Photo: jayscratch from Victoria, B.C., Canada · CC BY-SA 2.03 school boards share Camrose County
Most belong to The Battle River School Division (22); The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division and The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region run the remainder. Of its 9 tested schools, 2 sit in the top two fifths in Alberta and 3 in the bottom two. Taken together, Camrose County and its 3 km edge hold 10 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 15 schools for every grade for 4,269 students.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Battle River School DivisionCamrose, Charlie Killam, Chester Ronning, Bawlf, Sifton, Jack Stuart, Hay Lakes, Sparling … | English public | 22 | 3,443 |
| The Elk Island Catholic Separate School DivisionOur Lady of Mount Pleasant, St. Patrick | English Catholic | 2 | 687 |
| The Greater North Central Francophone Education Regiondes Fondateurs | French public | 1 | 23 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Camrose County’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 | 9 | 68% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 9 | 12% | 13% |
On every measure the area sits close to the provincial middle; the standard of excellence is 12% here, 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Round Hill SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 80% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| New Norway SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| Camrose Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Acceptable 66% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Bawlf SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
| Cornerstone Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Hay Lakes SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 10% | Middle fifth |
| Our Lady of Mount Pleasant Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 6% | Fourth fifth |
| Charlie Killam SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| Viking Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 36% · Excellence 0% | Bottom 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 26 schools in and around Camrose County are
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).
Schooling in English and French around Camrose County
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
École des Fondateurs teach in French; The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region runs the public ones among the 1.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Camrose County’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By the system they belong to: English public 22, English Catholic 2, French-language 1 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Camrose County
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
Catholic schools
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
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 26 schools in and around Camrose County
High schools within reach of Camrose County
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
11 secondary schools are within 15 km: 10 English public and 1 French public. First by distance comes École des Fondateurs, at 12 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École des FondateursAll grades · Grades K–11 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 23 | 12 km |
| Battle River Home SchoolsAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 24 | 12 km |
| Rosalind Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 24 | 12 km |
| Hartland Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 28 | 12 km |
| Lougheed Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 20 | 12 km |
| Viking Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 19 | 12 km |
| Holden Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 14 | 12 km |
| Southbend Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 11 | 12 km |
| Bawlf SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Battle River School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 302 | 13 km |
| Camrose Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Battle River School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 769 | 13 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River Alternative Centre For Education (BRACE)All grades · Grades 4–12 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 178 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skyview Ranch | 14,061 | 5 | 3,802 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Fish Creek Park | 9,045 | 101 | 43,741 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Sundance | 9,043 | 38 | 20,155 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Silver Springs | 9,042 | 58 | 25,531 | 2 | 1.6 km |
| Grande Cache | 8,984 | 9 | 1,597 | 0 | 40 km |
| Camrose County | 8,951 | 26 | 4,269 | 1 | 12 km |
| Marlborough | 8,932 | 65 | 27,326 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Innisfail | 8,736 | 5 | 1,421 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Edson | 8,692 | 8 | 2,449 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Strathcona Park | 8,680 | 48 | 20,472 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Larkspur | 5,472 | 24 | 10,709 | 0 | 0.3 km |
131 of the 203 others have more schools in reach. In 88 of the 204, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Camrose County
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose County | 26 | 1 | 3 | 12 km |
| Camrose 12 km | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 km |
It outnumbers its 1 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Camrose County’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- Bands, not ranks. The PAT shares at the acceptable standard and at excellence are each placed by fifths among Alberta’s schools.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Camrose County
How do I get a place at a school in Camrose County?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which boards run the schools in Camrose County?
By number of schools: The Battle River School Division (22), The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division (2) and The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region (1).
How many schools are there in Camrose County?
Inside the town there are 4; another 22 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Camrose County?
Yes: École des Fondateurs, the French-language schools here.
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).