Holy Cross School

Holy Cross School is located in the south of the Okanagan Valley in Penticton, British Columbia. It is a Catholic K-8 elementary school of the diocese of Nelson and is an accredited and classified Group 1 independent school of The Ministry of Education in the province of British Columbia.

The school has been recognized by the Fraser Institute as the top elementary school in the area for the last several years, and in a report released by that same Institute, May 2003, Holy Cross School was named the number one elementary school in the Okanagan Valley and this year, 2006, was named the number two school in the Valley.

Holy Cross School was established to provide parents of the Penticton parishes of St. John Vianney and St. Ann’s, as well as the parish of Holy Child in Summerland, with the unique opportunity for their child to receive a Christ-centered elementary school education. The diocesan administrators and school staff, with the support of parents and the local pastoral team, are dedicated to providing a learning environment that facilitates the spiritual development of every student and achieves the essential academic, social, emotional and physical growth needed to live and work in today’s world.