Photo: Buidhe · CC BY-SA 4.0The top fifth in British Columbia holds 17 of the 31 schools around West Vancouver with results
Among them: Chartwell Elementary, Collingwood School and Eagle Harbour Montessori. Its schools answer to 4 boards. In or within 3 km of West Vancouver: 27 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 4 alternative or adult schools.
What stands out about West Vancouver’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Chartwell Elementary (elementary), its results in the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How West Vancouver’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) | 24 | 520 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 24 | 546 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 23 | 526 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 23 | 531 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 10 | 97% | 91% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is Grade 7 numeracy: 531 here, against 454 in British Columbia. On 5 of 5 measures the area beats the provincial middle; on 0 it trails.
Every school’s results (31)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Chartwell ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 585 · G4 numeracy 615 · G7 literacy 562 · G7 numeracy 627 | Top fifth |
| Collingwood SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 564 · G4 numeracy 614 · G7 literacy 582 · G7 numeracy 597 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Eagle Harbour MontessoriElementary | G4 literacy 513 · G4 numeracy 548 | Top fifth |
| Ecole CedardaleElementary | G4 literacy 552 · G4 numeracy 604 · G7 literacy 568 · G7 numeracy 584 | Top fifth |
| Ecole Pauline Johnson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 524 · G4 numeracy 548 · G7 literacy 569 · G7 numeracy 557 | Top fifth |
| Gleneagles ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 534 · G4 numeracy 565 · G7 literacy 554 · G7 numeracy 558 | Top fifth |
| Highlands ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 517 · G4 numeracy 519 · G7 literacy 531 · G7 numeracy 524 | Top fifth |
| Irwin Park ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 522 · G4 numeracy 560 · G7 literacy 566 · G7 numeracy 570 | Top fifth |
| Mulgrave SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 554 · G4 numeracy 548 · G7 literacy 591 · G7 numeracy 578 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| Ridgeview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 533 · G4 numeracy 564 · G7 literacy 525 · G7 numeracy 531 | Top fifth |
| Sentinel SecondaryElementary | Graduation 97% | Top fifth |
| St. Anthony'sElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 524 · G7 literacy 583 · G7 numeracy 560 | Top fifth |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | Graduation 98% | Top fifth |
| West Bay ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 538 · G4 numeracy 572 · G7 literacy 526 · G7 numeracy 545 | Top fifth |
| Westcot ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 544 · G4 numeracy 602 · G7 literacy 576 · G7 numeracy 600 | Top fifth |
| Braemar ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 528 · G4 numeracy 538 · G7 literacy 517 · G7 numeracy 507 | Top fifth |
| Caulfeild ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 495 · G4 numeracy 538 · G7 literacy 542 · G7 numeracy 619 | Top fifth |
| Capilano ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 525 · G4 numeracy 545 · G7 literacy 478 · G7 numeracy 492 | Second fifth |
| Hollyburn ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 470 · G4 numeracy 516 · G7 literacy 493 · G7 numeracy 515 | Second fifth |
| Montroyal ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 501 · G4 numeracy 559 · G7 literacy 484 · G7 numeracy 495 | Second fifth |
| Canyon Heights ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 477 · G4 numeracy 499 · G7 literacy 509 · G7 numeracy 497 | Second fifth |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | Graduation 96% | Second fifth |
| Andre-PiolatElementary | G4 literacy 455 · G4 numeracy 477 · G7 literacy 476 · G7 numeracy 490 · Graduation 100% | Middle fifth |
| Cleveland ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 478 · G4 numeracy 503 · G7 literacy 441 · G7 numeracy 467 | Middle fifth |
| King George SecondaryElementary | Graduation 90% | Middle fifth |
| Westview ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 452 · G4 numeracy 436 · G7 literacy 509 · G7 numeracy 488 | Middle fifth |
| Larson ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 444 · G4 numeracy 435 · G7 literacy 469 · G7 numeracy 474 | Middle fifth |
| Norgate Community ElementaryElementary | G4 literacy 440 · G4 numeracy 469 · G7 literacy 429 · G7 numeracy 442 | Fourth fifth |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | Graduation 83% | Fourth fifth |
| Mountainside SecondaryAlternative or adult | Graduation 48% | 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.
4 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 45 West VancouverCaulfeild, Chartwell, Cypress Park Primary, Eagle Harbour Montessori, Ecole Cedardale, Ecole Pauline Johnson, Gleneagles, Hollyburn … | English public | 16 |
| SD 44 North VancouverBraemar, Canyon Heights, Capilano, Carson Graham Secondary, Cleveland, Continuing Ed SD 44, Handsworth Secondary, Highlands … | English public | 14 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneAndre-Piolat | French public | 1 |
| SD 39 VancouverKing George Secondary | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 37 schools in and around West Vancouver 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 West Vancouver
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.
In French: Andre-Piolat. The public ones of the 1 come under 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 West Vancouver’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 31, French-language 1 and independent 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in West Vancouver
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 37 schools in and around West Vancouver
Show all 27 elementary schools
High schools within reach of West Vancouver
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 36: 19 independent and 17 English public. For the shortest journey, West Vancouver Secondary: 1.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Vancouver SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 1.5 km |
| Rockridge SecondarySecondary | SD 45 West Vancouver | English public | – | 5.2 km |
| Handsworth SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 5.9 km |
| Bodwell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.6 km |
| Carson Graham SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 7.3 km |
| St. Thomas AquinasSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 7.3 km |
| Franklin SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 7.9 km |
| Pattison High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8 km |
| Alexander AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.1 km |
| Columbia AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.2 km |
All 36 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowell High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.5 km |
| Pear Tree SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | – | 8.8 km |
| Madrona SchoolAll grades | – | Independent | Second fifth | 9.1 km |
| Lord Byng SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 9.4 km |
| Sutherland SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 9.5 km |
| Eaton Arrowsmith School (Vancouver) LtdAll grades | – | Independent | – | 9.6 km |
| Canada Royal Arts High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | – | 9.7 km |
| Cousteau L'ecole Francaise Interna'leAll grades | – | Independent | Top fifth | 9.9 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary | – | Independent | – | 10 km |
| Argyle SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 10 km |
| St. Patrick Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| University Hill SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 11 km |
| Britannia Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
| Templeton SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 11 km |
| Point Grey SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 12 km |
| Eric Hamber SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Sir Charles Tupper SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Notre Dame Regional SecondarySecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 12 km |
| Johnathan AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| King David High SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | Top fifth | 13 km |
| Magee SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Middle fifth | 13 km |
| St. John's AcademySecondary | – | Independent | – | 13 km |
| Windsor SecondarySecondary | SD 44 North Vancouver | English public | Second fifth | 14 km |
| John Oliver SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 14 km |
| Tamim Academy of VancouverAll grades | – | Independent | – | 14 km |
| Windermere Community SecondarySecondary | SD 39 Vancouver | English public | Fourth fifth | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Alternative, adult and other schools around West Vancouver
Outside the usual elementary and high schools: alternative programs at West Vancouver Inglewood Secondary and Mountainside Secondary; adult and continuing education at Continuing Ed SD 44; online learning through North Vancouver Online Learning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Coquitlam | 67,724 | 67 | 1 | 0.8 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 Kelowna | 40,274 | 30 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| … | ||||
| West End | 30,785 | 42 | 0 | 1.1 km |
21 of the 30 others have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 21 of the 31 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around West Vancouver
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Vancouver | 37 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 km |
| Capilano 5 4 km | 23 | 0 | 4 | 2.5 km |
| West End 6.9 km | 42 | 0 | 20 | 1.1 km |
| Coal Harbour 7.1 km | 29 | 0 | 14 | 0.8 km |
| Davie Village 7.5 km | 35 | 0 | 19 | 0.7 km |
| North Vancouver 8.2 km | 58 | 1 | 16 | 0.9 km |
| Granville Entertainment District 8.3 km | 42 | 0 | 23 | 0.4 km |
The neighbour with most schools is North Vancouver (58).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within BC only, measure by measure: never a place in a league table.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
- 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. A school counts when it sits inside West Vancouver or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in West Vancouver
Is there a French-language school in West Vancouver?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Andre-Piolat.
How many schools are there in West Vancouver?
19 in the town, 18 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in West Vancouver?
By number of schools: SD 45 West Vancouver (16), SD 44 North Vancouver (14), SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1) and SD 39 Vancouver (1).
How do I get a place at a school in West Vancouver?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).