| Index | South Lerwick | Courtenay | British Columbia |
| Average School Score | n/a | 55.7 | 62.9 |
| Total public schools | 1 | 15 | 2,286 |
| Index | South Lerwick | Courtenay | British Columbia |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10.0% | 15.0% | 14.1% |
| High School certificate or equivalent | 89.5% | 84.7% | 85.9% |
| Apprenticeship or trades certificate | 56.3% | 52.4% | 56.6% |
| College or other non-university diploma | 45.9% | 41.5% | 48.1% |
| University certificate or below bachelor | 22.2% | 19.6% | 29.4% |
| Bachelor's degree | 20.9% | 17.5% | 26.4% |
| Above bachelor's degree | 8.4% | 5.8% | 8.9% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Comox, BC | 15,938 | 60.7 | 8.2% |
| Comox Valley A, BC | 7,820 | 58.9 | 11.0% |
| Cumberland, BC | 4,331 | 57.7 | 12.8% |
| Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), BC | 9,371 | 57.0 | 13.8% |
| Courtenay, BC | 28,804 | 55.7 | 15.8% |
| City | Population | Avg. School Score | National Avg. |
| Woolwich, ON | 28,438 | 73.2 | 10.7% |
| Fort Saskatchewan, AB | 28,368 | 63.6 | 3.8% |
| Leamington, ON | 29,703 | 64.1 | 3.1% |
| King, ON | 27,487 | 75.0 | 13.4% |
| Cochrane, AB | 30,481 | 65.2 | 1.4% |
| Courtenay, BC | 28,804 | 55.7 | 15.8% |
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