Historical (HC)
| Year | Enrollment Public (HC) | Annual Growth % | Enrollment Independent (HC) | Annual Growth % | Enrollment total (HC) | IS Proportion of total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977-78 | 527,771 | -1.60% | 23,691 | 1.60% | 551,462 | 4.30% |
| 1978-79 | 517,786 | -1.90% | 24,556 | 3.70% | 542,342 | 4.50% |
| 1979-80 | 511,671 | -1.20% | 24,827 | 1.10% | 536,498 | 4.60% |
| 1980-81 | 509,805 | -0.40% | 26,314 | 6% | 536,119 | 4.90% |
| 1981-82 | 503,371 | -1.30% | 27,936 | 6.20% | 531,307 | 5.30% |
| 1982-83 | 500,336 | -0.60% | 28,280 | 1.20% | 528,616 | 5.30% |
| 1983-84 | 497,312 | -0.60% | 29,118 | 3% | 526,430 | 5.50% |
| 1984-85 | 491,085 | -1.30% | 30,326 | 4.10% | 521,411 | 5.80% |
| 1985-86 | 486,692 | -0.90% | 33,553 | 10.60% | 520,245 | 6.40% |
| 1986-87 | 486,221 | -0.10% | 34,242 | 2.10% | 520,463 | 6.60% |
| 1987-88 | 491,234 | 1% | 36,724 | 7.20% | 527,958 | 7% |
| 1988-89 | 499,994 | 1.80% | 37,731 | 2.70% | 537,725 | 7% |
| 1989-90 | 512,926 | 2.60% | 38,438 | 1.90% | 551,364 | 7% |
| 1990-91 | 519,958 | 1.40% | 40,381 | 5.10% | 560,339 | 7.20% |
Historical (FTE)
| Year | Enrollment Public (FTE) | Annual Growth % | Enrollment Independent (FTE) | Annual Growth % | Enrollment total | IS Proportion of total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-92 | 531,904 | 3.70% | 41,103 | 6.10% | 573,007 | 7.17% |
| 1992-93 | 542,960 | 2.08% | 43,943 | 6.91% | 586,903 | 7.49% |
| 1993-94 | 557,372 | 2.65% | 47,256 | 7.54% | 604,628 | 7.82% |
| 1994-95 | 568,989 | 2.08% | 50,105 | 6.03% | 619,094 | 8.09% |
| 1995-96 | 577,830 | 1.55% | 51,899 | 3.58% | 629,729 | 8.24% |
| 1996-97 | 591,499 | 2.37% | 53,611 | 3.30% | 645,110 | 8.31% |
| 1997-98 | 603,663 | 2.06% | 56,176 | 4.78% | 659,839 | 8.51% |
| 1998-99 | 602,733 | -0.15% | 57,347 | 2.08% | 660,080 | 8.69% |
| 1999-00 | 601,344 | -0.23% | 56,902 | -0.78% | 658,246 | 8.64% |
| 2000-01 | 598,630 | -0.45% | 57,463 | 0.99% | 656,093 | 8.76% |
| 2001-02 | 596,308 | -0.39% | 57,712 | 0.43% | 654,020 | 8.82% |
| 2002-03 | 588,633 | -1.29% | 60,111 | 4.16% | 648,744 | 9.27% |
| 2003-04 | 582,763 | -1% | 60,877 | 1.27% | 643,640 | 9.46% |
| 2004-05 | 576,965 | -0.99% | 62,489 | 2.65% | 639,454 | 9.77% |
| 2005-06 | 571,032 | -1.03% | 63,658 | 1.87% | 634,690 | 10.03% |
| 2006-07 | 559,531 | -2.01% | 65,398 | 2.73% | 624,929 | 10.46% |
| 2007-08 | 544,748 | -2.64% | 65,967 | 0.87% | 610,715 | 10.80% |
| 2008-09 | 549,588 | 0.89% | 66,792 | 1.25% | 616,380 | 10.84% |
| 2009-10 | 546,510 | -0.56% | 66,534 | -0.39% | 613,044 | 10.85% |
| 2010-11 | 549,125 | 0.48% | 68,131 | 2.40% | 617,256 | 11.04% |
| 2011-12 | 549,845 | 0.13% | 70,445 | 3.40% | 620,290 | 11.36% |
| 2012-13 | 542,641 | -1.31% | 72,611 | 3.07% | 615,252 | 11.80% |
| 2013-14 | 540,006 | -0.49% | 74,336 | 2.38% | 614,342 | 12.10% |
| 2014-15 | 536,896 | -0.58% | 79,206 | 6.55% | 616,102 | 12.86% |
| 2015-16 | 542,865 | 1.11% | 79,384 | 0.22% | 622,249 | 12.76% |
| 2016-17 | 549,643 | 1.25% | 81,180 | 2.26% | 630,823 | 12.87% |
| 2017-18 | 555,053 | 0.98% | 82,516 | 1.65% | 637,569 | 12.94% |
| 2018-19 | 560,647 | 1.01% | 83,647 | 1.37% | 644,294 | 12.98% |
| 2019-20 | 565,319 | 0.83% | 84,867 | 1.46% | 650,186 | 13.05% |
| 2020-21 | 557,971 | -1.30% | 84,841 | -0.03% | 642,812 | 13.20% |
| 2021-22 | 570,212 | 2.19% | 86,624 | 2.10% | 656,836 | 13.19% |
| 2022-23 | 582,363 | 2.13% | 87,161 | 0.62% | 669,524 | 13.02% |
| 2023-24 | 595,884 | 2.32% | 89,498 | 2.68% | 685,382 | 13.06% |
| 2024-25 | 604,134 | 1.38% | 91,393 | 2.12% | 695,527 | 13.14% |
Source: Public school enrollments were obtained from Ministry of Education of British Columbia Annual Reports and their statistical supplements, through the services of Applied Research and Evaluation Services, University of British Columbia. For 1973-1974 and prior years the figures are as of June 30 of that academic year. For 1974-1975 through 2000-2001 the figures are as of September 30 of that academic year. For 2001-2002 and following years public school figures were obtained from the Ministry of Education.
2017-18 Public School enrollment numbers are gathered from: https://studentsuccess.gov.bc.ca/
For the source of independent school figures, see the source and note in Enrollment by Independent School Association – Historical.
All enrollment numbers prior to 2017 are head-count and not full-time equivalent students and are for school-age students. 2017 and onward are by FTE. Prior to 2002-2003 the independent school count included adult students, but these students were 1% or less of independent school enrollment.