Coalhurst High School
Coalhurst · T0L0V0 · The Palliser School Division
Of the 1 secondary schools in or near Coalhurst (within 3 km), this is Coalhurst High School. Every school in and around Coalhurst →
What stands out about Coalhurst High School
- A typical size: 212 students, where the middle secondary school in Alberta has 371.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 7% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Palliser School Division.
- No other secondary school is within 3 km of Coalhurst.
How Coalhurst High 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, Coalhurst High School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 58% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 7% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Coalhurst High School is placed by its results, not lettered
Against the other schools in Alberta, Coalhurst High School’s results fall in the fourth fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Coalhurst: its School Grade weighs Coalhurst High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Coalhurst High 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 secondary schools
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
3 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Coalhurst High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coalhurst High School | English public | English | 212 | Fourth fifth | |
| Stafford Ridge School | English public | English | 4 | – | 7.8 km |
| Pitawani School | English public | English | 9 | – | 8.2 km |
| Chinook High School | English public | English | 1,203 | Fourth fifth | 8.5 km |
| Winston Churchill High School | English public | English | 974 | Bottom fifth | 9 km |
| CARE (Centre for Adolescent Responsibility Education) Outreach | English Catholic | English | 10 | – | 10 km |
| St. Francis Junior High School | English Catholic | English | 712 | Second fifth | 10 km |
Secondary schools near Coalhurst High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Coalhurst High School
Who runs Coalhurst High School?
Coalhurst High School belongs to The Palliser School Division (English public).
What language does Coalhurst High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Coalhurst High School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Coalhurst High School?
Its nearest neighbours are Stafford Ridge School (7.8 km), Pitawani School (8.2 km) and Chinook High School (8.5 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).