Photo: Northwest · CC BY-SA 4.0Guildford’s schools mostly sit under the middle in British Columbia, 27 of the 43 with results
Top of the area on results: Holy Cross Regional High School and Iqra School. The 3 km around Guildford counts 39 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Guildford’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Holy Cross Regional High School (secondary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Guildford’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) | 32 | 444 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 32 | 439 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 32 | 446 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 32 | 427 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 13 | 84% | 91% |
On first-time graduation the area trails, 84% against 91% in British Columbia. Above the middle on 0, below on 5: that is the 5 measures.
Every school’s results (43)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Holy Cross Regional High SchoolSecondary | Graduation 99% | Top fifth |
| Iqra SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 521 · G4 numeracy 549 · G7 literacy 616 · G7 numeracy 624 | Top fifth |
| Surrey Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 527 · G4 numeracy 549 · G7 literacy 526 · G7 numeracy 514 · Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Pacific AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 530 · G4 numeracy 550 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 491 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of Good CounselElementary | G4 literacy 558 · G4 numeracy 504 · G7 literacy 551 · G7 numeracy 536 | Top fifth |
| St Matthew's ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 546 · G4 numeracy 549 · G7 literacy 555 · G7 numeracy 489 | Top fifth |
| Fraser Wood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 517 · G7 literacy 510 · G7 numeracy 514 | Second fifth |
| Dogwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 465 | Second fifth |
| Frost Road ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 509 · G7 literacy 470 · G7 numeracy 501 | Second 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 |
| Gobind Sarvar SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 442 · G4 numeracy 446 · G7 literacy 499 · G7 numeracy 496 · Graduation masked | 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 |
| Bothwell Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 476 · G4 numeracy 483 · G7 literacy 413 · G7 numeracy 399 | Fourth fifth |
| Guildford Park SecondaryElementary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| Serpentine Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 437 · G4 numeracy 437 · G7 literacy 438 · G7 numeracy 410 | Fourth fifth |
| A H P Matthew ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 403 · G7 literacy 434 · G7 numeracy 412 | 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 |
| Woodland Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 405 · G4 numeracy 380 · G7 literacy 439 · G7 numeracy 411 | 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 |
| 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 47 schools in and around Guildford are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Guildford
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in British Columbia.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in British Columbia.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Guildford’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 39 and independent 8.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Guildford
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 47 schools in and around Guildford
Show all 39 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Guildford
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 36: 27 English public and 9 independent. First by distance comes Honour Secondary School, at 3.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Honour Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.2 km |
| SAIL SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 3.5 km |
| SD 36 Education Services (Type 1)Secondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | – | 3.5 km |
| Holy Cross Regional High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.6 km |
| Khalsa Secondary School (Surrey)Secondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 5.9 km |
| Sikh AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.2 km |
| L.A. Matheson SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.6 km |
| Guru Angad Dev SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 6.6 km |
| Ecole Riverside SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 7.1 km |
| Centennial SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 7.6 km |
All 36 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 8 km |
| Delview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 8.1 km |
| École Dr. Charles Best SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 8.2 km |
| Pitt Meadows SecondarySecondary | SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | English public | Middle fifth | 8.7 km |
| Ecole Salish SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Second fifth | 8.9 km |
| North Delta SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.9 km |
| Hope Lutheran Christian SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9 km |
| Tamanawis SecondarySecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.5 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 9.6 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.7 km |
| Burnsview SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Gleneagle SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Port Moody SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 10 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
| Seaquam SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Cloverdale Learning CentreSecondary | SD 36 Surrey | English public | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Odyssey K-9 SD 42All grades | SD 42 Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | English public | – | 11 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| R E Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 35 Langley | English public | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Walnut Grove SecondarySecondary | SD 35 Langley | English public | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Heritage Woods SecondarySecondary | SD 43 Coquitlam | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Guildford
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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew-Collingwood | 23,392 | 90 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Parksville | 15,371 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Whistler | 15,090 | 5 | 1 | 4.5 km |
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 61 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Powell River | 14,947 | 12 | 2 | 1 km |
| Guildford | 14,663 | 47 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 47 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Oakridge | 14,071 | 67 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Strathcona | 13,783 | 66 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Terrace | 13,648 | 16 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area F, Nanaimo | 8,810 | 11 | 0 | 6.2 km |
Set against 74 others, 17 have more schools in reach. 23 of 75 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Guildford
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guildford | 47 | 0 | 8 | 3.2 km |
| Johnston Heights 1.3 km | 69 | 0 | 11 | 2.3 km |
| Birdland 1.6 km | 43 | 0 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| Fraser Heights 2.2 km | 38 | 0 | 7 | 4.1 km |
| Port Mann 3 km | 69 | 0 | 15 | 1.6 km |
| Fleetwood 3.9 km | 73 | 0 | 12 | 1.5 km |
| Whalley 4 km | 63 | 0 | 11 | 0.8 km |
Top among the neighbours: Fleetwood, 73 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Guildford or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
Questions about schools in Guildford
How many schools are there in Guildford?
The town holds 3 of them; 44 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Guildford?
There is none in or near Guildford (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How do I get a place at a school in Guildford?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).