· 05 · Schools & Catchments
Where you buy is who your kids learn with.
Top-ranked BC schools, every Lower Mainland district's catchment finder, and an address-to-school lookup so you know exactly which schools your dream home feeds before you write the offer.
The Top 10s
The best schools in BC.
Pulled directly from Fraser Institute Report Cards. Elementary rankings update annually — these are the 2025 results. The BC Secondary program is paused (the province dismantled standardized exams), so secondary lists below show the most recently verified Fraser data — still the cleanest apples-to-apples high-school comparison available.
Top 10 Elementary · BC
Independent · Fraser Institute 2025
- 01Corpus ChristiVancouver10.0/10
- 02Crofton HouseVancouver10.0/10
- 03Our Lady of MercyBurnaby10.0/10
- 04Southpointe AcademyDelta10.0/10
- 05St George'sVancouver10.0/10
- 06St Jude'sVancouver10.0/10
- 07St MichaelsBurnaby10.0/10
- 08Vancouver CollegeVancouver10.0/10
- 09York HouseVancouver10.0/10
- 10MulgraveWest Vancouver10.0/10
Top 10 Public Elementary
Lower Mainland · Fraser Institute 2025
- 01WestcotWest Vancouver10.0/10
- 02École CedardaleWest Vancouver9.8/10
- 03École Pauline JohnsonWest Vancouver9.5/10
- 04CaulfeildWest Vancouver9.3/10
- 05Archibald BlairRichmond9.3/10
- 06West BayWest Vancouver9.2/10
- 07Jessie WowkRichmond9.2/10
- 08Spul'u'kwuksRichmond9.1/10
- 09ChartwellWest Vancouver9.0/10
- 10Lord KitchenerVancouver8.4/10
Top 10 Secondary · BC
Independent · Latest Fraser report
- 01Crofton HouseVancouver10.0/10
- 02Little Flower AcademyVancouver10.0/10
- 03West Point Grey AcademyVancouver10.0/10
- 04Richmond ChristianRichmond9.9/10
- 05Brentwood CollegeMill Bay9.8/10
- 06York HouseVancouver9.6/10
- 07MeadowridgeMaple Ridge9.4/10
- 08St George'sVancouver9.4/10
- 09CollingwoodWest Vancouver9.2/10
- 10MulgraveWest Vancouver9.2/10
Top 10 Public Secondary
Lower Mainland · Latest Fraser report
- 01Lord ByngVancouver8.4/10
- 02SentinelWest Vancouver7.9/10
- 03Point GreyVancouver7.4/10
- 04HandsworthNorth Vancouver7.3/10
- 05RockridgeWest Vancouver7.3/10
- 06MageeVancouver7.2/10
- 07David ThompsonVancouver7.1/10
- 08Eric HamberVancouver6.8/10
- 09West Vancouver SecondaryWest Vancouver6.8/10
- 10WindsorNorth Vancouver6.8/10
Find Your Catchment
By Municipality
Each district runs its own catchment lookup tool. Drop a property address into theirs to see which elementary, middle, and secondary schools feed it. Every link below has been tested.
Vancouver
→SD39 — Vancouver School Board
East + West Van — official VSB locator
West Vancouver
→SD45 — West Vancouver Schools
Westcot + Cedardale — top BC publics 2025
North Vancouver
→SD44 — North Vancouver School District
Covers both City + District of North Van
Burnaby
→SD41 — Burnaby Schools
Richmond
→SD38 — Richmond School District
Coquitlam
→SD43 — Coquitlam School District
Port Moody
→SD43 — Coquitlam School District
Same locator as Coquitlam
New Westminster
→SD40 — New Westminster Schools
Quick Lookup
Don't know which district?
Type any Lower Mainland address or neighbourhood. I'll route you to the right district's official catchment tool — they each run their own and don't share a single API. If I can't pin a district, I'll default to Vancouver.
Pro tip
Catchments shift. Always confirm with the district tool before writing — kid's school is one of the most common deal-breakers I see.
The Institutions
BC's storied schools.
Generations of leaders, athletes, and scholars have come through these doors. A glimpse at the campuses that shape Vancouver's next class.
Vancouver · Independent
Crofton House
Vancouver · Independent
St George's
Vancouver · Independent
York House
Vancouver · Independent
West Point Grey Academy
Imagery is illustrative — visit each school directly via the Fraser Institute rankings above.
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