Good Shepherd School
1319 thorburn drive se · Airdrie · T4A2A5 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Counting 3 km around Airdrie, Good Shepherd School is one of 11 schools for every grade. Every school in and around Airdrie →
What stands out about Good Shepherd School
- With 532 students it is bigger than three in four all grades schools in Alberta (middle: 233).
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Good Shepherd School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Good Shepherd School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 67% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Good Shepherd School has a band rather than a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Good Shepherd School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Airdrie’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Good Shepherd School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Good Shepherd School
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest Good Shepherd School, 4 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd School | English Catholic | English | 532 | Middle fifth | |
| École des Hautes-Plaines | French public | French | 479 | Bottom fifth | 1.4 km |
| Muriel Clayton Middle School | English public | English | 605 | Bottom fifth | 1.8 km |
| Airdrie Learning Connection | English public | English | 324 | – | 2.3 km |
| St. Veronica School | English Catholic | English | 942 | Middle fifth | 3 km |
| Airdrie Christian Academy | Independent | English | 1,113 | Bottom fifth | 3.4 km |
| Northcott Prairie School | English public | English | 998 | Fourth fifth | 3.6 km |
Schools for every grade near Good Shepherd School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Good Shepherd School
Who runs Good Shepherd School?
The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division runs Good Shepherd School (English Catholic).
What language does Good Shepherd School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Good Shepherd School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Good Shepherd School?
The nearest are École des Hautes-Plaines (1.4 km), Muriel Clayton Middle School (1.8 km) and Airdrie Learning Connection (2.3 km).
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (Open Government Licence – Alberta) · Alberta Education and Childcare, PAT multiyear school results (core courses pooled). Alberta’s own notes: breaches in 2021–22, wildfires in 2022–24, the January 2026 sitting cancelled, pilot-curriculum students excused. Open Government Licence – Alberta. · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).