Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe 3 schools of Stanley: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
0 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge. No schools grade in Manitoba: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 3 schools in and around Stanley are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Stanley
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Manitoba.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Manitoba.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Stanley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Garden Valley School Division runs the most, 2 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Garden Valley School DivisionGarden Valley Collegiate, Parkland | English public | 2 |
| Western School DivisionMorden | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Stanley
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Stanley
High schools within reach of Stanley
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 2 English public. The closest high school is Garden Valley Collegiate, 5.6 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Valley CollegiateSecondary | Garden Valley School Division | English public | 5.6 km |
| Christ Full Gospel AcademyAll grades | Non-Funded Schools | English public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portage la Prairie | 14,738 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Peguis | 11,177 | 32 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Linden Woods | 11,134 | 42 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| West St. Paul | 10,796 | 23 | 0 | 7 km |
| East St. Paul | 10,321 | 15 | 0 | 5.9 km |
| Stanley | 9,929 | 3 | 0 | 5.6 km |
| Daniel McIntyre | 9,584 | 68 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Amber Trails | 9,256 | 21 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| La Salle | 9,215 | 9 | 1 | 12 km |
| Stony Mountain | 9,180 | 9 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Worthington | 6,093 | 44 | 3 | 0.5 km |
Set against 68 others, 63 have more schools in reach. A school in French is nearby in 36 towns of 69.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Stanley
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Of the neighbours, Winkler counts the most schools: 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The list is Statistics Canada’s ODEF (2019–22): schools opened since are missing, and some closed since may still appear.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Which schools count. The area is Stanley plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Stanley
How do I get a place at a school in Stanley?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Stanley?
Not in or within 3 km of Stanley; the French-language board can name the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Stanley?
By number of schools: Garden Valley School Division (2) and Western School Division (1).
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).