Big Bend Colony School
Cardston · T0K0K0 · The Westwind School Division
Of the 10 elementary schools in or near Cardston County (within 3 km), this is Big Bend Colony School. Every school in and around Cardston County →
What stands out about Big Bend Colony School
- A small elementary school: 33 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Westwind School Division.
How Big Bend Colony School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
No measure for Big Bend Colony School is published; Alberta withholds each one, as it does for small groups.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | suppressed | – | – |
| PAT: standard of excellence | suppressed | – | – |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
No published results for Big Bend Colony School
Each of Big Bend Colony School’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Alberta.
Big Bend Colony School feeds into Cardston County’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Big Bend Colony School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
2 of the 5 nearest elementary schools have more students than Big Bend Colony School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bend Colony School | English public | English | 33 | – | |
| Cardston Junior High School | English public | English | 280 | Fourth fifth | 12 km |
| Cardston Elementary School | English public | English | 460 | – | 14 km |
| West Raley Colony School | English public | English | 9 | – | 16 km |
| New Elm Colony School | English public | English | 26 | – | 24 km |
| Crystal Spring Colony School | English public | English | 24 | – | 25 km |
Elementary schools near Big Bend Colony School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Big Bend Colony School
Who runs Big Bend Colony School?
The board is The Westwind School Division; Big Bend Colony School is English public.
What language does Big Bend Colony School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Big Bend Colony School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Big Bend Colony School?
Nearest of all: Cardston Junior High School (12 km), Cardston Elementary School (14 km) and West Raley Colony School (16 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).