Banff Community High School
Banff · T1L1K1 · The Canadian Rockies School Division
Counting 3 km around Banff, Banff Community High School is one of 1 secondary schools. Every school in and around Banff →
What stands out about Banff Community High School
- Its 160 students sit close to the 371 of a middle secondary school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 18% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Canadian Rockies School Division.
- The only secondary school in or within 3 km of Banff.
How Banff Community High School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Banff Community High School averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 86% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 18% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Banff Community High School sits among the province’s schools
Banff Community High School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the second fifth in Alberta.
Banff’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Banff Community High School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Banff Community High School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
1 of the 2 nearest secondary schools have more students than Banff Community High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banff Community High School | English public | English | 160 | Second fifth | |
| Canmore Collegiate | English public | English | 505 | Fourth fifth | 17 km |
| Canadian Rockies Education Outreach | English public | English | 23 | – | 18 km |
Secondary schools near Banff Community High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Banff Community High School
Who runs Banff Community High School?
Banff Community High School comes under The Canadian Rockies School Division (English public).
What language does Banff Community High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Banff Community High School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Banff Community High School?
Its nearest neighbours are Canmore Collegiate (17 km) and Canadian Rockies Education Outreach (18 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).