Harold Panabaker School
23 sackville drive sw · Calgary · T2W0W3 · The Calgary School Division
One of Southwood’s 16 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Harold Panabaker School. Every school in and around Southwood →
What stands out about Harold Panabaker School
- A typical size: 399 students, where the middle all grades school in Alberta has 233.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 24% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Public and English-language, under The Calgary School Division.
How Harold Panabaker School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Harold Panabaker School is in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 66% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 24% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Harold Panabaker School is placed by its results, not lettered
The second fifth in Alberta is where Harold Panabaker School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Southwood: its School Grade weighs Harold Panabaker School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Harold Panabaker School
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest Harold Panabaker School, 2 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harold Panabaker School | English public | English | 399 | Second fifth | |
| St. Stephen School | English Catholic | English | 318 | Fourth fifth | 0.3 km |
| Willow Park School | English public | English | 592 | Bottom fifth | 1.7 km |
| Akiva Academy | Independent | English | 41 | – | 1.8 km |
| Robert Warren School | English public | English | 316 | Second fifth | 1.8 km |
| Woodman School | English public | English | 546 | Second fifth | 2 km |
| William Roper Hull School | English public | English | 101 | – | 2.3 km |
Schools for every grade near Harold Panabaker School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Harold Panabaker School
Who runs Harold Panabaker School?
It is The Calgary School Division that runs Harold Panabaker School, in the English public system.
What language does Harold Panabaker School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Harold Panabaker School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Harold Panabaker School?
Its nearest neighbours are St. Stephen School (0.3 km), Willow Park School (1.7 km) and Akiva Academy (1.8 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).