Photo: Valentin8107 · CC BY-SA 4.0Results around Vernon split both ways in British Columbia: 7 of 19 schools high, 7 low
The highest results belong to Vernon Christian School and Clarence Fulton Secondary. Its 3 km reach takes in 16 elementary schools, 1 secondary school, 1 school for every grade and 3 alternative or adult schools, all of Vernon’s schooling.
How Vernon’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) | 14 | 448 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 14 | 462 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 13 | 456 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 13 | 461 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 6 | 94% | 91% |
On Grade 4 literacy the area trails, 448 against 468 in British Columbia. Across 5 measures: 0 above the middle, 1 below.
Every school’s results (19)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Vernon Christian SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 521 · G4 numeracy 515 · G7 literacy 543 · G7 numeracy 468 · Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Clarence Fulton SecondaryElementary | G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked · Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Ecole Beairsto ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 488 · G4 numeracy 501 · G7 literacy 507 · G7 numeracy 485 | Second fifth |
| Kalamalka SecondaryElementary | Graduation 95% | Second fifth |
| Vernon SecondaryElementary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| W.L. Seaton SecondarySecondary | Graduation 93% | Second fifth |
| Kidston ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 492 · G4 numeracy 516 · G7 literacy 457 · G7 numeracy 449 | Second fifth |
| Coldstream ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 442 · G4 numeracy 475 · G7 literacy 505 · G7 numeracy 486 | Middle fifth |
| Hillview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 474 · G4 numeracy 492 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 465 | Middle fifth |
| Alternative Learning ProgramAlternative or adult | Graduation 92% | Middle fifth |
| St JamesElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 439 · G7 literacy 491 · G7 numeracy 496 | Middle fifth |
| Silver Star ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 468 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 443 | Middle fifth |
| Mission Hill ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 449 · G4 numeracy 457 · G7 literacy 456 · G7 numeracy 461 | Fourth fifth |
| B X ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 430 · G4 numeracy 467 · G7 literacy 447 · G7 numeracy 462 | Fourth fifth |
| Okanagan Landing ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 441 · G4 numeracy 438 · G7 literacy 454 · G7 numeracy 431 | Fourth fifth |
| Harwood ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 427 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 455 · G7 numeracy 417 | Fourth fifth |
| Pleasant Valley Christian AcademyAll grades | G4 literacy 447 · G4 numeracy 452 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Fourth fifth |
| Alexis Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 418 · G4 numeracy 428 · G7 literacy 420 · G7 numeracy 441 | Fourth fifth |
| Ellison ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 464 · G4 numeracy 447 · G7 literacy 423 · G7 numeracy 397 | 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 21 schools in and around Vernon are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Vernon
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.
No school here teaches in French.
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 Vernon’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 18 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Vernon
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.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 21 schools in and around Vernon
High schools within reach of Vernon
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 independent. W.L. Seaton Secondary lies closest, 1.7 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W.L. Seaton SecondarySecondary | SD 22 Vernon | English public | Second fifth | 1.7 km |
| Pleasant Valley Christian AcademyAll grades | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 2.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around Vernon
Besides the elementary and high schools: alternative programs at Alternative Learning Program; adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 22; online learning through VLearn.ca. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Coquitlam | 67,724 | 67 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Fleetwood | 63,957 | 73 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Langford | 59,664 | 27 | 0 | 1 km |
| Whalley | 52,642 | 63 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Newton | 51,222 | 94 | 1 | 0.5 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 End | 30,785 | 42 | 0 | 1.1 km |
27 of the 30 others have more schools in reach. In 21 of the 31, 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 Vernon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| Electoral Area C, North Okanagan 5.2 km | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| Electoral Area B, North Okanagan 5.6 km | 17 | 0 | 3 | 3.2 km |
| Coldstream 5.7 km | 16 | 0 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| Okanagan (Part) 1 9.1 km | 5 | 0 | 2 | 9.7 km |
| Spallumcheen 17 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2.9 km |
None of its 5 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. BC publishes average FSA scores and graduation rates, masking small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Vernon’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
Questions about schools in Vernon
How do I get a place at a school in Vernon?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
How many schools are there in Vernon?
Inside the town there are 15; another 6 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Vernon?
There is none in or near Vernon (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).