Nelson, BC Public Schools

B

1%

Avg. test scores NAT. AVG.

7%

High school dipl. NAT. AVG.

21%

Bachelors degree NAT. AVG.

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Nelson school information

Index	Nelson	British Columbia	National
Average School Score	65.4	62.9	66.1
Total public schools	18	2,286	17,366

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Key findings

The school test scores in Nelson are 1% lower than the national average
There are approximately 18 public schools in Nelson
11.0% of people in Nelson have no certificate, diploma or degree
88.9% of people in Nelson have completed high school
30.2% of people in Nelson have completed a bachelor's degree

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Education level achieved in Nelson

Index	Nelson	British Columbia	National
No certificate, diploma or degree	11.0%	14.1%	16.7%
High School certificate or equivalent	88.9%	85.9%	83.3%
Apprenticeship or trades certificate	62.5%	56.6%	56.8%
College or other non-university diploma	54.3%	48.1%	47.4%
University certificate or below bachelor	32.6%	29.4%	27.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.2%	26.4%	25.1%
Above bachelor's degree	11.8%	8.9%	8.1%

Nearby cities with high average school scores

City	Population	Avg. School Score	National Avg.
Castlegar, BC	8,697	56.0	15.3%
Nelson, BC	11,592	65.4	1.2%

Cities with similar population

City	Population	Avg. School Score	National Avg.
North Saanich, BC	11,587	62.9	4.9%
Lethbridge County, AB	11,635	61.2	7.5%
Lac Ste. Anne County, AB	11,522	67.4	1.8%
North Dumfries, ON	11,684	74.9	13.3%
Coldstream, BC	11,728	66.2	0.1%
Nelson, BC	11,592	65.4	1.2%

Source: The Nelson, BC schools data and statistics displayed above are derived from multiple provincial sources including: open.alberta.ca, bced.gov.bc.ca, data.ontario.ca, nbed.nb.ca, gov.nl.ca, ece.gov.nt.ca, ns-schools.ednet.ns.ca.