Bowen Island Community School
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Bowen Island · SD 45 West Vancouver
The school from outside
Google Street View from the street in front of the school (drag to look around), or the satellite photo. Photos may be a few years old. Imagery © Google.
School facts
- Address
- PO Box 220, Bowen Island V0N 1G0
- City
- Bowen Island
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 604-947-9337
- lmagrath@wvschools.ca
- Design capacity
- 310 students
- Website
- westvancouverschools.ca/bics-elementary ↗
- Principal
- Laura Magrath
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 45 West Vancouver
- Programs
- Place-Based Outdoor LearningCore French
- Ministry school number
- 04545019
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- West Vancouver-Sea to Sky
- School board
- SD 45 West Vancouver · chair Nicole Brown (nbrown@wvschools.ca) · office 604-981-1000 · trustees ↗
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject. - Place-Based Outdoor Learning Outdoor grades K-7 · for catchment students
Uses the island's natural surroundings for environmental and stewardship learning with community partners. Details ↗ - Gifted Learning Support Academic Enrichment · offered district-wide
Gifted support teachers on the district inclusive education team work with schools to support gifted learners. Details ↗ - Elementary Band Arts grades 6-7 · open to all · offered district-wide
School-based band enrichment with two lessons a week and performances; registration fee required. Details ↗ - Junior Ignite District Choir Arts grades 5-7 · by application · offered district-wide
Audition-based district choir for upper elementary singers, rehearsing at West Vancouver Secondary. Details ↗ - Summer Learning Extended Learning grades 1-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
July sessions with elementary programs and secondary preview/review and full-credit courses. Details ↗ - Indigenous Education Enhancement Agreement Indigenous grades K-12 · open to all · offered district-wide
District commitments for First Nations, Métis and Inuit students on belonging, pathways and Indigenous ways of knowing, with plans for every school. Details ↗ - International Student Program International grades K-12 · by application · offered district-wide
Tuition-based study for international students with ELL support, homestay options and access to academies. Details ↗ - Ignite Your Passion: Big Bad Bot Builders STEM grades 5-6 · by application · offered district-wide
After-school robotics sessions at West Vancouver Secondary's South Campus for elementary students. Details ↗ - Ignite Your Passion: Cyber-Security and AI Explorers STEM grades 7-8 · open to all · offered district-wide
New after-school pilot teaching cybersecurity and AI basics in a West Vancouver Secondary computer lab; fee applies. Details ↗ - Ignite Your Passion: Great Bots of Fire STEM grades 7-8 · by application · offered district-wide
Robotics enrichment sessions at West Vancouver Secondary for district students in Grades 7 and 8. Details ↗
From the school district's own pages and the Ministry's school list. Programs change: confirm with the school.
Where it is
Enrolment over time
Down 54 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 25 | 32 | 23 | 37 | 29 | 37 |
Capacity: 235 students in a building designed for 310.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 310 students
- Available seats
- 75
- Seismic safety
- Not on the Province's seismic upgrade list (no high-risk rating found)
| Year | 20/21 | 21/22 | 22/23 | 23/24 | 24/25 | 25/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Use of capacity | 93% | 93% | 86% | 84% | 81% | 76% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 45: dots above the dashed line have more students than the building was designed for. This school is the large dot.
Seismic status: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care, Seismic Mitigation Program progress report. No building condition score is published for this school.
Test results (FSA 2025/2026)
| This school | Last year | District | BC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 4 reading | 81% | — | 93% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 81% | — | 93% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 94% | 95% | 96% | 75% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 79% | 79% | 93% | 59% |
Share of students who wrote the Foundation Skills Assessment and scored on track or extending. Groups under 10 writers are not shown. Some counts here are hidden by the Ministry (fewer than 10 students), so this school's figures are partly estimated. Source: BC Ministry of Education and Child Care.
Catchment
Which homes belong to this school's catchment isn't published as open data.
Schools nearby
| Island Pacific School | Middle | Independent | 0.8 km |
| Gleneagles Elementary | Elementary | Public | 4.9 km |
| Eagle Harbour Montessori | Elementary | Public | 6.7 km |
| Rockridge Secondary | Secondary | Public | 7.4 km |
| Caulfeild Elementary | Elementary | Public | 7.7 km |
| Cypress Park Primary | Elementary | Public | 8.8 km |
What it costs to live here
That's 8% above the typical asking price near Bowen Island schools ($1.22M).
Houses and multi-family homes listed for sale within 1 km of the school, October 30, 2026. Asking prices, not sale prices. Listing data from REALTOR.ca (CREA DDF®).
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