Photo: Xicotencatl · CC BY-SA 4.0Kitsilano has 19 of its 47 tested schools in the top fifth in British Columbia
They include Claren Academy, Crofton House and Fraser Academy. Independent schools number 29 of 60, above the 18% in British Columbia. Its 3 km reach takes in 46 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools, all of Kitsilano’s schooling.
What stands out about Kitsilano’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Claren Academy (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Kitsilano’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) | 35 | 504 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 35 | 519 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 35 | 525 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 35 | 518 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 18 | 97% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 518 here, against 454 in British Columbia. 5 measures above the provincial middle, 0 below, out of 5.
Every school’s results (47)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Claren AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 584 · G4 numeracy 599 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Top fifth |
| Crofton HouseElementary | G4 literacy 582 · G4 numeracy 629 · G7 literacy 592 · G7 numeracy 589 · Graduation 100% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Quilchena ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 501 · G7 literacy 480 · G7 numeracy 520 | Second fifth |
| Simon Fraser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 524 · G7 numeracy 486 | 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 |
| Edith Cavell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 529 · G7 numeracy 483 | Second 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 |
| Lord Roberts ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 498 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy 448 · G7 numeracy 451 | Middle fifth |
| False Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 454 | Middle fifth |
| King George SecondaryElementary | Graduation 90% | 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 |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət Crosstown ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 438 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 462 | 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 Kitsilano’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 29, French-language 2 and independent 29.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 60 schools in and around Kitsilano 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 Kitsilano
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.
Schooling in French, 2 schools: Rose-des-vents and Secondaire Jules-Verne, with SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone running the public ones.
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
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, SD 39 Vancouver leads with 29.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 39 VancouverBayview Community, Carnarvon Community, Ecole Jules Quesnel, Edith Cavell, Elsie Roy, Emily Carr, Eric Hamber Secondary, False Creek … | English public | 29 |
| 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 Kitsilano
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 60 schools in and around Kitsilano
Show all 46 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Kitsilano
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 51 high schools: 26 English public and 25 independent. First by distance comes Madrona School, at 0.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 0.6 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 1 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 2.2 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 2.5 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 3 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.1 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.3 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.3 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 3.4 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.5 km |
All 51 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.7 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 3.8 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.3 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.3 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 4.4 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 4.4 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.8 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5.9 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 6 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.4 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 6.5 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 6.5 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.9 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.6 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 7.8 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.9 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 8.3 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.6 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.7 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.2 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 9.4 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.6 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.6 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.6 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.8 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.9 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Rockridge SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | – | 12 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Kitsilano
Besides the elementary and high schools: 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
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 42,135 | 51 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| … | ||||
| West End | 30,785 | 42 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Squamish | 28,578 | 15 | 1 | 2.8 km |
| Marpole | 28,182 | 55 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Grandview-Woodland | 28,119 | 68 | 1 | 0.3 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 |
| … | ||||
| Surrey Centre | 16,482 | 36 | 0 | 2 km |
Among 54 towns its size, 15 have more schools nearby. 27 towns of the 55 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 Kitsilano
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsilano | 60 | 2 | 29 | 0.6 km |
| Greektown 1.7 km | 48 | 0 | 22 | 0.8 km |
| Fairview 1.7 km | 68 | 2 | 27 | 0.5 km |
| Davie Village 2.1 km | 35 | 0 | 19 | 0.7 km |
| Granville Entertainment District 2.4 km | 42 | 0 | 23 | 0.4 km |
| Arbutus Ridge 2.4 km | 61 | 2 | 26 | 1.1 km |
| West End 2.6 km | 42 | 0 | 20 | 1.1 km |
Among the neighbours, Fairview has 68, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- Which schools count. The area is Kitsilano plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Kitsilano
Is there a French-language school in Kitsilano?
Yes, schooling in French is at Rose-des-vents and Secondaire Jules-Verne.
How many schools are there in Kitsilano?
7 are inside the town itself and 53 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Kitsilano?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Kitsilano?
SD 39 Vancouver (29) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (2), 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).