Located in the southern interior of British Columbia, Canada, School District No. 8's area covers approximately 15,000 square kilometers and includes the communities of:

Yahk, Kitchener, Wynndel, Canyon, Erickson, Boswell, Crawford Bay, Kootenay Bay, Riondel, and  Creston on the east side of Kootenay Lake; and 

Kaslo, Meadow Creek, Johnson's Landing, Argenta, Ainsworth, Slocan, Winlaw, South Slocan, Crescent Valley, Slocan Park, Taghum, Blewett, Ymir, Balfour, Harrop, Procter, Salmo, and Nelson (City of Nelson  and Discover Nelson) on the west side of Kootenay Lake.