Photo: Canmenwalker · CC BY 4.0Oakridge’s schools mostly beat the middle in British Columbia, 32 of the 55 with results
Crofton House, Dr Annie B Jamieson Elementary and King David High School are among them. They come under 3 school boards. In or within 3 km of Oakridge: 55 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Oakridge’s schools
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Crofton House (elementary), in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
How Oakridge’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) | 41 | 495 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 41 | 501 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 39 | 500 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 39 | 500 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 17 | 91% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 500 here, against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 4 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (55)
| 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 |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| Little Flower AcademyElementary | Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Shaughnessy ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 504 · G4 numeracy 518 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 552 | Top fifth |
| St Anthony of PaduaElementary | G4 literacy 581 · G4 numeracy 587 · G7 literacy 620 · G7 numeracy 610 | Top fifth |
| Vancouver CollegeElementary | G4 literacy 570 · G4 numeracy 613 · G7 literacy 586 · G7 numeracy 588 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Vancouver Montessori SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 562 · G4 numeracy 592 · G7 literacy 633 · G7 numeracy 567 | Top fifth |
| Vancouver Talmud Torah ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 525 · G4 numeracy 541 · G7 literacy 556 · G7 numeracy 518 | Top fifth |
| York House SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 553 · G4 numeracy 548 · G7 literacy 568 · G7 numeracy 569 · Graduation 99% | Top fifth |
| des ColibrisElementary | G4 literacy 580 · G4 numeracy 616 | Top fifth |
| Blessed Sacrament SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 543 · G4 numeracy 569 · G7 literacy 541 · G7 numeracy 503 | Top fifth |
| J.W. Sexsmith Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 549 · G7 literacy 511 · G7 numeracy 505 | Top fifth |
| L'Ecole Bilingue ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 513 · G4 numeracy 512 · G7 literacy 534 · G7 numeracy 510 | Top fifth |
| Kerrisdale ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 490 · G4 numeracy 490 · G7 literacy 553 · G7 numeracy 569 | Second fifth |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 500 · G4 numeracy 527 · G7 literacy 485 · G7 numeracy 513 | Second fifth |
| St Andrew'sElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 541 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 472 | Second fifth |
| David Livingstone ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 510 · G7 literacy 524 · G7 numeracy 493 | Second fifth |
| General Brock ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 539 · G7 numeracy 519 | 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 |
| Robert J Tait ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 511 · G4 numeracy 568 · G7 literacy 477 · G7 numeracy 500 | Second fifth |
| Simon Fraser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 524 · G7 numeracy 486 | Second fifth |
| Sir William Osler ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 513 | Second fifth |
| Emily Carr ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 538 · G4 numeracy 562 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 450 | Second fifth |
| Prince Of Wales SecondaryElementary | Graduation 93% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Sir Wm Van Horne ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 461 · G7 literacy 481 · G7 numeracy 520 | Second fifth |
| Trafalgar ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 461 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 500 · G7 numeracy 510 | Middle fifth |
| Charles Dickens ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 463 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 478 · G7 numeracy 462 | Middle fifth |
| General Wolfe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 484 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 445 | Middle fifth |
| Sir James Douglas ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 471 · G4 numeracy 455 · G7 literacy 521 · G7 numeracy 469 | Middle fifth |
| Sir Richard McBride ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 499 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 427 | Middle fifth |
| David Thompson SecondaryElementary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 461 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 451 | Middle fifth |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | Graduation 91% | Middle fifth |
| Sir Alexander Mackenzie ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 452 · G7 literacy 453 · G7 numeracy 477 | Middle fifth |
| Sir Winston Churchill SecondaryElementary | Graduation 92% | 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 |
| David Lloyd George ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 428 · G7 numeracy 345 | Fourth fifth |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | 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 |
| St Regis Secondary SchoolElementary | Graduation 88% | 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 |
| 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.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 39 VancouverCharles Dickens Annex, Charles Dickens, David Livingstone, David Lloyd George, David Thompson Secondary, Dr Annie B Jamieson, Dr R E McKechnie, Edith Cavell … | English public | 45 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneRose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne, des Colibris | French public | 3 |
| SD 38 RichmondRobert J Tait | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 67 schools in and around Oakridge 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 Oakridge
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.
In French: Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne and des Colibris. The public ones of the 3 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 Oakridge’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 46, French-language 3 and independent 18.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Oakridge
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
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
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 67 schools in and around Oakridge
Show all 55 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Oakridge
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 56 high schools: 29 English public and 27 independent. The nearest is King David High School, 0.6 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 0.6 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 0.7 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 1.9 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 2 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.3 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 2.4 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.2 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 4.1 km |
All 56 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 4.3 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 4.4 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 4.9 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.4 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.8 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.8 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.8 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.9 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 6 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.1 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.4 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.4 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 6.5 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.6 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.1 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.3 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 7.8 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.8 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.9 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 8.6 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 8.8 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8.9 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.4 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 9.7 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.8 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 9.9 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Robert A. McMath SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 13 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 13 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 14 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Oakridge
Also within reach: 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
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood | 22,170 | 57 | 1 | 1.1 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 |
| Dawson Creek | 13,635 | 9 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Cloverdale | 13,615 | 24 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area G, Nanaimo | 8,412 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
3 out of 76 comparable towns have more schools. A school in French is nearby in 23 towns of 77.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Oakridge
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakridge | 67 | 3 | 18 | 0.7 km |
| Marpole 1.8 km | 55 | 3 | 16 | 1.1 km |
| Shaughnessy 2.1 km | 79 | 3 | 31 | 0.9 km |
| Sunset 2.4 km | 78 | 4 | 21 | 1 km |
| South Cambie 2.4 km | 78 | 3 | 28 | 1.1 km |
| Kerrisdale 2.4 km | 47 | 3 | 16 | 0.4 km |
| Riley Park 2.6 km | 101 | 3 | 31 | 0.7 km |
Riley Park has the most schools nearby, 101.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Oakridge plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- 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.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
Questions about schools in Oakridge
Is there a French-language school in Oakridge?
Yes: Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne and des Colibris, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Oakridge?
Inside the town there are 7; another 60 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Oakridge?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Oakridge?
By number of schools: SD 39 Vancouver (45), SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (3) and SD 38 Richmond (1).
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).