Terry Fox School
139 falshire drive ne · Calgary · T3J1P7 · The Calgary School Division
One of Falconridge’s 6 secondary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Terry Fox School. Every school in and around Falconridge →
What stands out about Terry Fox School
- A typical size: 622 students, where the middle secondary school in Alberta has 371.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 3% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Calgary School Division.
How Terry Fox 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, Terry Fox School is in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 29% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 3% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Terry Fox School is placed without a letter
Against the other schools in Alberta, Terry Fox School’s results fall in the bottom fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Falconridge: its School Grade weighs Terry Fox School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Terry Fox 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.
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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Of the 6 secondary schools nearest Terry Fox School, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Fox School | English public | English | 622 | Bottom fifth | |
| Bishop McNally High School | English Catholic | English | 1,631 | – | 0.8 km |
| Nelson Mandela High School | English public | English | 1,988 | – | 2.1 km |
| Lester B. Pearson High School | English public | English | 1,616 | – | 3.3 km |
| Clarence Sansom School | English public | English | 780 | Bottom fifth | 3.5 km |
| Dr. Gordon Higgins School | English public | English | 697 | Bottom fifth | 3.7 km |
| Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert School | English public | English | 369 | Bottom fifth | 5.2 km |
Secondary schools near Terry Fox School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Terry Fox School
Who runs Terry Fox School?
Terry Fox School comes under The Calgary School Division (English public).
What language does Terry Fox School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Terry Fox School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Terry Fox School?
The closest schools are Bishop McNally High School (0.8 km), Nelson Mandela High School (2.1 km) and Lester B. Pearson High School (3.3 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).