Education

Primary and Secondary Education

The Peace Wapiti School Board, Grande Prairie and District Catholic School Board, Grande Prairie Public School District and Northwest Francophone Education Region No.1 serve to provide an educational environment for the Grande Prairie Region that enables all students to achieve their potential to become productive members of a changing society.

Families relocating to the Grande Prairie Region have many exceptional options to choose from when selecting an elementary, junior high or high school for their children. 

The following is a brief list of the schools located within the County of Grande Prairie:

Beaverlodge
Beaverlodge Elementary School, Grades K-6, 348 students, Phone: (780) 354-2446
Beaverlodge Regional High School, Grades 10-12, 471 students, Phone: (780) 354-2189
St. Mary’s Catholic School, Grades K-9, 131 students, Phone: (780) 354-2944

Bezanson
Bezanson School, Grades K-9, 130 students, Phone: (780) 532-6490

Clairmont 
Clairmont Community School, Grades K-8, 350 students, Phone: (780) 567-4698

Elmworth
Elmworth School, Grades K-9, 68 students, Phone: (780) 354-8375

Hythe
Hythe Elementary, Grades K-6, 201 students, Phone: (780) 356-3934
Hythe Regional Junior High School, Grades 7-9, 225 students, Phone: (780) 356-3935

Grande Prairie 
Harry Balfour School, Grades K-8, 614 students, Phone: (780) 532-9276
Peace Wapiti Academy, Grades 9-12, 562 students, Phone: (780) 513-9504

LaGlace
LaGlace School, Grades K-9, 141 students, Phone: (780) 568-2430

Sexsmith
Robert W. Zarhara Public School, Grades K-6, 349 students, Phone: (780) 568-3823
Sexsmith Secondary School, Grades 7-12, 454 students, Phone: (780) 568-3642
St. Mary’s Catholic School, Grades K-10, 219 students, Phone: (780) 568-3631

Teepee Creek
Teepee Creek School, Grades K-8, 80 students, Phone: (780) 568-2265

Valhalla Centre
Valhalla Community School (charter), Grades K-9, 115 students, Phone: (780) 356-2370

Wembley 
Helen E. Taylor School, Grades 5-9, 140 students, Phone: (780) 766-9103 
Wembley Elementary School, Grades K-4, 164 students, Phone: (780) 766-2294

In addition to the schools mentioned above, there are fourteen Public and seven Catholic schools available within the City of Grande Prairie with a variety of programs including French Emersion, Enrichment and Special Needs. École St. Gerard is a Catholic school which offers the only single track French emersion program for kindergarten to Grade 9 in Grande Prairie.

École Nouvelle Frontiere is the only Francophone school located within the Grande Prairie region. It is administered by the Northwest Francophone Education Region No.1 (Conseil Scolaire Du Nord-Quest No.1) and offers francophone classes for children in K-12 with 173 students enrolled; Phone: (780) 814-7945. 

Contact information for all four school boards is available below:

Peace Wapiti School Division - www.pwsd76.ab.ca
Phone: (780) 532-8133

Grande Prairie Public School District - www.gppsd.ab.ca
Phone: (780) 532-4491

Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools - www.gpcsd.ca
Phone: (780) 532-3013

Northwest Francophone Education Region No.1 (Conseil Scolaire Du Nord-Quest No.1) - www.csno.ab.ca
Phone: (780) 624-8855

 
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