Photo: formulanone from Huntsville, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0Yaletown has 27 independent schools among its 60
Among them: Claren Academy, Lowell High School and Alexander Academy. The 45 with results split, 24 in the upper two fifths in British Columbia and 8 in the lower. Counting a 3 km margin, Yaletown has 45 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools, 2 schools for every grade and 1 alternative or adult school.
What stands out about Yaletown’s schools
The strongest results
Claren Academy (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Who runs Yaletown’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 33 and independent 27.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Yaletown’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 | 493 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 35 | 503 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 33 | 498 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 33 | 483 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 12 | 91% | 91% |
On Grade 4 numeracy the area runs ahead, 503 against 472 in British Columbia. Of 5 measures, 4 sit above the province’s middle and 0 below.
Every school’s results (45)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Claren AcademyElementary | G4 literacy 584 · G4 numeracy 599 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Top fifth |
| Fraser AcademyElementary | G4 literacy no data · G4 numeracy no data · G7 literacy no data · G7 numeracy no data · Graduation 100% | 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 Francis of AssisiElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 570 · G7 literacy 525 · G7 numeracy 554 | Top fifth |
| St. John's SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 572 · G4 numeracy 623 · G7 literacy 538 · G7 numeracy 537 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Stratford HallElementary | G4 literacy 568 · G4 numeracy 571 · G7 literacy 543 · G7 numeracy 547 · 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 |
| Blessed Sacrament SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 543 · G4 numeracy 569 · G7 literacy 541 · G7 numeracy 503 | 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 |
| St Joseph'sElementary | G4 literacy 558 · G4 numeracy 529 · G7 literacy 498 · G7 numeracy 521 | Top fifth |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | G4 literacy masked · G4 numeracy masked · G7 literacy 501 · G7 numeracy 523 | 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 |
| Simon Fraser ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 486 · G4 numeracy 507 · G7 literacy 524 · G7 numeracy 486 | Second fifth |
| Emily Carr ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 538 · G4 numeracy 562 · G7 literacy 473 · G7 numeracy 450 | Second fifth |
| Queen Victoria AnnexElementary | G4 literacy 480 · G4 numeracy 497 | 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 |
| Britannia Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 466 · 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 |
| 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 |
| General Wolfe ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 494 · G4 numeracy 484 · G7 literacy 457 · 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 |
| 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 |
| Grandview ¿uuqinak’uuh ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 451 · G4 numeracy 434 · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 437 | Fourth fifth |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | Graduation 85% | Fourth fifth |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 82% | Fourth fifth |
| Henry Hudson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 446 · G4 numeracy 456 · G7 literacy 399 · G7 numeracy 418 | Fourth 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 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.
Where the 60 schools in and around Yaletown 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 Yaletown
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 isn’t on offer here.
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.
How children get a place in Yaletown
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 60 schools in and around Yaletown
Show all 45 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Yaletown
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 54 high schools: 27 independent and 27 English public. The nearest is Lowell High School, 0.1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 0.1 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 0.5 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 0.7 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 0.8 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 0.8 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 1.6 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 1.7 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 2.1 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 3.1 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 3.2 km |
All 54 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 3.6 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 4 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.1 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 4.3 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 5.1 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 5.1 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 5.4 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 5.4 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 6 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.1 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 6.2 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 6.6 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.6 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7 km |
| Whytecliff Agile Learning Centre-BurnabySecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.2 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 7.3 km |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 7.4 km |
| Qawsain Knowledge HouseAll grades | – | Independent | – | 7.4 km |
| Killarney SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.8 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8.2 km |
| Alpha SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 8.3 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 8.8 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 8.8 km |
| Moscrop SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Second fifth | 8.9 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 9.3 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 9.4 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 9.5 km |
| Burnaby North SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 10 km |
| Canada Star Secondary SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Maple Hill SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| City Vancouver AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 11 km |
| Cambie SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Burnaby South SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Seycove Secondary CommunitySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Top fifth | 13 km |
| A.R. MacNeill SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Fourth fifth | 13 km |
| Rockridge SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | – | 13 km |
| J.N. Burnett SecondarySecondary | SD 38 Richmond | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| BC Muslim SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Byrne Creek Community SecondarySecondary | SD 41 Burnaby | English public | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
| St. Thomas More CollegiateSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 15 km |
| Choice School For Gifted ChildrenAll grades | – | Independent | – | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Yaletown
Other schooling here: alternative programs at Vancouver Alternate School. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fleetwood | 63,957 | 73 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Vernon | 49,527 | 21 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 37 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Mission | 47,280 | 26 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Sullivan | 42,135 | 51 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Yaletown | 40,297 | 60 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| West Kelowna | 40,274 | 30 | 1 | 1.6 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 |
| … | ||||
| Fort St. John | 24,383 | 15 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Of the 34 others, 13 count more schools. In 23 of the 35, 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 Yaletown
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yaletown | 60 | 0 | 27 | 0.1 km |
| Granville Entertainment District 0.7 km | 42 | 0 | 23 | 0.4 km |
| Davie Village 1.4 km | 35 | 0 | 19 | 0.7 km |
| Coal Harbour 1.5 km | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0.8 km |
| Strathcona 1.7 km | 66 | 1 | 22 | 0.8 km |
| West End 1.8 km | 42 | 0 | 20 | 1.1 km |
| Fairview 2 km | 68 | 2 | 27 | 0.5 km |
Next door, Fairview counts 68 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. The area is Yaletown plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of BC’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the school’s measures; masked small groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Yaletown
How do I get a place at a school in Yaletown?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Yaletown?
4 in the town, 56 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Yaletown?
None within 3 km of Yaletown. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).