternate), Power Alternate Secondary School and Royal City Alternate Program. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset | 37,186 | 78 | 4 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Kitsilano | 27,320 | 60 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| White Rock | 25,057 | 24 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 15 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 101 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Brownsville | 23,515 | 67 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Renfrew-Collingwood | 23,392 | 90 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Colwood | 22,794 | 27 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Cranbrook | 22,703 | 12 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Brentwood | 22,170 | 57 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 47 | 3 | 0.4 km |
Among 55 towns its size, 9 have more schools nearby. 27 of the 56 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 Brownsville
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brownsville | 67 | 0 | 11 | 0.2 km |
| Whalley 2.8 km | 63 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 km |
| Strawberry Hill 4.2 km | 76 | 1 | 8 | 1.7 km |
| Bridgeview 4.2 km | 71 | 0 | 15 | 2 km |
| Newton 4.3 km | 94 | 1 | 12 | 0.5 km |
| New Westminster 4.6 km | 88 | 0 | 17 | 0.4 km |
| Port Mann 5 km | 69 | 0 | 15 | 1.6 km |
Newton leads the neighbours with 94 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of BC’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. BC masks small groups and counts resident students only, so no school is ranked to the place.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Brownsville 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.
Questions about schools in Brownsville
How do I get a place at a school in Brownsville?
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 Brownsville?
By number of schools: SD 36 Surrey (33), SD 37 Delta (16) and SD 40 New Westminster (7).
How many schools are there in Brownsville?
6 are inside the town itself and 61 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Brownsville?
Not near Brownsville: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).