Photo: Marlon Richmond · CC BY-SA 4.0Sunset’s schools come under 3 different boards
The largest is SD 39 Vancouver, with 47; beside it are SD 38 Richmond and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone. Of its 62 tested schools, 31 sit in the top two fifths in British Columbia and 17 in the bottom two. In or within 3 km of Sunset: 64 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about Sunset’s schools
The strongest results
Corpus Christi School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 39 VancouverCaptain James Cook, Champlain Heights Annex, Charles Dickens Annex, Charles Dickens, David Livingstone, David Lloyd George, David Oppenheimer, David Thompson Secondary … | English public | 47 |
| SD 38 RichmondCambie Secondary, Kathleen McNeely, Mitchell, R. C. Talmey, Robert J Tait, Tomsett | English public | 6 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneAnne-Hebert, Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne, des Colibris | French public | 4 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Sunset’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) | 50 | 494 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 50 | 492 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 46 | 486 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 46 | 491 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 14 | 87% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 491 here, against 454 in British Columbia. On 4 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 1 it trails.
Every school’s results (62)
| 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 |
| St Anthony of PaduaElementary | G4 literacy 581 · G4 numeracy 587 · G7 literacy 620 · G7 numeracy 610 | Top fifth |
| Stratford HallElementary | G4 literacy 568 · G4 numeracy 571 · G7 literacy 543 · G7 numeracy 547 · Graduation 100% | 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 |
| 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 |
| St Joseph'sElementary | G4 literacy 558 · G4 numeracy 529 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 521 | Top fifth |
| Anne-HebertElementary | G4 literacy 502 · G4 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| Kathleen McNeely ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 534 · G4 numeracy 529 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 489 | Second fifth |
| R. C. Talmey ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 512 · G4 numeracy 520 · G7 literacy 486 · G7 numeracy 504 | 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 |
| General Brock ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 505 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 539 · G7 numeracy 519 | 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 |
| Waverley ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 487 · G4 numeracy 520 · G7 literacy 506 · G7 numeracy 504 | Second fifth |
| Emily Carr ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 538 · G4 numeracy 562 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 450 | 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 |
| Tomsett ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 508 · G4 numeracy 505 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 493 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| John Norquay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 464 · G7 literacy 472 · G7 numeracy 478 | 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 |
| Captain James Cook ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 457 · G4 numeracy 450 · G7 literacy 459 · G7 numeracy 534 | Middle fifth |
| David Thompson SecondaryElementary | Graduation 89% | Middle fifth |
| Pierre Elliott Trudeau ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 465 · G4 numeracy 461 · G7 literacy 462 · G7 numeracy 451 | 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 |
| Lord Selkirk ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 460 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 449 | Middle fifth |
| Mitchell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 467 · G4 numeracy 444 · G7 literacy 450 · G7 numeracy 479 | Middle fifth |
| David Oppenheimer ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 394 · G4 numeracy 421 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 513 | Fourth 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 |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | Graduation 85% | Fourth fifth |
| David Lloyd George ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 478 · G7 literacy 428 · G7 numeracy 345 | Fourth fifth |
| Dr George M Weir ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 423 · G4 numeracy 448 · G7 literacy 424 · G7 numeracy 501 | Fourth fifth |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | Graduation 87% | Fourth fifth |
| Gladstone SecondaryElementary | Graduation 84% | Fourth fifth |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | Graduation 80% | Fourth fifth |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | Graduation 86% | 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 |
| 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 |
| Sir Charles Kingsford-SmithElementary | G4 literacy 426 · G4 numeracy 421 · G7 literacy 424 · G7 numeracy 404 | 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 Sunset are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sunset
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.
des Colibris, Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne and Anne-Hebert teach in French; SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone runs the public ones among the 4.
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 Sunset’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 53, French-language 4 and independent 21.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sunset
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 78 schools in and around Sunset
Show all 64 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Sunset
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 61: 33 English public and 28 independent. 1 km away, John Oliver Secondary is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 1 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 2 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 2.5 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 2.8 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.1 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.5 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 3.6 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.1 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 4.3 km |
All 61 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 4.4 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.4 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 4.7 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.8 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.1 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 5.3 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.5 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 6 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.1 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 6.2 km |
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.5 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.6 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.7 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 6.8 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 6.8 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.9 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.9 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 7 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.1 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.2 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 7.6 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 7.9 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.2 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8.2 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 8.5 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 9 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 9.2 km |
| Hugh McRoberts SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 9.7 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 10 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 11 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Queensborough Middle SchoolAll grades | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | – | 12 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Robert A. McMath SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| New Westminster SecondarySecondary | SD 40 New Westminster | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Cariboo Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 13 km |
| Burnaby Mountain SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Purpose Independent Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 14 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 15 km |
| Sands SecondarySecondary | SD 37 Delta | English public | Middle fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Sunset
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
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whalley | 52,642 | 63 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Kensington-Cedar Cottage | 39,668 | 102 | 4 | 1.9 km |
| Penticton | 39,068 | 16 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Campbell River | 38,300 | 19 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Port Moody | 38,285 | 65 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sunset | 37,186 | 78 | 4 | 1 km |
| Mount Pleasant | 37,091 | 91 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Strawberry Hill | 37,037 | 76 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| Metrotown | 36,594 | 55 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| Panorama Ridge | 36,473 | 46 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Cranbrook | 22,703 | 12 | 0 | 0.2 km |
More schools are within reach in 5 of the 37 other towns. In 25 of the 38, 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 Sunset
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset | 78 | 4 | 21 | 1 km |
| Victoria-Fraserview 2.1 km | 66 | 2 | 10 | 0.2 km |
| Oakridge 2.4 km | 67 | 3 | 18 | 0.7 km |
| Kensington-Cedar Cottage 2.7 km | 102 | 4 | 23 | 1.9 km |
| Marpole 2.8 km | 55 | 3 | 16 | 1.1 km |
| Riley Park 2.8 km | 101 | 3 | 31 | 0.7 km |
| Little Saigon 3.3 km | 86 | 3 | 22 | 1 km |
Next door, Kensington-Cedar Cottage counts 102 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. FSA scores and first-time graduation are placed by fifths among BC’s schools; international fee-paying students aren’t counted.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- Which schools count. The area is Sunset plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Sunset
Is there a French-language school in Sunset?
Yes, schooling in French is at des Colibris, Rose-des-vents, Secondaire Jules-Verne and Anne-Hebert.
How many schools are there in Sunset?
8 are inside the town itself and 70 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Sunset?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Sunset?
By number of schools: SD 39 Vancouver (47), SD 38 Richmond (6) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (4).
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).