Handhills Colony School
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Around Hanna, within 3 km, there are 2 schools for every grade, Handhills Colony School among them. Every school in and around Hanna →
What stands out about Handhills Colony School
- 26 students, well under the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Prairie Land School Division.
- The province’s list gives no map point, so it is placed by its address’s town.
How Handhills Colony School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
None of Handhills Colony School’s measures is published: Alberta holds back results 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.
Why Handhills Colony School has no band
With all its measures withheld, Handhills Colony School can’t be set beside other schools in Alberta.
The letter belongs to Hanna: its School Grade weighs Handhills Colony School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Handhills Colony 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.
Questions about Handhills Colony School
Who runs Handhills Colony School?
Handhills Colony School belongs to The Prairie Land School Division (English public).
What language does Handhills Colony School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Handhills Colony School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
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).