Photo: Ruth Hartnup from Vancouver, Canada · CC BY 2.0Whistler’s schools mostly beat the middle in British Columbia, 4 of the 5 with results
They include Whistler Waldorf School, La Passerelle and Myrtle Philip Community School. One school here teaches in French; in British Columbia, 2% of schools do. Its 3 km reach takes in 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school, all of Whistler’s schooling.
What stands out about Whistler’s schools
The strongest results
Whistler Waldorf School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in British Columbia. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Whistler’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) | 4 | 488 | 468 |
| Grade 4 numeracy (FSA score) | 4 | 523 | 472 |
| Grade 7 literacy (FSA score) | 3 | 515 | 467 |
| Grade 7 numeracy (FSA score) | 3 | 499 | 454 |
| First-time Grade 12 graduation | 2 | 97% | 91% |
The widest gap is on Grade 4 numeracy, where the area’s schools reach 523 against 472 in British Columbia. The area is ahead on 5 of 5 measures and behind on 0.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Whistler Waldorf SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 556 · G4 numeracy 548 · G7 literacy 615 · G7 numeracy 559 · Graduation 100% | Top fifth |
| La PasserelleElementary | G4 literacy 483 · G4 numeracy 548 · G7 literacy masked · G7 numeracy masked | Second fifth |
| Myrtle Philip Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 493 · G4 numeracy 499 · G7 literacy 515 · G7 numeracy 499 | Second fifth |
| Whistler SecondarySecondary | Graduation 94% | Second fifth |
| Spring Creek Community SchoolElementary | G4 literacy 466 · G4 numeracy 495 · G7 literacy 492 · G7 numeracy 455 | Middle 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.
Schooling in English and French around Whistler
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.
By name, in French: La Passerelle (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.
Where the 5 schools in and around Whistler 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.
Who runs Whistler’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: English public 3, French-language 1 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is SD 48 Sea to Sky, with 3.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SD 48 Sea to SkyMyrtle Philip, Spring Creek, Whistler Secondary | English public | 3 |
| SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophoneLa Passerelle | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Whistler
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Whistler
High schools within reach of Whistler
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Whistler Secondary (4.5 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whistler SecondarySecondary | SD 48 Sea to Sky | English public | Second fifth | 4.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in British Columbia
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Park | 23,682 | 101 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Surrey Centre | 16,482 | 36 | 0 | 2 km |
| Comox | 15,884 | 13 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Lougheed | 15,442 | 41 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Parksville | 15,371 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Whistler | 15,090 | 5 | 1 | 4.5 km |
| Arbutus Ridge | 15,083 | 61 | 2 | 1.1 km |
| Powell River | 14,947 | 12 | 2 | 1 km |
| Guildford | 14,663 | 47 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Kerrisdale | 14,105 | 47 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Burnaby Mountain | 9,248 | 46 | 0 | 2.6 km |
Of the 70 others, 63 count more schools. 22 of 71 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A masked or missing result gives no band; a school with several results averages its fifths.
- Which schools count. Counted: Whistler’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Whistler
How do I get a place at a school in Whistler?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Whistler?
SD 48 Sea to Sky (3) and SD 93 Conseil scolaire francophone (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Whistler?
All 5 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a French-language school in Whistler?
Yes, there are French-language schools: La Passerelle.
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).