Charles Spencer High School
20 knowledge way · Grande Prairie · T8W2V9 · The Grande Prairie School Division
Counting 3 km around Grande Prairie, Charles Spencer High School is one of 7 secondary schools. Every school in and around Grande Prairie →
What stands out about Charles Spencer High School
- 1,101 students, well above the 371 of a typical secondary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 11% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Grande Prairie School Division.
How Charles Spencer High School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Charles Spencer High School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 60% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 11% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Charles Spencer High School has a band rather than a letter
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Charles Spencer High School gets a place among them, the fourth fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Charles Spencer High School feeds into Grande Prairie’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Charles Spencer 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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
1 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Charles Spencer High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Spencer High School | English public | English | 1,101 | Fourth fifth | |
| St. Joseph Catholic High School | English Catholic | English | 683 | Bottom fifth | 0.2 km |
| St. John Bosco Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 54 | – | 3.2 km |
| Grande Prairie Composite High School | English public | English | 1,502 | Bottom fifth | 4.3 km |
| Peace Wapiti Academy | English public | English | 703 | Middle fifth | 4.5 km |
| St. John Paul II Catholic School / Faculté St. Jean-Paul II | English Catholic | English | 651 | Fourth fifth | 6.5 km |
| Horizon Group Care | English public | English | 2 | – | 23 km |
Secondary schools near Charles Spencer 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 Charles Spencer High School
Who runs Charles Spencer High School?
The Grande Prairie School Division runs Charles Spencer High School (English public).
What language does Charles Spencer High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Charles Spencer High School?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Charles Spencer High School?
The closest schools are St. Joseph Catholic High School (0.2 km), St. John Bosco Catholic School (3.2 km) and Grande Prairie Composite High School (4.3 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).