Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn the top two fifths in Alberta: 10 of the 14 schools around Bridlewood with results
The strongest include Glenmore Christian Academy Junior High, Red Deer Lake School and Trinity Christian School. 9 of the 26 are independent, against 14% in Alberta. Counting a 3 km margin, Bridlewood has 14 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade, for 14,372 students.
What stands out about Bridlewood’s schools
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 4 boards, The Calgary School Division, The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division, The Foothills School Division and The Palliser School Division. The boards ↓
One big school
With 1,793 students, Centennial High School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Glenmore Christian Academy Junior High (all grades), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Bridlewood’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is A: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 14 | 75% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 14 | 21% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area runs ahead, 21% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (14)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Glenmore Christian Academy Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 95% · Excellence 48% | Top fifth |
| Red Deer Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 86% · Excellence 25% | Top fifth |
| Trinity Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 91% · Excellence 33% | Top fifth |
| Father Doucet SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 26% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of the Evergreens Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Tanbridge AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| Bridlewood SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 73% · Excellence 17% | Second fifth |
| Holy Child SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| Monsignor J. J. O'BrienAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 73% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of Peace Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| Marshall Springs SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 18% | Middle fifth |
| Samuel W. Shaw SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 67% · Excellence 17% | Middle fifth |
| Ron Southern SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 63% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Summit West Independent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
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.
Who runs Bridlewood’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 11, English Catholic 6 and independent or other 9.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 26 schools in and around Bridlewood are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Bridlewood
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
Not one teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
The 4 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Calgary School DivisionCentennial, Samuel W. Shaw, Marshall Springs, Ron Southern, Evergreen, Bridlewood, Janet Johnstone, Dr. Freda Miller … | English public | 9 | 6,088 |
| The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionBishop O'Byrne, Holy Child, Our Lady of Peace Elementary Junior, Monsignor J. J. O'Brien, Our Lady of the Evergreens, Father Doucet | English Catholic | 6 | 4,816 |
| The Foothills School DivisionRed Deer Lake | English public | 1 | 499 |
| The Palliser School DivisionTrinity Christian | English public | 1 | 478 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Bridlewood
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
Catholic schools
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.
The 26 schools in and around Bridlewood
High schools within reach of Bridlewood
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 84: 43 English public, 22 English Catholic, 16 independent, 2 other and 1 French public. 0.8 km away, Glenmore Christian Academy Junior High is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmore Christian Academy Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 387 | 0.8 km |
| Monsignor J. J. O'BrienAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 735 | 0.8 km |
| Marshall Springs SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 707 | 1.5 km |
| Samuel W. Shaw SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 847 | 2.1 km |
| Holy Child SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 961 | 2.5 km |
| Our Lady of Peace Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 779 | 2.8 km |
| Bishop O'Byrne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,524 | 3.5 km |
| Tanbridge AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 298 | 3.7 km |
| Summit West Independent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 935 | 3.7 km |
| Trinity Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 478 | 3.7 km |
All 84 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Deer Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Top fifth | 499 | 3.9 km |
| Centennial High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,793 | 4.2 km |
| Father James WhelihanAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 583 | 4.6 km |
| Robert Warren SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 316 | 5.3 km |
| William Roper Hull SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 101 | 5.5 km |
| Midsun SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 633 | 5.8 km |
| Dr. E. P. Scarlett High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,833 | 5.8 km |
| St. Bonaventure SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 259 | 5.9 km |
| Nickle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 478 | 6 km |
| St. Cyril SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 287 | 6.5 km |
| St. Stephen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 318 | 6.7 km |
| Harold Panabaker SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 399 | 6.9 km |
| All Saints SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,845 | 7.3 km |
| John Ware SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 381 | 7.4 km |
| Willow Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 592 | 7.6 km |
| Don Bosco SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 348 | 7.6 km |
| Wilma Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 373 | 7.7 km |
| Louis Riel SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 906 | 7.8 km |
| R. T. Alderman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 700 | 8.5 km |
| Akiva AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | – | 41 | 8.7 km |
| St. John Henry Newman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 839 | 8.8 km |
| Our Lady of the Rockies High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,338 | 8.9 km |
| Woodman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 546 | 8.9 km |
| David Thompson SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 681 | 8.9 km |
| Lord Beaverbrook High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 2,059 | 9.1 km |
| Mountain Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 587 | 9.5 km |
| Dr. George Stanley SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 966 | 9.7 km |
| Christ the King Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 699 | 9.7 km |
| St. Matthew SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 559 | 9.7 km |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 808 | 9.8 km |
| Henry Wise Wood High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,862 | 9.9 km |
| McKenzie Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 742 | 10 km |
| Fairview SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 948 | 10 km |
| Third Academy Calgary SouthSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 104 | 11 km |
| URSAAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 820 | 11 km |
| St. Augustine Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 439 | 11 km |
| Calgary Jewish AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 156 | 11 km |
| West Island CollegeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 683 | 11 km |
| St. Albert the GreatAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 620 | 11 km |
| Bishop Pinkham SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 631 | 11 km |
| Lakeshore SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 980 | 11 km |
| Calgary Girls Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | Calgary Girls' School Society | Other | Second fifth | 571 | 11 km |
| St. James Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 240 | 11 km |
| Prince of Peace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 977 | 12 km |
| Connect Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | Connect Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 624 | 12 km |
| Dr. Martha Cohen SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 907 | 12 km |
| Joane Cardinal-Schubert High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,843 | 12 km |
| CBe-learnAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,304 | 12 km |
| Chinook Learning ServicesSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 763 | 12 km |
| Vista Virtual SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Pembina Hills School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,011 | 12 km |
| Calgary Home EducationAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 382 | 12 km |
| Central Memorial High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,577 | 12 km |
| Alternative High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 119 | 12 km |
| St. Isabella SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 972 | 12 km |
| École Sainte-Marguerite-BourgeoysAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Southern Francophone Education Region | French public | Second fifth | 481 | 13 km |
| St. AnthonyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 38 | 13 km |
| Elboya SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 560 | 13 km |
| Sherwood SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 335 | 13 km |
| Bishop Carroll High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,273 | 13 km |
| Master's CollegeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 354 | 13 km |
| Rundle College AcademyAll grades · Grades 4–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 285 | 13 km |
| Glamorgan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 760 | 13 km |
| Horizon Heritage Arabic SchoolSecondary · Grades 11–12 | – | Independent | – | 4 | 13 km |
| Horizon Leadership AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 256 | 13 km |
| Lycée international de CalgaryAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 390 | 13 km |
| Dr. Oakley SchoolAll grades · Grades 3–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 197 | 13 km |
| Banbury Crossroads SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 48 | 14 km |
| Access International CollegeSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 1 | 14 km |
| New Heights School and Learning ServicesAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 123 | 14 km |
| Clear Water AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 478 | 14 km |
| A. E. Cross SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 562 | 14 km |
| Rideau Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 439 | 14 km |
| Menno Simons Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 226 | 15 km |
| North Point SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 50 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranston | 20,055 | 27 | 19,374 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Rutherford | 12,808 | 13 | 11,313 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Lakeview | 12,799 | 103 | 42,810 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 12,639 | 8 | 1,925 | 0 | 17 km |
| Varsity | 12,605 | 72 | 32,635 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Bridlewood | 12,547 | 26 | 14,372 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Chaparral | 12,522 | 30 | 17,770 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Royal Oak | 12,343 | 30 | 14,426 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Blackfalds | 12,258 | 5 | 1,551 | 0 | 2 km |
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | 12,117 | 20 | 3,807 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Forest Lawn | 7,513 | 46 | 18,108 | 0 | 0.6 km |
Of the 144 others, 82 count more schools. In 56 of the 145, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bridlewood
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Fish Creek Park leads the neighbours with 101 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Bands, not ranks. The fifths are of schools, not students: a small school counts as much as a large one.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Bridlewood’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Bridlewood
How many schools are there in Bridlewood?
5 are inside the town itself and 21 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Bridlewood?
Not near Bridlewood: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Bridlewood?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Bridlewood?
The Calgary School Division (9), The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (6), The Foothills School Division (1) and The Palliser School Division (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).