Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s schools come under 5 different boards
Most belong to The Wetaskiwin School Division (14); The Wolf Creek School Division, Gwynne Valley Rural Education Association and The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division run the remainder. Of the 14 with results, 8 sit in the lower two fifths in Alberta. The 3 km around Wetaskiwin County No. 10 counts 10 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade, 3,807 students between them.
What stands out about Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s schools
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 159 students, against 274 in Alberta. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Falun School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
5 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Wetaskiwin School DivisionWetaskiwin, Clear Vista, Pigeon Lake Regional, Griffiths-Scott, Queen Elizabeth, Norwood, Parkdale, Wetaskiwin Outreach … | English public | 14 | 2,865 |
| The Wolf Creek School DivisionThe Brick Learning Centre, Ferrybank Colony | English public | 2 | 223 |
| Gwynne Valley Rural Education AssociationGwynne Valley Rural Academy | Other | 1 | 128 |
| The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionSacred Heart | English Catholic | 1 | 539 |
| NorQuest CollegeNorQuest College (Wetaskiwin) | Other | 1 | 11 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Wetaskiwin County No. 10’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 | 14 | 62% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 14 | 11% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area trails, 11% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (14)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Falun SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 27% | Top fifth |
| Norwood SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| Winfield Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| Gwynne Valley Rural AcademyAll grades · Grades K–10 | Acceptable 63% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Pigeon Lake RegionalSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 61% · Excellence 19% | Middle fifth |
| Sacred Heart SchoolAll grades · Grades K–10 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
| Clear Vista SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 60% · Excellence 11% | Fourth fifth |
| Lakedell SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 77% · Excellence 5% | Fourth fifth |
| Peace Hills Adventist SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 9% | Fourth fifth |
| Griffiths-Scott SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 49% · Excellence 13% | Fourth fifth |
| Centennial SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 1% | Bottom fifth |
| Wetaskiwin Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Acceptable 42% · Excellence 6% | Bottom fifth |
| Parkdale SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 10% · Excellence 0% | 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 20 schools in and around Wetaskiwin County No. 10 are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Wetaskiwin County No. 10
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
None of them 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.
Who runs Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 16, English Catholic 1 and independent or other 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Catholic schools
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 20 schools in and around Wetaskiwin County No. 10
High schools within reach of Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 independent. The closest high school is Pigeon Lake Regional, 4.7 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pigeon Lake RegionalSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Wetaskiwin School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 275 | 4.7 km |
| Peace Hills Adventist SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 41 | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wîhkwêntôwin | 19,050 | 65 | 28,543 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Bridlewood | 12,547 | 26 | 14,372 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Chaparral | 12,522 | 30 | 17,770 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Royal Oak | 12,343 | 30 | 14,426 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Blackfalds | 12,258 | 5 | 1,551 | 0 | 2 km |
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | 12,117 | 20 | 3,807 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| The Hamptons | 12,008 | 16 | 8,431 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| McKenzie Lake | 11,966 | 33 | 18,654 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Clearwater County | 11,856 | 12 | 2,741 | 0 | 13 km |
| Cityscape | 11,782 | 134 | 75,012 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Cavanagh | 7,300 | 34 | 22,567 | 0 | 1.6 km |
In 99 of the 148 others the count is higher. 58 towns of the 149 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Wetaskiwin County No. 10 and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Alberta’s schools; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
How do I get a place at a school in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
By number of schools: The Wetaskiwin School Division (14), The Wolf Creek School Division (2), Gwynne Valley Rural Education Association (1), The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division (1) and NorQuest College (1).
Is there a French-language school in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
Not near Wetaskiwin County No. 10: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Wetaskiwin County No. 10?
7 in the town, 13 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).