Cardston High School
Cardston · T0K0K0 · The Westwind School Division
With Cardston High School, Cardston counts 1 secondary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Cardston →
What stands out about Cardston High School
- Its 473 students sit close to the 371 of a middle secondary school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 22%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English public school, run by The Westwind School Division.
- No other secondary school is within 3 km of Cardston.
How Cardston High 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, Cardston High School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 71% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 22% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A standing for Cardston High School, not a grade
The middle fifth in Alberta is where Cardston High 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.
The letter belongs to Cardston: its School Grade weighs Cardston High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Cardston High 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.
Questions about Cardston High School
Who runs Cardston High School?
It is The Westwind School Division that runs Cardston High School, in the English public system.
What language does Cardston High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Cardston High School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).