Mount Royal School
2234 14 street sw · Calgary · T2T3T3 · The Calgary School Division
Counting 3 km around Upper Mount Royal, Mount Royal School is one of 21 secondary schools. Every school in and around Upper Mount Royal →
What stands out about Mount Royal School
- Its 427 students sit close to the 371 of a middle secondary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 21%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Calgary School Division.
How Mount Royal 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, Mount Royal School is in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 76% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 21% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Mount Royal School is placed by its results, not lettered
The second fifth in Alberta is where Mount Royal School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see Upper Mount Royal’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in Mount Royal School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at Mount Royal School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
3 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Mount Royal School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Royal School | English public | English | 427 | Second fifth | |
| Alberta Ballet School | Independent | English | 96 | Second fifth | 1.1 km |
| Western Canada High School | English public | English | 2,230 | – | 1.2 km |
| St. Mary's High School | English Catholic | English | 1,071 | – | 2.1 km |
| Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual School | English Catholic | English | 417 | Top fifth | 2.4 km |
| Queen Elizabeth High School | English public | English | 938 | Second fifth | 2.4 km |
| Louise Dean School | English public | English | 28 | – | 2.5 km |
Secondary schools near Mount Royal School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Mount Royal School
Who runs Mount Royal School?
The Calgary School Division runs Mount Royal School (English public).
What language does Mount Royal School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Mount Royal 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 Mount Royal School?
Nearby: Alberta Ballet School (1.1 km), Western Canada High School (1.2 km) and St. Mary's High School (2.1 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).