Photo: Bythelake10 · CC BY-SA 4.0Most schools around Chestermere score below the middle in Alberta: 5 of 7
Top of the area on results: Our Lady of Wisdom and Tyndale Christian School. Elementary schools here average 653 students, against 274 in Alberta. The 3 km around Chestermere counts 4 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade, 6,332 students between them.
How Chestermere’s schools do on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Its School Grade is C: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Each school’s band is the average of its measures’ fifths. The mark shows an even fifth of the area’s schools.
| Measure | Schools | Middle here | Alberta |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 7 | 55% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 7 | 9% | 13% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is the standard of excellence: 9% here, against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (7)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of WisdomElementary · Grades K–7 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| Tyndale Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| East Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 55% · Excellence 6% | Fourth fifth |
| Prairie Waters Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 58% · Excellence 8% | Fourth fifth |
| Chestermere Lake Middle SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 48% · Excellence 9% | Bottom fifth |
| Rainbow Creek Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 53% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Gabriel the ArchangelSecondary · Grades 8–12 | Acceptable 40% · Excellence 9% | Bottom fifth |
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.
The 10 schools in and around Chestermere
Where the 10 schools in and around Chestermere are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Chestermere
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Chestermere’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
By system, they split: English public 6, English Catholic 2 and independent or other 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is The Rocky View School Division, with 6.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Rocky View School DivisionEast Lake, Chestermere, Rainbow Creek, Chestermere Lake, Prairie Waters, Summit Trails Online | English public | 6 | 4,289 |
| The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionOur Lady of Wisdom, St. Gabriel the Archangel | English Catholic | 2 | 1,676 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Chestermere
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
Catholic schools
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
High schools within reach of Chestermere
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
50 secondary schools are within 15 km: 24 English public, 13 English Catholic, 12 independent and 1 other. The closest high school is St. Gabriel the Archangel, 1 km out.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Gabriel the ArchangelSecondary · Grades 8–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 743 | 1 km |
| Chestermere Lake Middle SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 747 | 1.1 km |
| Summit Trails Online High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | – | 309 | 1.3 km |
| East Lake SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 936 | 2.3 km |
| Tyndale Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 109 | 3.6 km |
| Chestermere High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | – | 876 | 4 km |
| Edge SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 461 | 6.7 km |
| Eastside Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 97 | 7.6 km |
| Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 369 | 8.5 km |
| St. Martha SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 872 | 8.7 km |
All 50 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Sansom SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 780 | 9.5 km |
| Jack James High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 386 | 9.5 km |
| Ernest Morrow SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 562 | 9.8 km |
| St. Thomas MoreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 147 | 9.8 km |
| Father Scollen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 651 | 10 km |
| Lester B. Pearson High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,616 | 10 km |
| Forest Lawn High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,480 | 10 km |
| Bob Edwards SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 543 | 10 km |
| St. Rose of Lima Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 573 | 10 km |
| St. John XXIII SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 648 | 10 km |
| St. John XXIII SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 961 | 10 km |
| Ian Bazalgette SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 503 | 11 km |
| Dr. Gordon Higgins SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 697 | 11 km |
| Holy Cross Elementary Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 475 | 11 km |
| Terry Fox SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 622 | 11 km |
| Father Lacombe SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,165 | 11 km |
| Ted Harrison SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 909 | 11 km |
| Annie Gale SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 589 | 11 km |
| Holy Family SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 144 | 11 km |
| Sir Wilfrid Laurier SchoolAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Top fifth | 485 | 12 km |
| Bishop McNally High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,631 | 12 km |
| Bishop Kidd SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 369 | 12 km |
| Mountain View AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 140 | 12 km |
| Horseshoe Crossing High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Rocky View School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 442 | 13 km |
| Nelson Mandela High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Calgary School Division | English public | – | 1,988 | 13 km |
| Light of Christ Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 748 | 13 km |
| Phoenix Education FoundationAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 218 | 13 km |
| Almadina Language Charter Academy, Ogden CampusAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Almadina School Society | Other | Second fifth | 719 | 13 km |
| Crossing Park SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 1,032 | 13 km |
| Sir John Franklin SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 348 | 13 km |
| Renfrew Educational Services-Janice McTighe CentreAll grades · Grades K–10 | – | Independent | – | 244 | 13 km |
| Renfrew Thomas W. Buchanan CentreAll grades · Grades K–10 | – | Independent | – | 146 | 13 km |
| Peter Lougheed SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,037 | 14 km |
| Columbia CollegeSecondary · Grades 11–12 | – | Independent | – | 65 | 14 km |
| Sherwood SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Calgary School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 335 | 14 km |
| Heritage Christian AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Palliser School Division | English public | Top fifth | 716 | 14 km |
| Aurora Learning CalgaryAll grades · Grades 3–12 | – | Independent | – | 18 | 14 km |
| The Gilbertine AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 6,218 | 14 km |
| MAC Islamic School - Calgary ChapterAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 264 | 15 km |
| Delta West AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 86 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky View County | 50,260 | 136 | 74,236 | 2 | 2.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Leduc | 39,966 | 17 | 7,735 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Cochrane | 39,397 | 16 | 7,714 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 51 | 25,829 | 1 | 4.7 km |
| Okotoks | 33,482 | 21 | 9,730 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Chestermere | 31,671 | 10 | 6,332 | 0 | 1 km |
| Fort Saskatchewan | 30,575 | 14 | 5,407 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Beaumont | 26,305 | 14 | 7,943 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 86 | 33,268 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | 25,883 | 39 | 16,110 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Wîhkwêntôwin | 19,050 | 65 | 28,543 | 6 | 0.2 km |
It has fewer schools than any of 23 similar towns. 16 of the 24 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Chestermere
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestermere | 10 | 0 | 4 | 1 km |
| Abbeydale 7.4 km | 37 | 0 | 13 | 0.7 km |
| Applewood Park 7.5 km | 29 | 0 | 8 | 0.7 km |
| Penbrooke Meadows 8.7 km | 48 | 0 | 17 | 0.9 km |
| Monterey Park 8.9 km | 51 | 1 | 20 | 0.9 km |
| Marlborough Park 9 km | 52 | 0 | 20 | 0.6 km |
| Pineridge 9.2 km | 53 | 0 | 21 | 0.4 km |
Next door, Pineridge counts 53 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Each board covers a territory in one language and one system, public or Catholic; boards of different systems overlap.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Bands, not ranks. Alberta publishes the share at each PAT standard and suppresses small groups, so the page gives fifths, not ranks.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Chestermere’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Chestermere
How do I get a place at a school in Chestermere?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Chestermere?
The Rocky View School Division (6) and The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Chestermere?
8 are inside the town itself and 2 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Chestermere?
None within 3 km of Chestermere. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
Sources: Alberta Education and Childcare, school enrolment 2025/26 (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).