Photo: Bell and Jeff from Wellington, New Zealand · CC BY 2.01 above the middle in British Columbia, 1 below: Vanderhoof’s 6 tested schools
The strongest results are at Northside Christian School. The 3 km around Vanderhoof counts 5 elementary schools, 1 school for every grade and 2 alternative or adult schools.
How Vanderhoof’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 C: 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) | 4 | 483 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 469 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 435 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 462 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 65% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is first-time graduation: 65% here, against 91% in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 1 above the middle, 2 below.
Every school’s results (6)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Northside Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 489 · G4 numeracy 501 · G7 literacy 514 · G7 numeracy 480 · Graduation masked | Second fifth |
| Sinkut View ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 484 · G4 numeracy 460 | Middle fifth |
| W L McLeod ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 482 · G4 numeracy 473 | Middle fifth |
| Evelyn Dickson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 469 · G4 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Nechako Valley SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy 435 · G7 numeracy 423 · Graduation 97% | Middle fifth |
| EBUS AcademyAlternative or adult | G4 literacy no data · G4 numeracy no data · G7 literacy 432 · G7 numeracy 462 · Graduation 33% | Fourth 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 8 schools in and around Vanderhoof 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 Vanderhoof
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.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Vanderhoof’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 6 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Vanderhoof
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Vanderhoof
High schools within reach of Vanderhoof
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Woodland Centre School, 7.3 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Centre SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 7.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Vanderhoof
The area also has online learning through EBUS Academy; alternative programs at Valhalla High. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merritt | 7,190 | 8 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Central Okanagan | 4,784 | 12 | 0 | 11 km |
| Electoral Area B, Nanaimo | 4,702 | 1 | 0 | 8.4 km |
| Douglas | 4,555 | 13 | 0 | 4.1 km |
| Electoral Area D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), Strathcona | 4,546 | 4 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Vanderhoof | 4,545 | 8 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Electoral Area P (Rivers and the Peaks), Thompson-Nicola | 4,540 | 10 | 0 | 16 km |
| Bowen Island | 4,501 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 km |
| Sparwood | 4,486 | 2 | 0 | 32 km |
| Electoral Area E, Cowichan Valley | 4,482 | 16 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Electoral Area E, Peace River | 2,737 | 8 | 0 | 41 km |
In 37 of the 105 others the count is higher. Schooling in French is on hand in 22 of the 106.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Vanderhoof
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderhoof | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako 10 km | 9 | 0 | 2 | 4.1 km |
Most schools next door: Electoral Area F, Bulkley-Nechako, 9.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Vanderhoof or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- 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. 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.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
Questions about schools in Vanderhoof
Is there a French-language school in Vanderhoof?
No, none within 3 km of Vanderhoof; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Vanderhoof?
The town holds 7 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Vanderhoof?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).