British Columbia has more than 1,600 public schools and hundreds of independent schools. Now that school boundaries are open, students can attend any school, anywhere in the province, as long as space permits.
The number of choices is growing, too. We now have community, traditional or alternative schools; Aboriginal education programs; French Immersion; special needs; distributed learning; and schools that specialize in areas such as fine arts, dance, sports or trades.
Click the links on the left to learn more about school choices in British Columbia. Or use the School and District Contacts search tool to find a school by city, district or school name.
You may also want to use this brochure "Choosing a School in British Columbia" (PDF) as a checklist to help choose the school that’s best for your child.