Harry Balfour School
10815 104 street · Grande Prairie · T8V6R2 · The Peace Wapiti School Division
Harry Balfour School: one of the 22 elementary schools within 3 km of Grande Prairie. Every school in and around Grande Prairie →
What stands out about Harry Balfour School
- A large elementary school: 541 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 9% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Peace Wapiti School Division.
How Harry Balfour School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Harry Balfour School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 75% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 9% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Harry Balfour School is placed by its results, not lettered
The middle fifth in Alberta is where Harry Balfour School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see Grande Prairie’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Harry Balfour School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Harry Balfour School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has 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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Harry Balfour School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Balfour School | English public | English | 541 | Middle fifth | |
| Avondale School | English public | English | 175 | Bottom fifth | 0.4 km |
| St. Clement Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 153 | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| Roy Bickell Public School | English public | English | 444 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| Hillside Community School | English public | English | 260 | Bottom fifth | 1.9 km |
| St. Catherine Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 643 | Fourth fifth | 2 km |
| Crystal Park School | English public | English | 512 | Fourth fifth | 2.1 km |
Elementary schools near Harry Balfour School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Harry Balfour School
Who runs Harry Balfour School?
It is The Peace Wapiti School Division that runs Harry Balfour School, in the English public system.
What language does Harry Balfour School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Harry Balfour School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Harry Balfour School?
Closest by: Avondale School (0.4 km), St. Clement Catholic School (1.4 km) and Roy Bickell Public School (1.4 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).