The Town of Oyen is the centre for education in the area, offering residents both public and separate school options. Oyen is part of the Prairie Rose School Division #8, www.prrd.ab.ca headquartered in Dunmore, Tel: 1(800) 468-7023 Fax: (403) 528-2264) Christ the Redeemer Catholic School Division www.redeemer.ab.ca headquartered in Okotoks, Tel: (403) 938-4575. Our communities are very proud of our schools. The table below shows how our schools consistently place above the provincial average, as well as having a higher percentage of students completing grade 12 and a higher percentage of students eligible for the Rutherford Scholarship. We also have excellent sports programs, with baseball, curling, basketball, volleyball, golf, badminton, etc. Many of our teams have been provincial champions. | Goal | Measure category | Measure category evaluation | Measure | Jurisdiction Results | Provincial Results | | Current results | Prev. Year results | Prev. 2 year average | Current results | Prev. Year results | Prev. 2 year average | | Goal 1: High quality Learning Opportunities for all | Safe and caring Schools | Good | Safe & Caring | 86.8 | 87.7 | 87.5 | 84.2 | 84.4 | 82.7 | | Student Learning Opportunities | Good | Program of Studies | 78.3 | 76.5 | 76.6 | 78.5 | 78.1 | 76.9 | | Education Quality | 89.8 | 90.0 | 89.6 | 87.6 | 87.7 | 86.0 | | Drop out rate | 4.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 | | High School completion Rate (3 yr) | 86.3 | 87.1 | 87.5 | 70.4 | 70.1 | 69.1 | | Goal 2: Excellence in Learning Outcomes | Student Learning Achievement (grades K-9) | Good | PAT: Acceptable | 84.2 | 82.2 | 83.6 | 75.9 | 76.9 | 77.1 | | PAT: Excellence | 22.1 | 19.6 | 20.6 | 19.5 | 19.1 | 19.3 | | Student Learning Achievement (Grades 10-12) | Excellent | Diploma: Acceptable | 89.3 | 92.8 | 90.3 | 85.4 | 84.7 | 85.4 | | Diploma: Excellence | 27.3 | 28.1 | 25.2 | 23.3 | 23.0 | 22.7 | | Diploma Exam Participation Rate (4+Exams) | 64.0 | 63.9 | 65.5 | 53.7 | 53.5 | 52.4 | | Rutherford Scholarship Eligibility Rate | 49.6 | 42.4 | 44.9 | 37.2 | 35.3 | 33.9 | | Preparation for lifelong Learning, World of Work, Citizenship | Good | Transition Rate (4yr) | 50.5 | 49.4 | 44.4 | 39.5 | 37.0 | 34.6 | | Work Preparation | 83.9 | 81.6 | 81.8 | 77.1 | 77.0 | 74.7 | | Citizenship | 78.0 | 77.7 | 78.4 | 76.6 | 76.8 | 74.7 | | Goal 3: Highly Responsive and Responsible Jurisdiction (Ministry) | Parental Involvement | Good | Parental Involvement | 81.8 | 82.2 | 81.3 | 77.5 | 77.9 | 76.0 | | Continuous Improvement | Good | School Improvement | 80.0 | 80.9 | 79.8 | 76.3 | 76.8 | 73. |
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