Education

Education

High School Volleyball. Photo: The Watrous Manitou

Nursery School

Watrous Co-operative Nursery School offers children ages 3 and 4 the opportunity to interact and learn in a structured environment. The Nursery School program operates with 1 paid pre-school teacher and volunteer parental help.

Elementary and High Schools

Watrous is home to two of the forty-five operating schools in the Horizon School Division. Watrous Elementary School is a Kindergarten to Grade 7 School with approximately 250 students. Winston High School is a Grade 8 to 12 school with approximately 180 students.

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Students from Grade 7 to 12 have opportunities for Home Economics and Industrial Arts. Core French is offered from Gr. 8 to 12. As well, various programs in Computer Education are offered at all grade levels. Band programs are offered in Grade 5 and continue to Grade 12.

The schools in Watrous are modern, well equipped facilities that offer a comprehensive extracurricular program, including music, drama, student leadership activities, yearbook and many sports activities.

Universities and Technical Schools

  • Carlton Trail College is part of Saskatchewan’s regional college system. It offers post-secondary education and training, adult learning and essential skills programsEnglish language learningcontinuing education and workforce development to over 100 small urban, rural and First Nation communities, across the east-central Saskatchewan prairie.
  • Learning locations are maintained in HumboldtWatrousWynyard and Punnichy, with classrooms and pop-up learning spaces secured as the need arises for local training opportunities.
  • Carlton Trail College’s location in Watrous is known for its high-quality healthcare programming, along with offering a variety of first aid, safety and continuing education courses.
  • Visit carltontrailcollege.com.

Other University and Technical Schools are located within relatively close proximity to Watrous. These include:

University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon – 110km
University of Regina, Regina – 180km
Sask Polytech
St. Peter’s College, Muenster – 90km