Queen Elizabeth High School
512 18 street nw · Calgary · T2N2G5 · The Calgary School Division
One of Hillhurst’s 21 secondary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Queen Elizabeth High School. Every school in and around Hillhurst →
What stands out about Queen Elizabeth High School
- With 938 students it is bigger than three in four secondary schools in Alberta (middle: 371).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 24%, above the 13% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Calgary School Division.
How Queen Elizabeth High 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, Queen Elizabeth High School is in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 75% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 24% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Queen Elizabeth High School sits among the province’s schools
Its standing, the second fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Queen Elizabeth High School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Hillhurst: its School Grade weighs Queen Elizabeth High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Queen Elizabeth High School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
2 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Queen Elizabeth High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth High School | English public | English | 938 | Second fifth | |
| Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual School | English Catholic | English | 417 | Top fifth | 0.8 km |
| Louise Dean School | English public | English | 28 | – | 1 km |
| Alberta Ballet School | Independent | English | 96 | Second fifth | 2.1 km |
| Mount Royal School | English public | English | 427 | Second fifth | 2.4 km |
| William Aberhart High School | English public | English | 1,317 | – | 2.6 km |
| Crescent Heights High School | English public | English | 1,621 | – | 2.7 km |
Secondary schools near Queen Elizabeth 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 Queen Elizabeth High School
Who runs Queen Elizabeth High School?
The board is The Calgary School Division; Queen Elizabeth High School is English public.
What language does Queen Elizabeth High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Queen Elizabeth High School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Queen Elizabeth High School?
Nearby: Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual School (0.8 km), Louise Dean School (1 km) and Alberta Ballet School (2.1 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).