Photo: Larry LaRose · CC BY-SA 3.020 of Colebrook’s 29 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in British Columbia
Top of the area on results: Khalsa School Newton and St Bernadette. 3 boards run its schools. In or within 3 km of Colebrook: 27 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Colebrook’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Khalsa School Newton (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Colebrook’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 C: 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) | 23 | 444 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 23 | 423 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 23 | 442 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 23 | 424 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 7 | 89% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area trails, 423 against 472 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 0 sit above the province’s middle and 4 below.
Every school’s results (29)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Khalsa School NewtonElementary | G4 literacy 668 · G4 numeracy 683 · G7 literacy 603 · G7 numeracy 679 | Top fifth |
| St BernadetteElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 566 · G7 literacy 537 · G7 numeracy 545 | Top fifth |
| McLeod Road TraditionalElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 500 · G7 literacy 569 · G7 numeracy 487 | Second fifth |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Cougar Canyon ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 475 · G4 numeracy 508 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 464 | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Panorama Ridge SecondaryElementary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Sullivan Heights SecondaryElementary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Goldstone Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 448 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 476 | Middle fifth |
| Sunshine Hills ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 476 · G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 456 | Middle fifth |
| Boundary Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 455 · G7 literacy 446 · G7 numeracy 476 | Fourth fifth |
| Colebrook ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 459 · G7 literacy 443 · G7 numeracy 428 | Fourth fifth |
| Gabrielle-RoyElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 390 · G7 numeracy 409 · Graduation 92% | Fourth fifth |
| Cougar Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 371 · G4 numeracy 352 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 478 | Fourth fifth |
| Pinewood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 438 · G4 numeracy 415 · G7 literacy 442 · G7 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Heath ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 417 · G7 numeracy 387 | Fourth fifth |
| Hyland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 425 · G4 numeracy 399 · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 434 | Fourth fifth |
| North Ridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 415 · G4 numeracy 369 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 422 | Fourth fifth |
| Beaver Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 423 · G7 literacy 435 · G7 numeracy 392 | Bottom fifth |
| Cambridge ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 403 · G4 numeracy 368 · G7 literacy 451 · G7 numeracy 424 | Bottom fifth |
| J T Brown ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 402 · G4 numeracy 402 · G7 literacy 427 · G7 numeracy 416 | Bottom fifth |
| Martha Jane Norris ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 434 · G4 numeracy 417 · G7 literacy 433 · G7 numeracy 405 | Bottom fifth |
| Panorama Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 425 · G7 literacy 406 · G7 numeracy 372 | Bottom fifth |
| W E Kinvig ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 407 · G4 numeracy 361 · G7 literacy 427 · G7 numeracy 413 | Bottom fifth |
| Woodward Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 417 · G4 numeracy 418 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 420 | Bottom fifth |
| Georges Vanier ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 415 · G4 numeracy 394 · G7 literacy 412 · G7 numeracy 386 | Bottom fifth |
| Henry Bose ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 365 · G4 numeracy 359 · G7 literacy 398 · G7 numeracy 374 | Bottom fifth |
| Princess Margaret SecondaryElementary | Graduation 76% | Bottom fifth |
| iLearn Secondary School SocietyAlternative or adult | Graduation 33% | 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
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 36 SurreyBeaver Creek, Boundary Park, Cambridge, Colebrook, Cougar Creek, Ecole Panorama Ridge Secondary, Georges Vanier, Goldstone Park … | English public | 20 |
| SD 37 DeltaCougar Canyon, Delta Access, Heath, Pinewood, Seaquam Secondary, Sunshine Hills | English public | 6 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneGabrielle-Roy | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 31 schools in and around Colebrook are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Colebrook
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.
In French: Gabrielle-Roy. The public ones of the 1 come under SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone.
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 Colebrook’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: English public 26, French-language 1 and independent 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Colebrook
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 31 schools in and around Colebrook
Show all 27 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Colebrook
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
25 secondary schools are within 15 km: 16 English public and 9 independent. 1.9 km away, Tamanawis Secondary is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 3 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 4.5 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 4.7 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.6 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 5.8 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5.8 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 7.2 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 7.7 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 7.8 km |
All 25 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 7.8 km |
| Holy Cross Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.7 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 9.8 km |
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.9 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 10 km |
| Cloverdale Learning CentreSecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 10 km |
| St John Paul II AcademySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Ecole Salish SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 13 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Colebrook
Also within reach: online learning through iLearn Secondary School Society and Delta Access. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan | 5,745 | 16 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Cowichan Bay | 3,713 | 16 | 1 | 2.6 km |
| Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap | 3,672 | 6 | 1 | 4.6 km |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako | 3,643 | 9 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Pemberton | 3,620 | 3 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Colebrook | 3,617 | 31 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| Electoral Area D (Rural Grand Forks), Kootenay Boundary | 3,570 | 4 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Electoral Area L (Grasslands), Thompson-Nicola | 3,543 | 6 | 0 | 25 km |
| Bridgeview | 3,511 | 71 | 0 | 2 km |
| Electoral Area F, Columbia-Shuswap | 3,475 | 2 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
In 7 of the 94 others the count is higher. 20 towns of the 95 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 Colebrook
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colebrook | 31 | 1 | 4 | 1.9 km |
| Panorama Ridge 2.1 km | 46 | 1 | 7 | 0.5 km |
| Strawberry Hill 3.4 km | 76 | 1 | 8 | 1.7 km |
| Sullivan 4.8 km | 51 | 1 | 10 | 2.3 km |
| Newton 5 km | 94 | 1 | 12 | 0.5 km |
| Crescent Heights 6.5 km | 16 | 0 | 3 | 5.4 km |
| Anderson Walk 6.9 km | 43 | 0 | 11 | 4.6 km |
The busiest neighbour is Newton, with 94 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Colebrook’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
Questions about schools in Colebrook
How do I get a place at a school in Colebrook?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Colebrook?
By number of schools: SD 36 Surrey (20), SD 37 Delta (6) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1).
Is there a French-language school in Colebrook?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Gabrielle-Roy.
How many schools are there in Colebrook?
2 are inside the town itself and 29 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).