Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0The schools around Vulcan County answer to 3 boards
The Palliser School Division runs the most, 13 of them; The Horizon School Division and The Grasslands School Division run the rest. Catholic schools are fewer here, 0 of 16, where in Alberta they are 18%. In or within 3 km of Vulcan County: 7 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade, with 1,022 students.
What stands out about Vulcan County’s schools
Results on both sides
The results split: 2 of 8 schools in the upper two fifths in Alberta, 2 in the lower, with Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School, Brant Christian School and County Central High School on top. Results ↓
Small elementary schools
At 48 students on average, against 274 in Alberta, the elementary schools are small. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Vulcan Prairieview Elementary School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Palliser School DivisionCounty Central, Vulcan Prairieview, Brant Christian, Carmangay, Champion, Milo, Mialta Colony, Shadow Ranch Colony … | English public | 13 | 905 |
| The Horizon School DivisionLomond | English public | 1 | 90 |
| The Grasslands School DivisionBow City Colony | English public | 1 | 16 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Who runs Vulcan County’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 15 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How Vulcan County’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 B: 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 | 8 | 64% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 8 | 16% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 16% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (8)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Vulcan Prairieview Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 88% · Excellence 34% | Top fifth |
| Brant Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 77% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| County Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 67% · Excellence 17% | Middle fifth |
| Brant Colony SchoolElementary · Grades 1–8 | Acceptable 100% · Excellence 0% | Middle fifth |
| Champion SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 62% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Lomond Community SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | Acceptable 57% · Excellence 18% | Middle fifth |
| Carmangay SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 26% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Milo Community SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | Acceptable 33% · Excellence 4% | Bottom 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 16 schools in and around Vulcan County 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 Vulcan County
The language each school teaches in, against every school 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.
How children get a place in Vulcan County
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The neighbourhood 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.
The 16 schools in and around Vulcan County
High schools within reach of Vulcan County
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 2 English public. Nearest: County Central High School, 5.7 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Central High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 217 | 5.7 km |
| Mialta Colony SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | – | 24 | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhatigan Ridge | 7,066 | 37 | 20,366 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Raymond | 4,594 | 4 | 1,195 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Wainwright No. 61 | 4,576 | 9 | 2,061 | 1 | 3.4 km |
| Blue Quill | 4,567 | 26 | 16,425 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Warner County No. 5 | 4,533 | 13 | 1,655 | 0 | 7.8 km |
| Vulcan County | 4,465 | 16 | 1,022 | 0 | 5.7 km |
| Oxford | 4,460 | 26 | 11,216 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Montgomery | 4,456 | 56 | 24,456 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Deer Ridge | 4,454 | 31 | 13,696 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Queensland | 4,452 | 26 | 9,500 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Lee Ridge | 2,722 | 43 | 17,787 | 0 | 0.3 km |
206 of the 270 others have more schools in reach. 117 towns of the 271 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Vulcan County
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan County | 16 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 km |
| Vulcan 6.2 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Vulcan County or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- 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.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. The PAT shares at the acceptable standard and at excellence are each placed by fifths among Alberta’s schools.
Questions about schools in Vulcan County
How do I get a place at a school in Vulcan County?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Vulcan County?
The Palliser School Division (13), The Horizon School Division (1) and The Grasslands School Division (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Vulcan County?
13 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Vulcan County?
Not near Vulcan County: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).