Schools in Nanaimo

All 33 K–12 schools in Nanaimo: public, independent and francophone, with enrolment, how full each school is, French programs and Grade 4 and 7 test results.

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Elementary schools (27)

School	Type	Grades	Students	Full	FSA	French
Bayview Elementary	Public	K–7	216	98%	13%
Brechin Elementary	Public	K–7	177	80%	~61%
Chase River Elementary	Public	K–7	230	135%	~61%
Cilaire Elementary	Public	1–7	176	72%	~55%
Cinnabar Valley Elementary	Public	K–7	239	98%	~76%
Departure Bay Elementary	Public	K–7	351	119%	~84%
Discover Montessori School	Independent	K–7	145	—	~93%
Dover Bay Secondary	Public	8–12	1,666	126%	—
Fairview Elementary	Public	K–7	414	100%	~54%
Forest Park Elementary	Public	K–7	374	108%	~58%
Frank J. Ney Elementary	Public	K–7	324	78%	~59%
Fulford Community Elementary	Public	1–7	130	76%	~60%
Georgia Avenue Elementary	Public	K–7	368	89%	26%
Hammond Bay Elementary	Public	K–7	405	76%	~90%	Immersion
McGirr Elementary	Public	K–7	464	119%	—
Mount Benson Elementary	Public	—	34	—	—
Oceane	Francophone	K–4	80	67%	—	Francophone
Park Avenue Elementary	Public	K–7	265	83%	~86%
Pauline Haarer Elementary	Public	K–7	215	98%	~85%	Immersion
Pleasant Valley Elementary	Public	K–7	424	123%	~88%
Quarterway Elementary	Public	K–7	391	107%	51%	Immersion
Qwam Qwum Stuwixwulh Community School	Public	K–6	131	—	29%
Randerson Ridge Elementary	Public	K–7	402	97%	~84%
Rock City Elementary	Public	K–7	297	94%	38%
Rutherford Elementary	Public	K–7	271	—	~53%
Syuẁén'ct Elementary School	Public	K–7	326	103%	~71%
Uplands Park Elementary	Public	K–7	317	86%	~80%

Secondary schools (5)

School	Type	Grades	Students	Full	FSA	French
Career Technical Centre	Public	—	93	—	—
John Barsby Secondary	Public	8–12	862	101%	—
Nanaimo District Secondary	Public	8–12	1,595	114%	—	Immersion
Secondaire de Nanaimo	Francophone	9–12	49	98%	—	Francophone
Wellington Secondary	Public	8–12	1,096	122%	—

K–12 schools (1)

School	Type	Grades	Students	Full	FSA	French
Nanaimo Christian School	Independent	K–12	701	—	~85%

Students: Ministry of Education headcount 2025/2026. Full: students as a share of the building's design capacity (public schools). FSA: share of Grade 4 and 7 writers on track or extending, 2025/2026, averaged over reading and numeracy.