Frank J. Ney Elementary
Public elementary school · grades K–7 · Nanaimo · SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
School facts
- Address
- 5301 Williamson Rd, Nanaimo V9V 1L1
- City
- Nanaimo
- Type
- Public
- Phone
- 250-729-8045
- info.fn@sd68.bc.ca
- Design capacity
- 415 students
- Principal
- Tanya Whiting
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades
- K–7
- School district
- SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith
- Programs
- Core French
- Ministry school number
- 06868038
- Provincial riding (MLA)
- Nanaimo-Lantzville
- School board
- SD 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith · chair Leanne Lee (trusteesboardchair@sd68.bc.ca) · office 250-754-5521
- English language learners
- 9% of students
Programs
- Core French Language
French taught as a subject.
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 63 students since 2020/2021. Ministry of Education headcount, September each year.
| Grade | K | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students | 38 | 35 | 40 | 32 | 38 | 44 | 46 | 51 |
Capacity: 324 students in a building designed for 415.
Building, space & safety
- Design capacity
- 415 students
- Available seats
- 91
- 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% | 103% | 101% | 107% | 101% | 78% |
Students as a share of today's design capacity.
Every public school in SD 68: 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 | 55% | — | 61% | 73% |
| Grade 4 numeracy | 53% | — | 55% | 67% |
| Grade 7 reading | 89% | 90% | 62% | 75% |
| Grade 7 numeracy | 40% | 82% | 46% | 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
| Hammond Bay Elementary | Elementary | Public | 1.7 km |
| Rutherford Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.3 km |
| Uplands Park Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.4 km |
| Rock City Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.8 km |
| Wellington Secondary | Secondary | Public | 2.9 km |
| Randerson Ridge Elementary | Elementary | Public | 2.9 km |
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