Gift Lake School
Gift Lake · T0G1B0 · The Northland School Division
One of Big Lakes County’s 4 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Gift Lake School. Every school in and around Big Lakes County →
What stands out about Gift Lake School
- 143 students, near the middle of 233 for all grades schools in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the bottom fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 1%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Northland School Division.
How Gift Lake School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Gift Lake School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 18% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 1% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A standing for Gift Lake School, not a grade
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Gift Lake School gets a place among them, the bottom fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Gift Lake School feeds into Big Lakes County’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Gift Lake School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about Gift Lake School
Who runs Gift Lake School?
It is The Northland School Division that runs Gift Lake School, in the English public system.
What language does Gift Lake School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Gift Lake School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – Alberta) · Alberta Education and Childcare, PAT multiyear school results (core courses pooled). Alberta’s own notes: breaches in 2021–22, wildfires in 2022–24, the January 2026 sitting cancelled, pilot-curriculum students excused. Open Government Licence – Alberta. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).