8 of New Brighton’s 12 tested schools score in the top two fifths in Alberta
They include St. Gianna School, St. Marguerite School and Prince of Peace School. The Catholic boards run 8 of its 21 schools, against 18% in Alberta. Taken together, New Brighton and its 3 km edge hold 12 elementary schools and 9 schools for every grade for 13,562 students.
What stands out about New Brighton’s schools
Big elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 511 students, against 274 in Alberta; New Brighton School and St. Marguerite School are the largest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at St. Gianna School (elementary), in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How New Brighton’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 | 12 | 72% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12 | 16% | 13% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is the standard of excellence: 16% here, against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (12)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Gianna SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 23% | Top fifth |
| St. Marguerite SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 83% · Excellence 26% | Top fifth |
| Prince of Peace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Divine Mercy SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Dr. Martha Cohen SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| Lakeshore SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 15% | Second fifth |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| St. John Henry Newman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| St. Albert the GreatAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| St. Isabella SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| Mountain Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 66% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| McKenzie Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | Acceptable 62% · Excellence 12% | Fourth 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.
Who runs New Brighton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 11, English Catholic 8 and independent or other 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 21 schools in and around New Brighton are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around New Brighton
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The Calgary School Division runs the most, 11 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Calgary School DivisionLakeshore, Dr. Martha Cohen, McKenzie Highlands, Bayside, McKenzie Lake, Copperfield, Mountain Park, New Brighton … | English public | 11 | 7,079 |
| The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionPrince of Peace, St. Isabella, St. John Henry Newman, Monsignor J. S. Smith, Divine Mercy, St. Albert the Great, St. Marguerite, St. Gianna | English Catholic | 8 | 5,933 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in New Brighton
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
Catholic schools
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
The neighbourhood 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.
The 21 schools in and around New Brighton
High schools within reach of New Brighton
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 76 high schools: 38 English public, 28 English Catholic, 9 independent and 1 other. Closest of all: Dr. Martha Cohen School (0.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Martha Cohen SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 907 | 0.3 km |
| St. Albert the GreatAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 620 | 0.9 km |
| St. Isabella SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 972 | 1.2 km |
| McKenzie Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 742 | 1.8 km |
| Mountain Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 587 | 2.5 km |
| Lakeshore SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 980 | 2.6 km |
| Prince of Peace SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 977 | 2.9 km |
| St. John Henry Newman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 839 | 3.1 km |
| Monsignor J. S. Smith SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 808 | 3.9 km |
| Christ the King Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 699 | 4 km |
All 76 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. George Stanley SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 966 | 4.5 km |
| Joane Cardinal-Schubert High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,843 | 4.6 km |
| Don Bosco SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 348 | 5.1 km |
| Wilma Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 373 | 5.2 km |
| Midsun SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 633 | 6.1 km |
| Father James WhelihanAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 583 | 7.2 km |
| St. Bonaventure SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 259 | 7.2 km |
| Centennial High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,793 | 7.6 km |
| Trinity Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 478 | 8.2 km |
| Nickle SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 478 | 8.3 km |
| R. T. Alderman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 700 | 8.3 km |
| Bishop O'Byrne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,524 | 8.4 km |
| All Saints SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,845 | 8.6 km |
| Willow Park SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 592 | 9.1 km |
| David Thompson SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 681 | 9.4 km |
| Sherwood SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 335 | 9.5 km |
| Lord Beaverbrook High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 2,059 | 9.9 km |
| Samuel W. Shaw SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 847 | 9.9 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 | 9.9 km |
| Robert Warren SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 316 | 10 km |
| Holy Child SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 961 | 10 km |
| St. Matthew SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 559 | 10 km |
| Third Academy Calgary SouthSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 104 | 10 km |
| URSAAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 820 | 10 km |
| Dr. E. P. Scarlett High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,833 | 10 km |
| St. Stephen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 318 | 10 km |
| West Island CollegeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 683 | 11 km |
| Harold Panabaker SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 399 | 11 km |
| Fairview SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 948 | 11 km |
| Akiva AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | – | 41 | 11 km |
| Our Lady of the Rockies High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,338 | 11 km |
| Monsignor J. J. O'BrienAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 735 | 11 km |
| Woodman SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 546 | 11 km |
| Marshall Springs SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 707 | 12 km |
| Vista Virtual SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Pembina Hills School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,011 | 12 km |
| Glenmore Christian Academy Junior HighAll grades · Grades 6–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 387 | 12 km |
| William Roper Hull SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 101 | 12 km |
| Henry Wise Wood High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,862 | 12 km |
| John Ware SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 381 | 12 km |
| St. Augustine Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 439 | 12 km |
| Ian Bazalgette SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 503 | 13 km |
| Heritage Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Foothills School Division | English public | Second fifth | 412 | 13 km |
| St. Francis of Assisi AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 593 | 13 km |
| Holy Cross Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 475 | 13 km |
| Calgary Home EducationAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 382 | 13 km |
| Calgary Jewish AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 156 | 13 km |
| St. Cyril SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 287 | 13 km |
| St. AnthonyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 38 | 14 km |
| Elboya SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Second fifth | 560 | 14 km |
| Forest Lawn High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,480 | 14 km |
| Ernest Morrow SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 562 | 14 km |
| Bishop Kidd SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 369 | 14 km |
| Louis Riel SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 906 | 14 km |
| Jack James High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 386 | 14 km |
| Fresh Start Outreach ProgramSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 24 | 14 km |
| St. Anne Academic CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,248 | 14 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 485 | 14 km |
| Holy Family SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 144 | 14 km |
| Janus Academy Junior/Senior High SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–12 | – | Independent | – | 39 | 14 km |
| Father Lacombe SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,165 | 15 km |
| The Gilbertine AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 6,218 | 15 km |
| Calgary Girls Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | Calgary Girls' School Society | Other | Second fifth | 571 | 15 km |
| St. James Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 240 | 15 km |
| Eastside Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 97 | 15 km |
| East Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 936 | 15 km |
| Rideau Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 439 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camrose | 20,800 | 21 | 3,657 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Signal Hill | 13,293 | 44 | 20,736 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Bonnyville No. 87 | 13,265 | 19 | 6,327 | 2 | 7 km |
| Redstone | 13,230 | 6 | 4,523 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Huntington Hills | 13,184 | 32 | 15,977 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| New Brighton | 13,048 | 21 | 13,562 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Downtown | 12,880 | 62 | 26,290 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| Rutherford | 12,808 | 13 | 11,313 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Lakeview | 12,799 | 103 | 42,810 | 2 | 0.2 km |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | 12,639 | 8 | 1,925 | 0 | 17 km |
| … | |||||
| Callingwood South | 7,844 | 41 | 19,485 | 1 | 0.7 km |
More schools than here: 89 of the 139 others. 55 of the 140 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around New Brighton
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brighton | 21 | 0 | 10 | 0.3 km |
| McKenzie Towne 1.2 km | 32 | 0 | 15 | 0.6 km |
| Copperfield 1.2 km | 22 | 0 | 10 | 1 km |
| McKenzie Lake 2.6 km | 33 | 0 | 14 | 0.7 km |
| Auburn Bay 3.3 km | 26 | 0 | 12 | 0.7 km |
| Mahogany 3.4 km | 26 | 0 | 12 | 1.4 km |
| Deer Run 4.3 km | 37 | 1 | 16 | 1.4 km |
Next door, Deer Run counts 37 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside New Brighton’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A suppressed result gives no band; a school with both measures averages its fifths.
Questions about schools in New Brighton
How do I get a place at a school in New Brighton?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in New Brighton?
The Calgary School Division (11) and The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (8), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in New Brighton?
3 are inside the town itself and 18 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in New Brighton?
No, none within 3 km of New Brighton; 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).