Sundance School
200 sunmills drive se · Calgary · T2X2N9 · The Calgary School Division
One of Sundance’s 22 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Sundance School. Every school in and around Sundance →
What stands out about Sundance School
- A large elementary school: 569 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the acceptable standard: 85%, against 67% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Calgary School Division.
How Sundance School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Sundance School is in 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.
Why Sundance School has a band rather than a letter
Its standing, the second fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Sundance School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Sundance: its School Grade weighs Sundance School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Sundance School
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than Sundance School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sundance School | English public | English | 569 | Second fifth | |
| Montessori Children's House Academy Ltd #2 | Independent | English | 16 | – | 0.9 km |
| Pacekids Programs South | Independent | English | 130 | – | 0.9 km |
| Fish Creek School | English public | English | 575 | Second fifth | 1 km |
| Oaks & Acorns Montessori ECS/Kindergarten - Midnapore | Independent | English | 20 | – | 1.2 km |
| Oaks & Acorns ECS/Kindergarten - Seton | Independent | English | 19 | – | 1.2 km |
| St. Teresa of Calcutta School | English Catholic | English | 350 | Middle fifth | 1.7 km |
Elementary schools near Sundance School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sundance School
Who runs Sundance School?
It is The Calgary School Division that runs Sundance School, in the English public system.
What language does Sundance School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sundance School?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sundance School?
The nearest are Montessori Children's House Academy Ltd #2 (0.9 km), Pacekids Programs South (0.9 km) and Fish Creek School (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).