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Schools · Kincora

6 of Kincora’s 12 tested schools score in the top fifth in Alberta

Among them: Bearspaw Christian School & College, Blessed Marie-Rose and Monsignor Neville Anderson School. The largest is BCS@Home, with 1,213 students. Taken together, Kincora and its 3 km edge hold 12 elementary schools and 8 schools for every grade for 13,053 students.

Schools
20
in or within 3 km of Kincora
0 inside the town itself
Students
13,053
enrolled, 2025/26
French-language
0 of 20
teach in French
2% of schools in Alberta
Catholic
6 of 20
run by a Catholic board
18% of schools in Alberta
Top two fifths
10 of 12
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta
What stands out · In brief

What stands out about Kincora’s schools

Big elementary schools

Elementary schools here average 487 students, against 274 in Alberta; Hidden Valley School and Kenneth D. Taylor School are the largest. Every school ↓

The strongest results

The area’s best results are at Bearspaw Christian School & College (all grades), in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓

The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.

Results

How Kincora’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

Top fifth6
Second fifth4
Middle fifth1
Fourth fifth0
Bottom fifth1

Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.

MeasureSchoolsMiddle hereAlberta
PAT: acceptable standard1280%67%
PAT: standard of excellence1224%13%

The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 24% against 13% in Alberta.

Every school’s results (12)
SchoolMeasureBand
Bearspaw Christian School & CollegeAll grades · Grades K–12Acceptable 92% · Excellence 51%Top fifth
Blessed Marie-RoseAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 87% · Excellence 29%Top fifth
Monsignor Neville Anderson SchoolElementary · Grades K–6Acceptable 83% · Excellence 33%Top fifth
St. Jerome Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6Acceptable 80% · Excellence 27%Top fifth
St. Josephine Bakhita SchoolElementary · Grades K–6Acceptable 87% · Excellence 28%Top fifth
Tom Baines SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9Acceptable 80% · Excellence 34%Top fifth
Our Lady of Grace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 83% · Excellence 19%Second fifth
St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9Acceptable 80% · Excellence 20%Second fifth
Captain Nichola Goddard SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9Acceptable 74% · Excellence 21%Second fifth
Simons Valley SchoolElementary · Grades K–6Acceptable 74% · Excellence 21%Second fifth
Valley Creek SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9Acceptable 68% · Excellence 13%Middle fifth
BCS@HomeAll grades · Grades K–12Acceptable 33% · Excellence 8%Bottom 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.

Every school

The 20 schools in and around Kincora

Schools for every grade0 in Kincora, 8 within 3 km
Elementary schools0 in Kincora, 12 within 3 km
Hidden Valley School
Elementary · Grades K–4 · The Calgary School Division
546 students0.5 km outside the town
Kenneth D. Taylor School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · The Calgary School Division
675 students0.7 km outside the town
The Hamptons School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · The Calgary School Division
196 students1.3 km outside the town
Simons Valley School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · The Calgary School Division
Second fifth in Alberta
657 students1.9 km outside the town
Monsignor Neville Anderson School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
CatholicTop fifth in Alberta
512 students2.1 km outside the town
St. Josephine Bakhita School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
CatholicTop fifth in Alberta
525 students2.2 km outside the town
Foothills Alliance ECS
Elementary · Grades K–K
Independent
47 students2.2 km outside the town
Panorama Hills School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · The Calgary School Division
492 students2.3 km outside the town
Citadel Park School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · The Calgary School Division
503 students2.4 km outside the town
Buffalo Rubbing Stone School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · The Calgary School Division
604 students2.5 km outside the town
Edgemont School
Elementary · Grades K–5 · The Calgary School Division
573 students2.7 km outside the town
St. Jerome Elementary School
Elementary · Grades K–6 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
CatholicTop fifth in Alberta
509 students2.7 km outside the town
Map

Where the 20 schools in and around Kincora are

Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.

ElementarySecondary (named)Alternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicIndependent

Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Language

Schooling in English and French around Kincora

Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.

French 00%
English 20100%

The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.

For schooling in French, families look further afield.

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.

Who runs them

Who runs Kincora’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 3.

English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 12 schools67%
All grades 8 schools38%
All of Kincora’s schools 20 schools55%
Alberta 2,332 schools64%

The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.

The boards

The 2 boards that run schools here

Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.

Among 2 boards, The Calgary School Division leads with 11.

BoardSystemSchoolsStudents
The Calgary School DivisionCaptain Nichola Goddard, Tom Baines, Valley Creek, Kenneth D. Taylor, Simons Valley, Buffalo Rubbing Stone, Edgemont, Hidden Valley …English public116,845
The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionOur Lady of Grace, Blessed Marie-Rose, St. Elizabeth Seton, St. Josephine Bakhita, Monsignor Neville Anderson, St. JeromeEnglish Catholic64,061

Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.

Getting a place

How children get a place in Kincora

The neighbourhood school

Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.

Independent schools

Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.

Catholic schools

Separate boards admit by their own policies, most giving priority to Catholic families.

The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.

High schools within reach

High schools within reach of Kincora

Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.

Within 15 km, families can reach 109 high schools: 54 English public, 25 English Catholic, 25 independent, 4 other and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, Blessed Marie-Rose: 1 km.

Within 15 km
109
8 in or near the town itself
Nearest
1 km
Blessed Marie-Rose
SchoolBoardSystemBandStudentsAway
Blessed Marie-RoseAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth9031 km
Our Lady of Grace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth1,0011.8 km
Valley Creek SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth8002.2 km
St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth6112.5 km
Captain Nichola Goddard SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth9923.3 km
Tom Baines SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth8073.9 km
BCS@HomeAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentBottom fifth1,2133.9 km
Bearspaw Christian School & CollegeAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth8873.9 km
St. BrigidAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth5904.1 km
Renert SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth6184.9 km
All 109 secondary schools
SchoolBoardSystemBandStudentsAway
Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish Catholic–2,0954.9 km
North Trail High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–2,0965 km
Ecole Notre Dame HighSecondary · Grades 9–12The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicFourth fifth3925 km
West View SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–505.1 km
Robert Thirsk High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1,4375.4 km
Nose Creek SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth9815.4 km
Ascension of Our LordAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth8005.8 km
St. Ambrose SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth5836 km
Arbour Lake Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth7266 km
H. D. Cartwright SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth4846.2 km
William D. Pratt SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth8866.3 km
Sir Winston Churchill High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–2,1657.3 km
Simon Fraser SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth6617.3 km
John G. Diefenbaker High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1,4377.5 km
St. Jean Brebeuf SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth2927.6 km
Sir John A. Macdonald SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth6387.6 km
St. Helena SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicFourth fifth4047.9 km
St. Vincent De Paul Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth4528.2 km
F. E. Osborne SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth6598.3 km
Twelve Mile Coulee SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth7078.8 km
Senator Patrick Burns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth5528.8 km
Colonel Irvine SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth7919.1 km
Bowness High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1,4599.2 km
Christine Meikle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1179.2 km
St. Francis High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish Catholic–2,2109.3 km
Thomas B. Riley SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth4789.4 km
St. Basil Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth6029.5 km
Discovering Choices IISecondary · Grades 11–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–2089.6 km
Start OutreachSecondary · Grades 11–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1429.6 km
St. Margaret SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth5379.7 km
William Aberhart High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1,3179.8 km
Our Lady of the Assumption SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth3149.9 km
James Fowler High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1,64210 km
Dr. Gordon Townsend SchoolAll grades · Grades 2–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–910 km
Westmount Mid/High SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–12Westmount Charter School SocietyOtherTop fifth90011 km
Branton SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth74611 km
FFCA High School CampusSecondary · Grades 9–12Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School SocietyOtherTop fifth80811 km
National Sport SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12The Palliser School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth51311 km
Georges P. Vanier SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth59311 km
St. Joseph Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth53111 km
École de la Rose sauvageSecondary · Grades 7–12The Southern Francophone Education RegionFrench publicMiddle fifth40211 km
Wood's Homes SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–6211 km
Foothills AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12–IndependentBottom fifth31411 km
Maria Montessori SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9–IndependentTop fifth17712 km
Calgary French & International SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth79412 km
Aurora Learning CalgaryAll grades · Grades 3–12–Independent–1812 km
Calgary Waldorf SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9–IndependentTop fifth23812 km
Balmoral SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth55612 km
Rosedale SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth24812 km
Heritage Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12The Palliser School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth71612 km
The Chinese AcademySecondary · Grades 10–12–Independent–312 km
Queen Elizabeth High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth93812 km
Louise Dean SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–2813 km
Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth41713 km
Apostles of JesusAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth87213 km
Crescent Heights High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1,62113 km
Colonel Macleod SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth66713 km
Northcott Prairie SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Rocky View School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth99813 km
Calgary Quest SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12–Independent–18013 km
Windsong Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Rocky View School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth92113 km
West Ridge SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth84813 km
St. Joan of Arc Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicTop fifth69513 km
St. Alphonsus Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth52813 km
Crossing Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth1,03213 km
Peter Lougheed SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicBottom fifth1,03713 km
Stanley Jones SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicMiddle fifth44013 km
St. Michael SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicSecond fifth25813 km
St. Veronica SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicMiddle fifth94214 km
Westbrook OutreachSecondary · Grades 11–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–13114 km
Vincent Massey SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth79714 km
Almadina Language Charter Academy, Ogden CampusAll grades · Grades 5–9Almadina School SocietyOtherSecond fifth71914 km
W.H. Croxford High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Rocky View School DivisionEnglish publicBottom fifth1,31614 km
Mountain View AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth14014 km
Calgary Chinese Private SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12–Independent–314 km
Italian School of CalgarySecondary · Grades 10–10–Independent–114 km
Alberta Chung Wah SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–10–Independent–114 km
Renfrew Educational Services-Janice McTighe CentreAll grades · Grades K–10–Independent–24414 km
Renfrew Thomas W. Buchanan CentreAll grades · Grades K–10–Independent–14614 km
Nelson Mandela High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–1,98814 km
Riverside SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicTop fifth65614 km
Light of Christ Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish CatholicFourth fifth74814 km
Delta West AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth8614 km
Alberta Ballet SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12–IndependentSecond fifth9614 km
Bow Valley College - Main CampusSecondary · Grades 10–12Bow Valley CollegeOther–31814 km
St. Martin De Porres High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish Catholic–53714 km
Bishop McNally High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionEnglish Catholic–1,63114 km
Annie Gale SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicFourth fifth58915 km
MAC Islamic School - Calgary ChapterAll grades · Grades K–9–IndependentSecond fifth26415 km
Columbia CollegeSecondary · Grades 11–12–Independent–6515 km
Discovering ChoicesSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–28715 km
Rundle StudioSecondary · Grades 7–12–IndependentTop fifth6215 km
Rundle College Junior Senior HighSecondary · Grades 7–12–IndependentTop fifth52515 km
Webber AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentTop fifth1,00115 km
North Point School - DSEPSAll grades · Grades K–12–IndependentSecond fifth11015 km
Western Canada High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–2,23015 km
Mount Royal SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicSecond fifth42715 km
Sir John Franklin SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9The Calgary School DivisionEnglish publicBottom fifth34815 km
North Point SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–12–IndependentMiddle fifth5015 km
Ernest Manning High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12The Calgary School DivisionEnglish public–2,00715 km

Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.

Towns its size

Towns its size in Alberta

Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.

TownPopulationSchoolsStudentsFrenchNearest secondary
West Springs11,6323918,92300.4 km
…
Currie Barracks7,3427225,73910.8 km
Hamptons7,3422613,35301.5 km
Slave Lake7,33482,15500.1 km
Cavanagh7,3003422,56701.6 km
Kincora7,2902013,05301 km
Athabasca County7,28071,542014 km
Erin Woods7,2455222,56201.5 km
Lymburn7,2314020,01401 km
Haysboro7,2225828,62320.3 km
…
Ormsby Place4,4122814,81501 km

Among 234 towns its size, 170 have more schools nearby. A school in French is nearby in 106 towns of 235.

Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.

Neighbours

Schools in the towns around Kincora

Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.

SherwoodSage HillEvanstonNolan HillHidden ValleyHamptonsSherwoodSage HillEvanstonNolan HillHidden ValleyHamptonsKincora
TownSchoolsFrenchCatholic or independentNearest secondary
Kincora20091 km
Sherwood
1.2 km
190100.4 km
Sage Hill
1.4 km
11061.7 km
Evanston
1.8 km
20091 km
Nolan Hill
2.3 km
11061.6 km
Hidden Valley
2.3 km
270120.1 km
Hamptons
2.4 km
260121.5 km

27 schools make Hidden Valley the best supplied neighbour.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Bands, not ranks. Alberta publishes the share at each PAT standard and suppresses small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
  • What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
  • Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
  • The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
  • The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
  • Which schools count. Schools inside Kincora and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.

Questions about schools in Kincora

How many schools are there in Kincora?

0 are inside the town itself and 20 lie within 3 km of its edge.

Is there a French-language school in Kincora?

None within 3 km of Kincora. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.

Which boards run the schools in Kincora?

By number of schools: The Calgary School Division (11) and The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (6).

How do I get a place at a school in Kincora?

Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.

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).