Catholic schools are a larger share around Legacy: 4 of 9, against 18% in Alberta
Catholic schooling here comes from The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division and The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division. They come under 3 school boards. Within 3 km of Legacy are 6 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade, teaching 6,059 students.
What stands out about Legacy’s schools
Results on both sides
2 of the 4 tested schools sit above the middle in Alberta, 0 below it; Christ the King Catholic School, Our Lady of the Rosary School and Chaparral School score best. Results ↓
One big school
With 1,845 students, All Saints School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
Big elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 425 students, against 274 in Alberta; Our Lady of the Rosary School and Our Lady of the Rosary School are the largest. Every school ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Who runs Legacy’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 4, English Catholic 4 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Calgary School DivisionDr. George Stanley, Cranston, Sibylla Kiddle, Chaparral | English public | 4 | 2,660 |
| The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionAll Saints, Christ the King, Our Lady of the Rosary | English Catholic | 3 | 2,969 |
| The Red Deer Catholic Separate School DivisionOur Lady of the Rosary | English Catholic | 1 | 369 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Legacy’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 | 4 | 72% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 4 | 15% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 15% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (4)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Christ the King Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 73% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| Our Lady of the Rosary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| Chaparral SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Dr. George Stanley SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 15% | Middle 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.
Where the 9 schools in and around Legacy 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 Legacy
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.
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.
How children get a place in Legacy
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.
Catholic schools
Here the Catholic schools form a funded separate system; non-Catholic families may apply where a board allows it.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Legacy
High schools within reach of Legacy
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
59 secondary schools are within 15 km: 30 English public, 19 English Catholic, 9 independent and 1 French public. The shortest trip is to All Saints School, 1 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Saints SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,845 | 1 km |
| Dr. George Stanley SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 966 | 3.7 km |
| Christ the King Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 699 | 4.1 km |
| Midsun SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 633 | 4.9 km |
| Joane Cardinal-Schubert High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,843 | 5.2 km |
| Bishop O'Byrne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,524 | 5.6 km |
| Father James WhelihanAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 583 | 5.7 km |
| St. John Henry Newman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 839 | 5.7 km |
| Holy Child SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 961 | 5.7 km |
| Lakeshore SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 980 | 5.9 km |
All 59 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Peace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 977 | 6 km |
| Centennial High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,793 | 6 km |
| McKenzie Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 742 | 6.5 km |
| Trinity Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 478 | 6.6 km |
| Mountain Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 587 | 7.5 km |
| Samuel W. Shaw SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 847 | 7.6 km |
| St. Francis of Assisi AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 593 | 7.8 km |
| St. Isabella SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 972 | 7.9 km |
| Monsignor J. J. O'BrienAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 735 | 7.9 km |
| Heritage Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Second fifth | 412 | 8 km |
| St. Albert the GreatAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 620 | 8 km |
| Don Bosco SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 348 | 8 km |
| Dr. Martha Cohen SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 907 | 8 km |
| Wilma Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 373 | 8.2 km |
| St. Bonaventure SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 259 | 8.5 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 | 8.5 km |
| Glenmore Christian Academy Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 387 | 8.8 km |
| Marshall Springs SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 707 | 9 km |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 808 | 9.2 km |
| Nickle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 478 | 9.7 km |
| Robert Warren SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 316 | 11 km |
| Red Deer Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Top fifth | 499 | 11 km |
| Tanbridge AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 298 | 11 km |
| Summit West Independent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 935 | 11 km |
| Dr. E. P. Scarlett High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,833 | 11 km |
| Willow Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 592 | 12 km |
| R. T. Alderman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 700 | 12 km |
| St. Stephen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 318 | 12 km |
| William Roper Hull SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 101 | 12 km |
| Edison SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 290 | 12 km |
| Harold Panabaker SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 399 | 12 km |
| David Thompson SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 681 | 13 km |
| Lord Beaverbrook High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 2,059 | 13 km |
| John Ware SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 381 | 13 km |
| Akiva AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | – | 41 | 13 km |
| St. Cyril SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 287 | 13 km |
| St. Matthew SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 559 | 14 km |
| Meadow Ridge SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 667 | 14 km |
| Our Lady of the Rockies High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,338 | 14 km |
| Woodman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 546 | 14 km |
| Third Academy Calgary SouthSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 104 | 14 km |
| URSAAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 820 | 14 km |
| Fairview SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 948 | 14 km |
| West Island CollegeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 683 | 15 km |
| Louis Riel SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 906 | 15 km |
| Strathcona-Tweedsmuir SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 782 | 15 km |
| École BeausoleilAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Southern Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 138 | 15 km |
| Henry Wise Wood High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,862 | 15 km |
| Okotoks Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Second fifth | 421 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeview | 12,799 | 103 | 42,810 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Drayton Valley | 8,047 | 9 | 3,504 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Ottewell | 8,040 | 40 | 18,922 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| Scenic Acres | 8,026 | 37 | 16,443 | 1 | 1.6 km |
| Taber | 8,009 | 33 | 3,024 | 0 | 12 km |
| Legacy | 7,975 | 9 | 6,059 | 0 | 1 km |
| Sage Hill | 7,974 | 11 | 7,860 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Queen Mary Park | 7,958 | 49 | 21,975 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Killarney/Glengarry | 7,935 | 71 | 24,801 | 1 | 1 km |
| Harvest Hills | 7,930 | 29 | 17,428 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Central McDougall | 4,802 | 41 | 17,910 | 4 | 0.5 km |
Of the 225 others, 186 count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 98 of the 226.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Legacy
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Sundance has the most schools nearby, 38.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Boards are set by language and, in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan, by faith: public or Catholic.
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Alberta school with a PAT result, then averaged per school.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Legacy and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Legacy
Which boards run the schools in Legacy?
By number of schools: The Calgary School Division (4), The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (3) and The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Legacy?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
How many schools are there in Legacy?
The town holds 1 of them; 8 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Legacy?
No, none within 3 km of Legacy; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).