Father James Whelihan
70 sunmills drive se · Calgary · T2X2R5 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Counting 3 km around Sundance, Father James Whelihan is one of 12 schools for every grade. Every school in and around Sundance →
What stands out about Father James Whelihan
- A large all grades school: 583 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 16%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Father James Whelihan does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Father James Whelihan reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 74% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 16% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Father James Whelihan sits among the province’s schools
Against the other schools in Alberta, Father James Whelihan’s results fall in the second fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Sundance: its School Grade weighs Father James Whelihan with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Father James Whelihan
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
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 closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
3 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Father James Whelihan.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father James Whelihan | English Catholic | English | 583 | Second fifth | |
| Trinity Christian School | English public | English | 478 | Top fifth | 1.2 km |
| Samuel W. Shaw School | English public | English | 847 | Middle fifth | 2.9 km |
| Holy Child School | English Catholic | English | 961 | Second fifth | 3.2 km |
| Our Lady of Peace Elementary Junior High School | English Catholic | English | 779 | Second fifth | 3.3 km |
| Don Bosco School | English Catholic | English | 348 | Middle fifth | 3.6 km |
| Wilma Hansen School | English public | English | 373 | Bottom fifth | 3.7 km |
Schools for every grade near Father James Whelihan
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Father James Whelihan
Who runs Father James Whelihan?
The board is The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division; Father James Whelihan is English Catholic.
What language does Father James Whelihan teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Father James Whelihan?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Father James Whelihan?
Nearest of all: Trinity Christian School (1.2 km), Samuel W. Shaw School (2.9 km) and Holy Child School (3.2 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).