Senator Gershaw School
104 1st avenue w · Bow Island · T0K0G0 · The Prairie Rose School Division
Senator Gershaw School: one of the 3 schools for every grade within 3 km of Bow Island. Every school in and around Bow Island →
What stands out about Senator Gershaw School
- Its 233 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 21% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Prairie Rose School Division.
- No other English public all grades school is within 3 km of Bow Island.
How Senator Gershaw School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Senator Gershaw School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 80% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 21% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Senator Gershaw School is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Senator Gershaw School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the second fifth.
Senator Gershaw School feeds into Bow Island’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Senator Gershaw School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Senator Gershaw School is larger than any of its 2 nearest schools for every grade.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator Gershaw School | English public | English | 233 | Second fifth | |
| St. Michaels School | English Catholic | English | 43 | Second fifth | 0.4 km |
| Burdett School | English public | English | 159 | Bottom fifth | 11 km |
Schools for every grade near Senator Gershaw School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Senator Gershaw School
Who runs Senator Gershaw School?
The board is The Prairie Rose School Division; Senator Gershaw School is English public.
What language does Senator Gershaw School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Senator Gershaw School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Senator Gershaw School?
Its nearest neighbours are St. Michaels School (0.4 km) and Burdett School (11 km).
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).