Hugh Sutherland School
rr 1 · Carstairs · T0M0N0 · The Chinook's Edge School Division
Around Carstairs, within 3 km, there are 1 schools for every grade, Hugh Sutherland School among them. Every school in and around Carstairs →
What stands out about Hugh Sutherland School
- A large all grades school: 840 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the acceptable standard, at 75% where the middle in Alberta is 67%.
- An English public school, run by The Chinook's Edge School Division.
- No other all grades school is within 3 km of Carstairs.
How Hugh Sutherland School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Hugh Sutherland School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 75% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 14% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Hugh Sutherland School is placed without a letter
Hugh Sutherland School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
Hugh Sutherland School feeds into Carstairs’ School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Hugh Sutherland School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
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
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
None of the 2 schools for every grade nearest Hugh Sutherland School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Sutherland School | English public | English | 840 | Middle fifth | |
| Olds Koinonia Christian School | English public | English | 394 | Second fifth | 20 km |
| Neudorf Colony School | English public | English | 11 | – | 23 km |
Schools for every grade near Hugh Sutherland School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Hugh Sutherland School
Who runs Hugh Sutherland School?
It is The Chinook's Edge School Division that runs Hugh Sutherland School, in the English public system.
What language does Hugh Sutherland School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Hugh Sutherland School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Hugh Sutherland School?
Its nearest neighbours are Olds Koinonia Christian School (20 km) and Neudorf Colony School (23 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).