Photo: Matthias Süßen · CC BY-SA 3.02 of the 5 schools around Siksika 146 are independent
They include Old Sun Community College and Arrowwood School. Only 0 of the 5 are Catholic, against 18% in Alberta. Within 3 km of Siksika 146 are 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade, teaching 443 students.
What stands out about Siksika 146’s schools
Small elementary schools
At 15 students on average, against 274 in Alberta, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Who runs Siksika 146’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 3 and independent or other 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Siksika 146’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is C: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 1 | 58% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 1 | 10% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area trails, 10% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (1)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bassano SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 58% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
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.
Where the 5 schools in and around Siksika 146 are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Siksika 146
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The Palliser School Division counts 2, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Palliser School DivisionRiverbend Colony, New Dale Colony | English public | 2 | 32 |
| The Grasslands School DivisionBassano | English public | 1 | 210 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Siksika 146
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Siksika 146
High schools within reach of Siksika 146
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
The one high school within 15 km is Old Sun Community College, at 1.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Sun Community CollegeSecondary · Grades 10–12 | – | Independent | – | 190 | 1.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Siksika 146 or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- Bands, not ranks. Alberta publishes the share at each PAT standard and suppresses small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Boards and systems. Every public school has a board: English or French, and in this province public or Catholic too. Independent schools have none.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
Questions about schools in Siksika 146
Is there a French-language school in Siksika 146?
Not in or within 3 km of Siksika 146; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Siksika 146?
Inside the town there are 1; another 4 sit within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Siksika 146?
By number of schools: The Palliser School Division (2) and The Grasslands School Division (1).
Which schools near Siksika 146 have the best results?
None sits in the top fifth in Alberta; the strongest is Bassano School.
How do I get a place at a school in Siksika 146?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).