Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0Altona and its edges hold 6 schools: 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
Every one sits inside the town itself. In Manitoba, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 6 schools in and around Altona are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
3 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Altona
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Manitoba.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Manitoba.
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.
Who runs Altona’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Border Land School Division runs the most, 5 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Border Land School DivisionHorizon Colony, W. C. Miller Collegiate, Elmwood, Parkside, West Park | English public | 5 |
| Non-Funded SchoolsSunflower Valley Christian | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Altona
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Altona
High schools within reach of Altona
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 English public. Closest of all: W. C. Miller Collegiate (0.4 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| W. C. Miller CollegiateSecondary | Border Land School Division | English public | 0.4 km |
| École Parkside SchoolSecondary | Border Land School Division | English public | 1.3 km |
| Mennonite Collegiate InstituteSecondary | Independent Schools | English public | 10 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Manitoba
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Heights | 7,883 | 32 | 1 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| River-Osborne | 5,090 | 77 | 4 | 1.1 km |
| Robertson | 5,090 | 64 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Bridgwater Forest | 5,076 | 18 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Kildonan Drive | 5,063 | 70 | 0 | 1 km |
| Altona | 4,989 | 6 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Maybank | 4,817 | 59 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Flin Flon (Part) | 4,732 | 4 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Rossmere-B | 4,732 | 60 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Pembina Strip | 4,715 | 29 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Lorne | 3,022 | 2 | 1 | 14 km |
Of the 119 others, 90 count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 59 towns of 120.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Altona
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altona | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Rhineland 12 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
Of 1 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which schools count. The area is Altona plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. Statistics Canada’s ODEF, 2019–22: the latest open list for this province.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Altona
How do I get a place at a school in Altona?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Is there a French-language school in Altona?
None within 3 km of Altona. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
Which boards run the schools in Altona?
Border Land School Division (5) and Non-Funded Schools (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · 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).