The Saskatchewan Rivers School Division #119 comprises 33 schools in the
Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
Prince Albert is the third-largest city in Saskatchewan, Canada, after Saskatoon and Regina. It is situated near the centre of the province on the banks of the North Saskatchewan River. The city is known as the "Gateway to the North" because ...
area, and is the third largest school division in the province. This division has over 9500 students enrolled, with 365 support personnel, 475 teachers, and 88 division owned buses (2200 kids ride the bus every day). There are a total of 14 microwave towers in the rural centres of the district, which ensure that rural students have access to high speed networking. There are six community schools, and three schools providing French immersion. A police liaison program is provided in the urban centre where the officer has a school office. This division contains the largest high school in Saskatchewan: Carlton Comprehensive High School (operating since 1975). The division is located mainly in the
Aspen parkland
Aspen parkland refers to a very large area of transitional biome between prairie and boreal forest in two sections, namely the Peace River Country of northwestern Alberta crossing the border into British Columbia, and a much larger area stretchi ...
and
boreal forest
Taiga (; rus, тайга́, p=tɐjˈɡa; relates to Mongolic and Turkic languages), generally referred to in North America as a boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruc ...
biomes, and is named for the
North Saskatchewan,
South Saskatchewan, and
Saskatchewan River
The Saskatchewan River (Cree: ''kisiskāciwani-sīpiy'', "swift flowing river") is a major river in Canada. It stretches about from where it is formed by the joining together of the North Saskatchewan and South Saskatchewan Rivers to Lake Winn ...
s which are all found in the area it encompasses.
Prior to 1997, the Saskatchewan Rivers School Division was two separate divisions. There were the rural elementaries and Wesmor as the high school for all rural kids (
Rural Division). And there was the
urban division which had only Carlton for its high school. Since then the divisions have merged and a new high school was created: PACI (Prince Albert Central Institute). The division also merged in the small communities:
Christopher Lake,
Meath Park,
Birch Hills and
Kinistino. Following the break-up of the
Wakaw School Division,
St. Louis school also joined Saskatchewan Rivers. The Parkland School Division #63 out of Shellbrook also merged into Sask Rivers welcoming the communities of Shellbrook, Canwood, Debden & Big River. There are also two programs for minorities: the Wonska High School for Aboriginal students and the Star Program for kids with social difficulties. In this division schools can be split into four categories: Elementary, Junior High, Integrated (all grades), and High School.
Both the
Prince Albert Catholic School Division and this division are involved in
Prince Albert alternative education programs.
Elementary schools
Arthur Pechey School(Enrolled: 255)
Christopher Lake School(Enrolled: 124)
East Central School(Enrolled: 103)
Ecole Vickers School(Enrolled: 423)
John Diefenbaker School(Enrolled: 394)
King George Community School(Enrolled: 232)
Osborne School(Enrolled: 82)
Princess Margaret School(Enrolled: 186)
Queen Mary Community School(Enrolled: 414)
Red Wing School(Enrolled: 283)
Riverside Community Junior High School(Enrolled: 377)
*Shell Lake School (Enrolled:10) -Scheduled to close permanently in Summer 2010
Shellbrook Elementary School(Enrolled:174)
Spruce Home School(Enrolled: 131)
*Star Program (Special development education)(Enrolled: N/A)
*T.D. Michel Public School (Enrolled: 135)
Vincent Massey Community School(Enrolled: 335)
W.J. Berezowsky School(Enrolled: 244)
West Central School(Enrolled: 76)
Westview School(Enrolled: 239)
Wild Rose School(Enrolled: 103)
K-12
Birch Hills School(Enrolled: 405)
*Canwood Community School (Enrolled: 194)
*Debden School (Enrolled: 209)
Kinistino (R.J. Humphrey) School(Enrolled: 313)
Meath Park School(Enrolled: 332)
St. Louis Community School(Enrolled: 237)
W.P. Sandin Composite School(Enrolled: 267)
High schools
Big River Public High School(Enrolled: 93)
Carlton Comprehensive High School(Enrolled: 1700)
P.A.C.I High School(Enrolled: 171)
WESMOR Community High School(Enrolled: 307)
W.P. Sandin Composite School(Enrolled: 187)
Wonska Cultural School(Enrolled: 100)
Alternative Programs (offered by Division #119 alone)
The Northgate Program is a program based out of Carlton Comprehensive High School that offers students with reluctance a program that works on a two-month basis. In these two months, students attend two classes and receive the credits for them within the two-month program. Classes are set up in a way that promotes more creativity and a sense of community. Students are situated with the same group of people all throughout the two-month period. There are multiple groups running throughout each period, and they offer normal high school standard credits.
See also
*
Prince Albert alternative education programs
*
Prince Albert Catholic School Division
External links
Saskatchewan Rivers School Division No. 119
{{Saskatchewan school divisions
School divisions in Saskatchewan
Education in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan