École du Nouveau-Monde
220 scenic acres drive nw · Calgary · T3L0E7 · The Southern Francophone Education Region
One of Scenic Acres’s 21 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: École du Nouveau-Monde. Every school in and around Scenic Acres →
What stands out about École du Nouveau-Monde
- Its 331 students sit close to the 267 of a middle elementary school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the acceptable standard: 85%, against 67% in Alberta.
- A French-language public school, run by The Southern Francophone Education Region.
- No other French public elementary school is within 3 km of Scenic Acres.
How École du Nouveau-Monde does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, École du Nouveau-Monde averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 85% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 14% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How École du Nouveau-Monde is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. École du Nouveau-Monde is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the second fifth.
École du Nouveau-Monde feeds into Scenic Acres’ School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at École du Nouveau-Monde
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.
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
2 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than École du Nouveau-Monde.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École du Nouveau-Monde | French public | French | 331 | Second fifth | |
| Scenic Acres School | English public | English | 187 | – | 1 km |
| Maximize Early Childhood Services | Independent | English | 184 | – | 1.1 km |
| Bearspaw School | English public | English | 484 | Second fifth | 1.1 km |
| Monsignor E. L. Doyle Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 184 | Middle fifth | 1.2 km |
| St. Sylvester School | English Catholic | English | 182 | Middle fifth | 1.4 km |
| W. O. Mitchell School | English public | English | 387 | Second fifth | 1.4 km |
Elementary schools near École du Nouveau-Monde
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École du Nouveau-Monde
Who runs École du Nouveau-Monde?
The Southern Francophone Education Region runs École du Nouveau-Monde (French public).
What language does École du Nouveau-Monde teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École du Nouveau-Monde?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near École du Nouveau-Monde?
The nearest are Scenic Acres School (1 km), Maximize Early Childhood Services (1.1 km) and Bearspaw School (1.1 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).