Father Scollen School
6839 temple drive ne · Calgary · T1Y5N4 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Father Scollen School sits among 12 schools for every grade within 3 km of Temple. Every school in and around Temple →
What stands out about Father Scollen School
- 651 students, well above the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 6% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Father Scollen School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Father Scollen School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 50% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 6% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Father Scollen School is placed by its results, not lettered
Father Scollen School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
Temple’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Father Scollen School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Father Scollen School
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
2 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Father Scollen School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Scollen School | English Catholic | English | 651 | Fourth fifth | |
| St. Thomas More | English Catholic | English | 147 | Second fifth | 0.9 km |
| St. John XXIII School | English Catholic | English | 648 | Bottom fifth | 1 km |
| Annie Gale School | English public | English | 589 | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| St. Rose of Lima Junior High School | English Catholic | English | 573 | Fourth fifth | 2.3 km |
| Ted Harrison School | English public | English | 909 | Bottom fifth | 2.8 km |
| Crossing Park School | English public | English | 1,032 | Fourth fifth | 3.1 km |
Schools for every grade near Father Scollen School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Father Scollen School
Who runs Father Scollen School?
The board is The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division; Father Scollen School is English Catholic.
What language does Father Scollen School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Father Scollen School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Father Scollen School?
Nearest of all: St. Thomas More (0.9 km), St. John XXIII School (1 km) and Annie Gale School (1.9 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).