Calgary Quest School
3405 spruce drive sw c/o spruce cliff elementary · Calgary · T3C0A5
Calgary Quest School sits among 22 schools for every grade within 3 km of Spruce Cliff. Every school in and around Spruce Cliff →
What stands out about Calgary Quest School
- A typical size: 180 students, where the middle all grades school in Alberta has 233.
- Independent: it runs itself, outside the public boards.
How Calgary Quest School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
No measure for Calgary Quest School is published; Alberta withholds each one, as it does for small groups.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | suppressed | – | – |
| PAT: standard of excellence | suppressed | – | – |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Calgary Quest School has no band
Its results are all held back, as happens for small groups in Alberta; Calgary Quest School needs published results for a standing here.
For a letter, see Spruce Cliff’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Calgary Quest School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Calgary Quest School
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest Calgary Quest School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calgary Quest School | Independent | English | 180 | – | |
| St. Michael School | English Catholic | English | 258 | Second fifth | 1.2 km |
| Foothills Academy | Independent | English | 314 | Bottom fifth | 1.6 km |
| Maria Montessori School | Independent | English | 177 | Top fifth | 1.7 km |
| Wood's Homes School | English public | English | 62 | – | 1.8 km |
| North Point School - DSEPS | Independent | English | 110 | Second fifth | 2.3 km |
| St. Thomas Aquinas School | English Catholic | English | 212 | Middle fifth | 2.3 km |
Schools for every grade near Calgary Quest School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Calgary Quest School
Who runs Calgary Quest School?
Calgary Quest School is outside the public boards (Independent).
What language does Calgary Quest School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Calgary Quest School?
Through the school, not a board; it decides who it admits and what it charges.
Which schools of the same kind are near Calgary Quest School?
The nearest are St. Michael School (1.2 km), Foothills Academy (1.6 km) and Maria Montessori School (1.7 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).