Twelve Mile Coulee School
65 tuscany hills road nw · Calgary · T3L0C7 · The Calgary School Division
One of Tuscany’s 6 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Twelve Mile Coulee School. Every school in and around Tuscany →
What stands out about Twelve Mile Coulee School
- With 707 students it is bigger than three in four all grades schools in Alberta (middle: 233).
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the top fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 27% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Calgary School Division.
How Twelve Mile Coulee School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Twelve Mile Coulee School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 80% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 27% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Twelve Mile Coulee School is placed by its results, not lettered
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Twelve Mile Coulee School gets a place among them, the top fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Twelve Mile Coulee School feeds into Tuscany’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Twelve Mile Coulee School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
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 Twelve Mile Coulee School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twelve Mile Coulee School | English public | English | 707 | Top fifth | |
| St. Basil Elementary/Junior High School | English Catholic | English | 602 | Top fifth | 0.7 km |
| Arbour Lake Middle School | English public | English | 726 | Second fifth | 2.8 km |
| St. Ambrose School | English Catholic | English | 583 | Second fifth | 2.9 km |
| William D. Pratt School | English public | English | 886 | Middle fifth | 3.3 km |
| Renert School | Independent | English | 618 | Top fifth | 4.2 km |
| St. Brigid | English Catholic | English | 590 | Second fifth | 4.7 km |
Schools for every grade near Twelve Mile Coulee School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Twelve Mile Coulee School
Who runs Twelve Mile Coulee School?
The Calgary School Division: Twelve Mile Coulee School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Twelve Mile Coulee School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Twelve Mile Coulee School?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near Twelve Mile Coulee School?
Its nearest neighbours are St. Basil Elementary/Junior High School (0.7 km), Arbour Lake Middle School (2.8 km) and St. Ambrose School (2.9 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).