Don Bosco School
13615 deer ridge drive se · Calgary · T2J6S7 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Deer Ridge and its 3 km edge have 8 schools for every grade; Don Bosco School is one. Every school in and around Deer Ridge →
What stands out about Don Bosco School
- Its 348 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 15%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Don Bosco 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, Don Bosco School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 70% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 15% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A results band for Don Bosco School, and no letter
Its standing, the middle fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Don Bosco School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
For a letter, see Deer Ridge’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Don Bosco School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Don Bosco 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.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
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
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Don Bosco School is the smallest of the 6 nearest schools for every grade and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Bosco School | English Catholic | English | 348 | Middle fifth | |
| Wilma Hansen School | English public | English | 373 | Bottom fifth | 0.2 km |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith School | English Catholic | English | 808 | Second fifth | 2.1 km |
| Mountain Park School | English public | English | 587 | Middle fifth | 2.6 km |
| Nickle School | English public | English | 478 | Fourth fifth | 3.3 km |
| St. John Henry Newman School | English Catholic | English | 839 | Second fifth | 3.4 km |
| Father James Whelihan | English Catholic | English | 583 | Second fifth | 3.6 km |
Schools for every grade near Don Bosco School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Don Bosco School
Who runs Don Bosco School?
Don Bosco School comes under The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Don Bosco School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Don Bosco School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Don Bosco School?
The closest schools are Wilma Hansen School (0.2 km), Monsignor J. S. Smith School (2.1 km) and Mountain Park School (2.6 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).