Photo: Thedemonhog · CC BY-SA 3.0Most of the schools around Arbutus Ridge score above the middle in British Columbia: 37 of 51
The strongest include Crofton House, Dr Annie B Jamieson Elementary and Fraser Academy. Independent schools number 26 of 61, above the 18% in British Columbia. Its 3 km reach takes in 49 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools, all of Arbutus Ridge’s schooling.
What stands out about Arbutus Ridge’s schools
The strongest results
Crofton House (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Arbutus Ridge’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 A: 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) | 37 | 504 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 37 | 526 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 38 | 523 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 38 | 519 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 20 | 97% | 91% |
On Grade 7 numeracy the area runs ahead, 519 against 454 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 5 above the middle, 0 below.
Every school’s results (51)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Crofton HouseElementary | G4 literacy 582 · G4 numeracy 629 · G7 literacy 592 · G7 numeracy 589 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Dr Annie B Jamieson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 509 · G4 numeracy 543 · G7 literacy 529 · G7 numeracy 538 | Top fifth |
| Fraser AcademyElementary | G4 literacy no data · G4 numeracy no data · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Immaculate Conception SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 602 · G4 numeracy 639 · G7 literacy 577 · G7 numeracy 532 | Top fifth |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Little Flower AcademyElementary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady of Perpetual HelpElementary | G4 literacy 538 · G4 numeracy 560 · G7 literacy 525 · G7 numeracy 556 | Top fifth |
| Shaughnessy ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 518 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 552 | Top fifth |
| St. George's SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 593 · G4 numeracy 613 · G7 literacy 611 · G7 numeracy 618 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| St. John's SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 572 · G4 numeracy 623 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 537 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Vancouver CollegeElementary | G4 literacy 570 · G4 numeracy 613 · G7 literacy 586 · G7 numeracy 588 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Vancouver Talmud Torah ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 525 · G4 numeracy 541 · G7 literacy 556 · G7 numeracy 518 | Top fifth |
| West Point Grey AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 596 · G4 numeracy 624 · G7 literacy 632 · G7 numeracy 637 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| York House SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 553 · G4 numeracy 548 · G7 literacy 568 · G7 numeracy 569 · Graduation 99% | Top fifth |
| Bayview Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 520 · G4 numeracy 535 · G7 literacy 554 · G7 numeracy 487 | Top fifth |
| Blessed Sacrament SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 543 · G4 numeracy 569 · G7 literacy 541 · G7 numeracy 503 | Top fifth |
| Ecole Jules Quesnel ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 516 · G4 numeracy 519 · G7 literacy 537 · G7 numeracy 501 | Top fifth |
| L'Ecole Bilingue ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 513 · G4 numeracy 512 · G7 literacy 534 · G7 numeracy 510 | Top fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 503 · G4 numeracy 552 · G7 literacy 494 · G7 numeracy 544 | Top fifth |
| St Augustine'sElementary | G4 literacy 568 · G4 numeracy 579 · G7 literacy 556 · G7 numeracy 494 | Top fifth |
| Kerrisdale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 490 · G7 literacy 553 · G7 numeracy 569 | Second fifth |
| Lord Kitchener ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 459 · G4 numeracy 526 · G7 literacy 521 · G7 numeracy 582 | Second fifth |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 501 · G7 numeracy 523 | Second fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 527 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 513 | Second fifth |
| Maple Grove ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 497 · G4 numeracy 509 · G7 literacy 483 · G7 numeracy 524 | Second fifth |
| Quilchena ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 501 · G7 literacy 480 · G7 numeracy 520 | Second fifth |
| Sir William Osler ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 513 | Second fifth |
| SelfDesign Learning Community (DL)Alternative or adult | G4 literacy 596 · G4 numeracy 599 · G7 literacy 537 · G7 numeracy 558 · Graduation 73% | Second fifth |
| Carnarvon Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 482 · G7 numeracy 531 | Second fifth |
| Emily Carr ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 538 · G4 numeracy 562 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 450 | Second fifth |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Prince Of Wales SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Queen Mary ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 501 · G7 numeracy 544 | Second fifth |
| Rose-des-ventsElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 493 | Second fifth |
| Secondaire Jules-VerneElementary | G7 literacy 489 · G7 numeracy 470 · Graduation 100% | Second fifth |
| Dr R E McKechnie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 506 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 494 | Second fifth |
| Edith Cavell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 529 · G7 numeracy 483 | Second fifth |
| Southlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 517 · G4 numeracy 542 · G7 literacy 438 · G7 numeracy 435 | Middle fifth |
| Trafalgar ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 510 | Middle fifth |
| Elsie Roy ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 437 · G7 numeracy 467 | Middle fifth |
| General Gordon ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 462 · G4 numeracy 514 · G7 literacy 438 · G7 numeracy 445 | Middle fifth |
| False Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 454 | Middle fifth |
| Kitsilano SecondaryElementary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Lord Tennyson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 430 | Middle fifth |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Sir Winston Churchill SecondaryElementary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| St Regis Secondary SchoolElementary | Graduation 88% | Fourth fifth |
| Henry Hudson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 399 · G7 numeracy 418 | Fourth fifth |
| Vancouver Alternate SchoolAlternative or adult | Graduation 35% | 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.
Who runs Arbutus Ridge’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 33, French-language 2 and independent 26.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 61 schools in and around Arbutus Ridge 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 Arbutus Ridge
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.
2 of them teach in French: Rose-des-vents and Secondaire Jules-Verne; the public ones belong to 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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
The biggest of the 2 is SD 39 Vancouver: 33 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 39 VancouverBayview Community, Carnarvon Community, Dr Annie B Jamieson, Dr R E McKechnie, Ecole Jules Quesnel, Edith Cavell, Elsie Roy, Emily Carr … | English public | 33 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneRose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Arbutus Ridge
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 61 schools in and around Arbutus Ridge
Show all 49 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Arbutus Ridge
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
53 secondary schools are within 15 km: 27 English public and 26 independent. The nearest is Point Grey Secondary, 1.1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 1.1 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 1.9 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 2 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 2.1 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 2.6 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.7 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 2.8 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.1 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.4 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 3.7 km |
All 53 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 4.6 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.6 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.9 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.9 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.2 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.2 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.4 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.5 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.6 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 5.8 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 6.4 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 7.1 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 7.2 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.5 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 7.5 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.1 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.1 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.7 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.8 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.1 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 9.1 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.7 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.8 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Robert A. McMath SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Rockridge SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | – | 13 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Burnaby North 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 Arbutus Ridge
The area also has alternative programs at Vancouver Alternate School; online learning through SelfDesign Learning Community (DL). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 101 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Comox | 15,884 | 13 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Lougheed | 15,442 | 41 | 0 | 0.8 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 |
| … | ||||
| Rosewood Park | 9,004 | 31 | 0 | 2.6 km |
Of the 73 others, 10 count more schools. 23 towns of the 74 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 Arbutus Ridge
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbutus Ridge | 61 | 2 | 26 | 1.1 km |
| Dunbar-Southlands 1.6 km | 50 | 0 | 22 | 1.7 km |
| Shaughnessy 1.9 km | 79 | 3 | 31 | 0.9 km |
| Kerrisdale 2 km | 47 | 3 | 16 | 0.4 km |
| Greektown 2.4 km | 48 | 0 | 22 | 0.8 km |
| Kitsilano 2.4 km | 60 | 2 | 29 | 0.6 km |
| Fairview 3 km | 68 | 2 | 27 | 0.5 km |
The busiest neighbour is Shaughnessy, with 79 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Arbutus Ridge and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Arbutus Ridge
How many schools are there in Arbutus Ridge?
The town holds 3 of them; 58 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Arbutus Ridge?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Rose-des-vents and Secondaire Jules-Verne.
Which boards run the schools in Arbutus Ridge?
SD 39 Vancouver (33) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Arbutus Ridge?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets 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).