Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainCamrose’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Alberta, 3 of the 5 with results
3 boards run its schools. Taken together, Camrose and its 3 km edge hold 10 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 10 schools for every grade for 3,657 students.
How Camrose’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 C−: 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 | 5 | 66% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 5 | 7% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 7% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (5)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Battle River School DivisionCamrose, Charlie Killam, Chester Ronning, Bawlf, Sifton, Jack Stuart, Sparling, Battle River Alternative Centre For Education (BRACE) … | English public | 18 | 2,947 |
| 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.
Where the 21 schools in and around Camrose are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Camrose
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
1 of them teach in French: École des Fondateurs; the public ones belong to The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region.
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’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 18, English Catholic 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Camrose
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
Catholic schools
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 21 schools in and around Camrose
High schools within reach of Camrose
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 11 high schools: 10 English public and 1 French public. The shortest trip is to Battle River Home Schools, 0.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battle River Home SchoolsAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 24 | 0.5 km |
| École des FondateursAll grades · Grades K–11 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 23 | 0.8 km |
| Bawlf SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Battle River School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 302 | 0.8 km |
| Camrose Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Battle River School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 769 | 0.9 km |
| Rosalind Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 24 | 1.2 km |
| Hartland Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 28 | 1.2 km |
| Lougheed Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 20 | 1.2 km |
| Viking Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 19 | 1.2 km |
| Holden Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 14 | 1.2 km |
| Southbend Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Battle River School Division | English public | – | 11 | 1.2 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 | 1.9 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestermere | 31,671 | 10 | 6,332 | 0 | 1 km |
| … | |||||
| Evanston | 21,483 | 20 | 15,319 | 0 | 1 km |
| Saddle Ridge | 21,479 | 24 | 17,535 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Lloydminster (Part) | 21,267 | 15 | 5,475 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Sturgeon County | 21,144 | 77 | 31,353 | 3 | 5.8 km |
| Camrose | 20,800 | 21 | 3,657 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Cranston | 20,055 | 27 | 19,374 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Evergreen | 19,988 | 41 | 18,701 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Tuscany | 19,986 | 27 | 12,547 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Stony Plain | 19,662 | 14 | 8,372 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Chaparral | 12,522 | 30 | 17,770 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Among 56 towns its size, 32 have more schools nearby. 26 of the 57 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Camrose
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Camrose County 12 km | 26 | 1 | 3 | 12 km |
Next door, Camrose County counts 26 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- Bands, not ranks. A suppressed result gives no band; a school with both measures averages its fifths.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Which schools count. Inside Camrose’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Camrose
How do I get a place at a school in Camrose?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Camrose?
By number of schools: The Battle River School Division (18), The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division (2) and The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region (1).
How many schools are there in Camrose?
The town holds all 21; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Camrose?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École des Fondateurs.
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).