Riverbend Colony School
101 3305 18 avenue n · Lethbridge · T1H5S1 · The Palliser School Division
Riverbend Colony School: one of the 7 elementary schools within 3 km of Vulcan County. Every school in and around Vulcan County →
What stands out about Riverbend Colony School
- 18 students, well under the 267 of a typical elementary school in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Palliser School Division.
How Riverbend Colony School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
No measure for Riverbend Colony School is published; Alberta withholds each one, as it does 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 Riverbend Colony School has no band
Its results are all held back, as happens for small groups in Alberta; Riverbend Colony School needs published results for a standing here.
For a letter, see Vulcan County’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Riverbend Colony School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Riverbend Colony School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
3 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Riverbend Colony School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend Colony School | English public | English | 18 | – | |
| Carseland School | English public | English | 78 | Second fifth | 12 km |
| Arrowwood School | Independent | English | 11 | – | 15 km |
| Country Hills School | English public | English | 13 | – | 24 km |
| Britestone Hutterite Colony | English public | English | 13 | – | 24 km |
| Westmount School | English public | English | 355 | Fourth fifth | 24 km |
| Sacred Heart Academy | English Catholic | English | 300 | Top fifth | 24 km |
Elementary schools near Riverbend Colony School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Riverbend Colony School
Who runs Riverbend Colony School?
The board is The Palliser School Division; Riverbend Colony School is English public.
What language does Riverbend Colony School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Riverbend Colony School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Riverbend Colony School?
Nearest of all: Carseland School (12 km), Arrowwood School (15 km) and Country Hills School (24 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).