District No. 28 operates ten schools within Grande Prairie. The Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76 (PWSD) operates three schools in Grande Prairie that serve students of the surrounding County of Grande Prairie No. 1. The Northwest Francophone Education Region No. 1 operates École Nouvelle Frontière for students in kindergarten to grade 12. Aside from the two outreach schools that provide alternative curriculum for high school students, Grande Prairie's high schools are the Grande Prairie Composite High School (GPPSD), St. Joseph's Catholic High School (GP&DCS), Ecole Nouvelle Frontiere, Charles Spencer High School (GPPSD) and Peace Wapiti Academy (PWSD). Post-secondary Northwestern Polytechnic (NWP), previously known as Grande Prairie Regional College, was originally incorporated as the Grande Prairie Junior College in 1965 and opened its doors in 1966. After being renamed Grande Prairie Regional College (GPRC) in 1970, construction of the present campus began in 1973 based on a plan prepared by Canadian architect Douglas Cardinal. The first phase opened in 1974 followed by the second phase in 1991. GPRC was renamed Northwestern Polytechnic in March 2022. The President of NWP is Justin Kohlman. Media Notable people Theodore deWit "Willie deWit", former professional and Olympic boxer Tanner Fritz, professional ice hockey player for the New York Islanders of the NHL Leslie Greentree, poet Carolyn Dawn Johnson, country music singer-songwriter Kelly Sutherland (chuckwagon) retired professional chuckwagon driver Viktor (Eric Thompson), professional wrestler Tenille Townes, country music singer Chris Warkentin, Canadian politician, Conservative Member of Parliament (2006-) William Paul Young, novelist Alex Zahara, actor References External links Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca 1914 establishments in Alberta Cities in Alberta Hudson's Bay Company trading posts