Penhold Crossing Secondary School
Penhold · T0M1R0 · The Chinook's Edge School Division
Counting 3 km around Penhold, Penhold Crossing Secondary School is one of 1 secondary schools. Every school in and around Penhold →
What stands out about Penhold Crossing Secondary School
- Its 259 students sit close to the 371 of a middle secondary school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 12% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Public and English-language, under The Chinook's Edge School Division.
- No other secondary school is within 3 km of Penhold.
How Penhold Crossing Secondary 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, Penhold Crossing Secondary School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 66% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A standing for Penhold Crossing Secondary School, not a grade
The middle fifth in Alberta is where Penhold Crossing Secondary 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 Penhold’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Penhold Crossing Secondary School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Penhold Crossing Secondary School
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare 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 secondary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
Of the 6 secondary schools nearest Penhold Crossing Secondary School, 4 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penhold Crossing Secondary School | English public | English | 259 | Middle fifth | |
| Penhold Career High School | English public | English | 33 | – | 8.5 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School | English Catholic | English | 1,389 | – | 13 km |
| Hunting Hills High School | English public | English | 1,519 | Middle fifth | 14 km |
| Innisfail Career High School | English public | English | 14 | – | 14 km |
| Innisfail High School | English public | English | 374 | Fourth fifth | 15 km |
| Outreach School Centre | English public | English | 304 | Bottom fifth | 15 km |
Secondary schools near Penhold Crossing Secondary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Penhold Crossing Secondary School
Who runs Penhold Crossing Secondary School?
The board is The Chinook's Edge School Division; Penhold Crossing Secondary School is English public.
What language does Penhold Crossing Secondary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Penhold Crossing Secondary School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Penhold Crossing Secondary School?
The nearest are Penhold Career High School (8.5 km), Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School (13 km) and Hunting Hills High School (14 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).