Canmore Collegiate
1800 8 avenue · Canmore · T1W1Y2 · The Canadian Rockies School Division
Canmore Collegiate: one of the 2 secondary schools within 3 km of Canmore. Every school in and around Canmore →
What stands out about Canmore Collegiate
- 505 students, near the middle of 371 for secondary schools in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 6%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Canadian Rockies School Division.
How Canmore Collegiate does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Canmore Collegiate averages the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 56% | 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.
Canmore Collegiate is placed by its results, not lettered
The fourth fifth in Alberta is where Canmore Collegiate’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.
The letter belongs to Canmore: its School Grade weighs Canmore Collegiate with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Canmore Collegiate
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have 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.
Canmore Collegiate is larger than any of its 2 nearest secondary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canmore Collegiate | English public | English | 505 | Fourth fifth | |
| Canadian Rockies Education Outreach | English public | English | 23 | – | 1.2 km |
| Banff Community High School | English public | English | 160 | Second fifth | 17 km |
Secondary schools near Canmore Collegiate
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Canmore Collegiate
Who runs Canmore Collegiate?
The Canadian Rockies School Division: Canmore Collegiate is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Canmore Collegiate teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Canmore Collegiate?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Canmore Collegiate?
Nearby: Canadian Rockies Education Outreach (1.2 km) and Banff Community High School (17 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).