About
Prairie Rose Public Schools
Prairie Rose encompasses a large geographical area (approximately 29,117 sq. kilometres) in southeastern Alberta. It borders Saskatchewan to the East and the United States to the South.
Our Population
Prairie Rose Public Schools serves a predominantly rural population of approximately 3,300 students in junior kindergarten through grade 12. A Board of seven trustees operates 18 Public Schools, 18 Hutterite Colony Schools, and Coulee Collegiate (a high school distance learning school in partnership with Medicine Hat Public Schools and the Medicine Hat College). In addition to in-person K-12 programming, PRPS also provides online supported, shared responsibility and full parent-driven home education options through our Home Plus Learning Network program. High school online credit options are also available for students involved in team sports through South Alberta High School.
Prairie Rose School Division Maps arrow_forwardOur Mission
To unleash potential through a culture of learning
Prairie Rose Public Schools, through collaboration with the communities we serve, has commissioned a three-year education plan centred on our new vision, mission, and core principles. Current challenges have served as a catalyst for this work and bringing possibilities to realities in classrooms has been accelerated to create a distinct approach to learning. Our new strategic priorities include ignite minds, kindle hearts and forge futures, which will continue the PRPS tradition of academic excellence, recognize our rural roots and provide future prospects.
2023-2024 Three-Year Education Plan and 2021-2022 Annual Education Results Report arrow_forward
Our Communities and Regions
➡ Cypress County ➡ County of 40 Mile ➡ MD of Acadia Valley ➡ Special Areas ➡ Town of Redcliff ➡ Town of Oyen ➡ Town of Bow Island ➡ Village of Foremost ➡ Village of Empress ➡ Village of Ralston
Our Stories
Learn more about Prairie Rose Public Schools
The Prairie Rose Perspective is an online news source where we take a deeper dive into some of the stories, programs, people and communities that make Prairie Rose Public Schools unique. The purpose of the publication is to showcase the voices of our students, staff and community partners and demonstrate how learning is connected to our three primary education goals of ignite minds, forge futures and kindle hearts.
Stories from Around Prairie Rose arrow_forwardSchool Councils
The Board continues to build cohesive partnerships with parents. Most school council meetings are attended by the local trustees in an effort to maintain communication lines. Twice a year the board also hosts a Council of School Council meeting to bring together all 18 school councils for professional learning and sharing. Minutes from these meeting can be found in the Documents section of the website and schools post individual school council minutes to their own websites. The Board also meets once per year with the Hutterite Brethern, including the Minister and German teacher.
A Diverse Culture
Prairie Rose is a unique blend of many different cultures. The Ralston School is made up of approximately 70% students who are of British descent and whose parents are members of the British Military. With 18 Hutterite Colonies, Prairie Rose has approximately 10% of all Colony children in the Province. In addition, the division has a high concentration of Low German Speaking Mennonite (LGSM) students. Prairie Rose operates two LGSM schools including one in Burdett for Bow Island and students living in the County of Forty Mile, and the other in Medicine Hat serving students in Redcliff and the Medicine Hat area.