Our Lady of Wisdom
134 rainbow falls drive · Chestermere · T1X0G7 · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Chestermere and its 3 km edge have 4 elementary schools; Our Lady of Wisdom is one. Every school in and around Chestermere →
What stands out about Our Lady of Wisdom
- A large elementary school: 933 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 18%, above the 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic elementary school is within 3 km of Chestermere.
How Our Lady of Wisdom 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, Our Lady of Wisdom averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 78% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 18% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Our Lady of Wisdom has a band rather than a letter
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Our Lady of Wisdom gets a place among them, the second fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Chestermere’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Our Lady of Wisdom counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Our Lady of Wisdom
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Here the Catholic schools form a funded separate system; non-Catholic families may apply where a board allows it.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
None of the 6 elementary schools nearest Our Lady of Wisdom has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Wisdom | English Catholic | English | 933 | Second fifth | |
| Rainbow Creek Elementary School | English public | English | 851 | Bottom fifth | 0.3 km |
| Prairie Waters Elementary School | English public | English | 570 | Fourth fifth | 2.3 km |
| Airdrie Learning Academy | Independent | English | 258 | – | 3.1 km |
| Abbeydale School | English public | English | 345 | Fourth fifth | 7 km |
| St. Kateri Tekakwitha School | English Catholic | English | 410 | Fourth fifth | 7.1 km |
| James Short Memorial School | English public | English | 234 | – | 7.6 km |
Elementary schools near Our Lady of Wisdom
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Our Lady of Wisdom
Who runs Our Lady of Wisdom?
The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division: Our Lady of Wisdom is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Our Lady of Wisdom teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Our Lady of Wisdom?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Our Lady of Wisdom?
Its nearest neighbours are Rainbow Creek Elementary School (0.3 km), Prairie Waters Elementary School (2.3 km) and Airdrie Learning Academy (3.1 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).