Of Little Saigon’s 73 tested schools, 35 sit above the middle in British Columbia and 18 below
The strongest results are at Corpus Christi School and Dr Annie B Jamieson Elementary. 3 of the 86 teach in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Taken together, Little Saigon and its 3 km edge hold 70 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Little Saigon’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Corpus Christi School (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Little Saigon’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 B: 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) | 58 | 488 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 58 | 494 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 53 | 490 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 53 | 478 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 17 | 87% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 478 here, against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 4 of 5 measures and behind on 1.
Every school’s results (73)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Corpus Christi SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 677 · G4 numeracy 723 · G7 literacy 661 · G7 numeracy 721 | Top fifth |
| Dr Annie B Jamieson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 509 · G4 numeracy 543 · G7 literacy 529 · G7 numeracy 538 | Top fifth |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Our Lady Of SorrowsElementary | G4 literacy 579 · G4 numeracy 568 · G7 literacy 597 · G7 numeracy 561 | Top fifth |
| St Francis XavierElementary | G4 literacy 594 · G4 numeracy 607 · G7 literacy 577 · G7 numeracy 596 | Top fifth |
| St Francis of AssisiElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 570 · G7 literacy 525 · G7 numeracy 554 | Top fifth |
| St Jude'sElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 596 · G7 literacy 581 · G7 numeracy 570 | Top fifth |
| Stratford HallElementary | G4 literacy 568 · G4 numeracy 571 · G7 literacy 543 · G7 numeracy 547 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Vancouver ChristianElementary | G4 literacy 545 · G4 numeracy 571 · G7 literacy 573 · G7 numeracy 587 · Graduation 99% | Top fifth |
| Vancouver Talmud Torah ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 525 · G4 numeracy 541 · G7 literacy 556 · G7 numeracy 518 | Top fifth |
| Westside Montessori AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 546 · G4 numeracy 620 · G7 literacy 580 · G7 numeracy 550 | Top fifth |
| Blessed Sacrament SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 543 · G4 numeracy 569 · G7 literacy 541 · G7 numeracy 503 | Top fifth |
| Chief Maquinna ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 544 · G7 literacy 518 · G7 numeracy 538 | Top fifth |
| L'Ecole Bilingue ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 513 · G4 numeracy 512 · G7 literacy 534 · G7 numeracy 510 | Top fifth |
| St Joseph'sElementary | G4 literacy 558 · G4 numeracy 529 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 521 | Top fifth |
| St Andrew'sElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 541 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 472 | Second fifth |
| Tillicum Community AnnexElementary | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 521 | Second fifth |
| Tyee ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 526 · G4 numeracy 555 · G7 literacy 497 · G7 numeracy 508 | Second fifth |
| David Livingstone ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 510 · G7 literacy 524 · G7 numeracy 493 | Second fifth |
| Florence Nightingale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 485 · G7 literacy 511 · G7 numeracy 506 | Second fifth |
| General Brock ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 539 · G7 numeracy 519 | Second fifth |
| Simon Fraser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 524 · G7 numeracy 486 | Second fifth |
| Waverley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 520 · G7 literacy 506 · G7 numeracy 504 | Second fifth |
| wək̓ʷan̓əs tə syaqʷəm Elementary SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 520 · G4 numeracy 518 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 471 | Second fifth |
| Emily Carr ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 538 · G4 numeracy 562 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 450 | Second fifth |
| Laura Secord ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 496 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 502 | Second fifth |
| Nootka Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 494 · G7 literacy 506 · G7 numeracy 485 | Second fifth |
| Queen Victoria AnnexElementary | G4 literacy 480 · G4 numeracy 497 | 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 |
| St Patrick's ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 483 · G7 literacy 569 · G7 numeracy 483 | Second fifth |
| Edith Cavell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 481 · G4 numeracy 454 · G7 literacy 529 · G7 numeracy 483 | Second fifth |
| Lord Nelson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 503 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 443 | Second fifth |
| Sir Wm Van Horne ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 461 · G7 literacy 481 · G7 numeracy 520 | Second fifth |
| Britannia Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 466 · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data | Middle fifth |
| Dr A R Lord ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 471 · G7 literacy 479 · G7 numeracy 443 | Middle fifth |
| G T Cunningham ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 460 · G4 numeracy 491 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 460 | Middle fifth |
| Lord Beaconsfield ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data | Middle fifth |
| Renfrew Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 480 · G4 numeracy 463 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 463 | Middle fifth |
| Charles Dickens ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 478 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| Elsie Roy ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 437 · G7 numeracy 467 | Middle fifth |
| General Wolfe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 484 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 445 | Middle fifth |
| John Norquay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 478 | Middle fifth |
| Sir Richard McBride ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 499 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 427 | Middle fifth |
| Sir Wilfred Grenfell CommunityElementary | G4 literacy 450 · G4 numeracy 462 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 507 | Middle fifth |
| David Thompson SecondaryElementary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| False Creek ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 479 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 454 | Middle fifth |
| Hastings Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 499 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 444 | Middle fifth |
| Sir Alexander Mackenzie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 452 · G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 477 | Middle fifth |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Vancouver Technical SecondaryElementary | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| Lord Selkirk ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 460 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 449 | Middle fifth |
| Queen Alexandra ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 464 | Middle fifth |
| šxʷwəq̓ʷəθət Crosstown ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 438 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| Tecumseh ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 425 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 490 · G7 numeracy 460 | Fourth fifth |
| Walter Moberly ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 425 | Fourth fifth |
| Grandview ¿uuqinak’uuh ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 434 · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 437 | Fourth fifth |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Gladstone SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | Graduation 85% | Fourth fifth |
| Sir Sandford Fleming ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 438 · G4 numeracy 429 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 410 | Fourth fifth |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Thunderbird šxʷəxʷaʔəs ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 439 · G4 numeracy 401 · G7 literacy 415 · G7 numeracy 440 | Fourth fifth |
| John Henderson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 401 · G7 literacy 458 · G7 numeracy 406 | Bottom fifth |
| Lord Selkirk AnnexElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 420 | Bottom fifth |
| Mount Pleasant ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 428 · G4 numeracy 402 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 430 | Bottom fifth |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | Graduation 71% | Bottom fifth |
| Lord Strathcona Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 381 · G4 numeracy 340 · G7 literacy 357 · G7 numeracy 344 | Bottom fifth |
| Vancouver Learning NetworkAlternative or adult | Graduation 33% | Bottom fifth |
| Vancouver School Board Adult EducationAlternative or adult | Graduation 13% | 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 86 schools in and around Little Saigon are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Little Saigon
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.
SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the French-language ones: Norval-Morrisseau, Rose-des-vents and Secondaire Jules-Verne.
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 Little Saigon’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 61, French-language 3 and independent 22.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, SD 39 Vancouver leads with 61.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 39 VancouverAdmiral Seymour, Britannia Community, Britannia Community Secondary, Charles Dickens Annex, Charles Dickens, Chief Maquinna, David Livingstone, David Thompson Secondary … | English public | 61 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneNorval-Morrisseau, Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne | French public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Little Saigon
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
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.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 86 schools in and around Little Saigon
Show all 70 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Little Saigon
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 59: 31 English public and 28 independent. For the shortest journey, Sir Charles Tupper Secondary: 1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 1 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 1.9 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.3 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 2.5 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 2.7 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.2 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.3 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.3 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.4 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.6 km |
All 59 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 3.7 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 3.8 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.9 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.9 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.2 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.3 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.3 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.5 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.5 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 5.2 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.3 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 5.4 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 5.6 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 5.7 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5.9 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 6.3 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 6.5 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.1 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.4 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.5 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.6 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8.1 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 8.1 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.3 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 8.4 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 8.6 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 9.1 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 10 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 10 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 12 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 13 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Little Saigon
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: online learning through SD 39 DL Elementary and Vancouver Learning Network; adult and continuing education at Vancouver School Board Adult Education. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fraser Heights | 17,688 | 38 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Sechelt | 11,558 | 8 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Williams Lake | 11,462 | 12 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Coldstream | 11,380 | 16 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Norquay Village | 11,287 | 69 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Little Saigon | 11,086 | 86 | 3 | 1 km |
| Ocean Park | 10,845 | 16 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Birdland | 10,745 | 43 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Montecito | 10,734 | 30 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Coal Harbour | 10,407 | 29 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Anniedale | 6,715 | 53 | 0 | 3.7 km |
More schools than any of 77 similar towns. In 22 of the 78, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Little Saigon
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Little Saigon | 86 | 3 | 22 | 1 km |
| Kensington-Cedar Cottage 1.3 km | 102 | 4 | 23 | 1.9 km |
| Riley Park 1.7 km | 101 | 3 | 31 | 0.7 km |
| Mount Pleasant 1.8 km | 91 | 3 | 31 | 0.4 km |
| Grandview-Woodland 2.6 km | 68 | 1 | 21 | 0.3 km |
| South Cambie 2.6 km | 78 | 3 | 28 | 1.1 km |
| Norquay Village 2.7 km | 69 | 2 | 10 | 1.2 km |
The busiest neighbour is Kensington-Cedar Cottage, with 102 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Little Saigon or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of BC’s schools on that measure; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
Questions about schools in Little Saigon
How do I get a place at a school in Little Saigon?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Little Saigon?
SD 39 Vancouver (61) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Little Saigon?
The town holds 3 of them; 83 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Little Saigon?
Yes: Norval-Morrisseau, Rose-des-vents and Secondaire Jules-Verne, the French-language schools here.
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).