Education
Education
Education
The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is part of the Prairie Rose Regional School Division No. 8, headquartered in Dunmore and the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education, headquartered in Medicine Hat. Foremost School has been the recipient of the Overall Excellence Award for non-selective schools, an award presented by The Fraser Institute.Public
Public Schooling is available in Foremost (K-12), Bow Island- Senator Gershaw (4-12), Bow Island Elementary (K-3), and Burdett (K-9).
Separate
Separate Schooling is available in Bow Island (K-12) at St. Michael’s School.
Private
Cherry Coulee Christian Academy – Bow Island (K-9)
Ratings
In High School rankings, recently Senator Gershaw School in Bow Island rose to 16/273 on the Fraser Institute School Report Cards and Foremost declined slightly to 44/273. Over the last 5 years, Foremost has averaged 14/235 and Senator Gershaw has averaged 19/235. More information can be obtained at www.compareschoolrankings.org
Post Secondary Education
The County of Forty Mile No. 8 residents have access to post-secondary institutions located in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.
Lethbridge
The University of Lethbridge offers degree programs in Arts and Science, Management, Education, Fine Arts, Music and Nursing. A Master of Education and graduate programs leading to an MA or MSC are also available, as are 12 professional transfer programs in areas such as engineering, medicine and law. A Bachelor of Social Work is offered on campus by the University of Calgary.
Lethbridge College offers credit and non-credit programs through ten schools: Agriculture and Natural Sciences; Engineering Technologies; Environmental Sciences; Liberal Arts; Apprenticeship & Trades; Business; Media & Design; Health Sciences; Human Services; and Justice Studies.
Medicine Hat
The Medicine Hat College offers a wide variety of University transfer, diploma, certificate, trades, academic upgrading, life skills and English as a Second Language Program. Specific courses for business and industry, general interest courses and the conservatory of Music and Dance attracts a large number of participants.
Athabasca
Athabasca University Online is available to those that choose to continue their studies while pursuing a job or from the comforts of their homes.