Photo: Glenlarson~commonswiki · Public domainBowden (Grandview) School is the only school in and around Bowden
It is run by The Chinook's Edge School Division (All grades · Grades K–12).
How Bowden’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is B+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 1 | 69% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 1 | 16% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area runs ahead, 16% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bowden (Grandview) SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 16% | Middle fifth |
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.
Where the school in or near Bowden is
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
How children get a place in Bowden
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Bowden
High schools within reach of Bowden
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 4: 3 English public and 1 English Catholic. Closest of all: Bowden (Grandview) School (0.7 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowden (Grandview) SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Chinook's Edge School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 261 | 0.7 km |
| St. Marguerite BourgeoysAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 303 | 12 km |
| Innisfail High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Chinook's Edge School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 374 | 12 km |
| Innisfail Career High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Chinook's Edge School Division | English public | – | 14 | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Bowden
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Olds has the most schools nearby, 7.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Alberta’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the two PAT measures; suppressed groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Bowden’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Bowden
How many schools are there in Bowden?
Every one of them, 1, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Bowden?
Not within 3 km of Bowden. The French-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Bowden?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools near Bowden have the best results?
None sits in the top fifth in Alberta; the strongest is Bowden (Grandview) School.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).