Photo: Mascdman · CC BY-SA 2.50 of Special Area No. 2’s 6 schools are Catholic, fewer than the 18% in Alberta
Its elementary schools are small, 11 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. In or within 3 km of Special Area No. 2: 4 elementary schools and 2 schools for every grade, with 74 students.
Who runs Special Area No. 2’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Grouped by system: English public 5 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 6 schools in and around Special Area No. 2
Where the 6 schools in and around Special Area No. 2 are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Special Area No. 2
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
Not one teaches in French.
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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Among 2 boards, The Prairie Rose School Division leads with 3.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Prairie Rose School DivisionJenner, Jenner Colony, Meridian Colony | English public | 3 | 56 |
| The Prairie Land School DivisionBerry Creek Colony, Neu Muehl Colony | English public | 2 | 15 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Special Area No. 2
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Alberta school with a PAT result, then averaged per school.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- Which schools count. Inside Special Area No. 2’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Special Area No. 2
Is there a French-language school in Special Area No. 2?
None within 3 km of Special Area No. 2. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Special Area No. 2?
5 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Special Area No. 2?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Special Area No. 2?
The Prairie Rose School Division (3) and The Prairie Land School Division (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).