Photo: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0Results around South Cambie lean high: 35 of 63 schools in the top two fifths in British Columbia
Among them: Claren Academy, Dr Annie B Jamieson Elementary and Fraser Academy. 3 of the 78 teach in French, against 2% of schools in British Columbia. Counting a 3 km margin, South Cambie has 58 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools, 3 schools for every grade and 4 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about South Cambie’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 South Cambie’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) | 45 | 494 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 45 | 497 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 44 | 490 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 44 | 494 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 20 | 92% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 494 here, against 454 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 4 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (63)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Claren AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 584 · G4 numeracy 599 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | 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 |
| 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 Francis XavierElementary | G4 literacy 594 · G4 numeracy 607 · G7 literacy 577 · G7 numeracy 596 | 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 |
| 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 |
| St Augustine'sElementary | G4 literacy 568 · G4 numeracy 579 · G7 literacy 556 · G7 numeracy 494 | Top 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 |
| St Andrew'sElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 541 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 472 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Sir Richard McBride ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 499 · G4 numeracy 497 · G7 literacy 467 · G7 numeracy 427 | 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 |
| 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 |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | Graduation 90% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Henry Hudson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 399 · G7 numeracy 418 | Fourth fifth |
| John Henderson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 401 · G7 literacy 458 · G7 numeracy 406 | Bottom fifth |
| Mount Pleasant ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 428 · G4 numeracy 402 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 430 | Bottom fifth |
| Vancouver Alternate SchoolAlternative or adult | Graduation 35% | 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 78 schools in and around South Cambie 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 South Cambie
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.
The French-language schools are Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne and des Colibris, run by 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 South Cambie’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 47, French-language 3 and independent 28.
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.
The biggest of the 2 is SD 39 Vancouver: 47 schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 39 VancouverCharles Dickens Annex, Charles Dickens, David Livingstone, David Lloyd George, Dr Annie B Jamieson, Dr R E McKechnie, Edith Cavell, Elsie Roy … | English public | 47 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneRose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne, des Colibris | French public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in South Cambie
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 78 schools in and around South Cambie
Show all 58 elementary schools
High schools within reach of South Cambie
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 59 high schools: 32 English public and 27 independent. The nearest is Eric Hamber Secondary, 1.1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 1.1 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 1.7 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1.7 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 1.8 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 1.8 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 1.8 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 2.6 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 2.9 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 2.9 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.1 km |
All 59 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 3.3 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.4 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.6 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 3.8 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 3.9 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 4 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 4.1 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.1 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 4.4 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 5 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.3 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 5.5 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.8 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.9 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.1 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.9 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.1 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 7.3 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.3 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.4 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.7 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.7 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 8.2 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 8.2 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8.9 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 9.1 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.3 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 9.3 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.4 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.8 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 13 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Robert A. McMath SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 14 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 15 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 15 km |
| Rockridge SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around South Cambie
The area also has alternative programs at Vancouver Alternate School; 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
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lougheed | 15,442 | 41 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Kitimat | 10,019 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Blind Bay | 9,984 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Ladysmith | 9,926 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Shawnigan | 9,903 | 10 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| South Cambie | 9,846 | 78 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Electoral Area C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Comox Valley | 9,803 | 15 | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Qualicum Beach | 9,640 | 6 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Castlegar | 9,465 | 4 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Revelstoke | 9,464 | 6 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Creston | 5,976 | 6 | 0 | 0.6 km |
2 out of 75 comparable towns have more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 22 of the 76.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around South Cambie
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Cambie | 78 | 3 | 28 | 1.1 km |
| Riley Park 1 km | 101 | 3 | 31 | 0.7 km |
| Shaughnessy 1.4 km | 79 | 3 | 31 | 0.9 km |
| Fairview 2 km | 68 | 2 | 27 | 0.5 km |
| Mount Pleasant 2.2 km | 91 | 3 | 31 | 0.4 km |
| Oakridge 2.4 km | 67 | 3 | 18 | 0.7 km |
| Little Saigon 2.6 km | 86 | 3 | 22 | 1 km |
The busiest neighbour is Riley Park, with 101 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. The area is South Cambie plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in South Cambie
Is there a French-language school in South Cambie?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne and des Colibris.
How many schools are there in South Cambie?
Inside the town there are 6; another 72 sit within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in South Cambie?
By number of schools: SD 39 Vancouver (47) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (3).
How do I get a place at a school in South Cambie?
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).