Cochrane High School
529 4 avenue n · Cochrane · T4C1Y6 · The Rocky View School Division
With Cochrane High School, Cochrane counts 3 secondary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Cochrane →
What stands out about Cochrane High School
- A large secondary school: 1,004 students, against a middle of 371 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 10% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English public school, run by The Rocky View School Division.
How Cochrane High School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Cochrane High School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 56% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 10% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where Cochrane High School sits among the province’s schools
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Cochrane High School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Cochrane High School feeds into Cochrane’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Cochrane High School
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
Of the 6 secondary schools nearest Cochrane High School, 1 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane High School | English public | English | 1,004 | Fourth fifth | |
| St. Timothy | English Catholic | English | 292 | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| Bow Valley High School | English public | English | 970 | Bottom fifth | 4.1 km |
| Springbank Community High School | English public | English | 683 | Middle fifth | 17 km |
| West View School | English public | English | 50 | – | 19 km |
| Robert Thirsk High School | English public | English | 1,437 | – | 21 km |
| National Sport School | English public | English | 513 | Second fifth | 22 km |
Secondary schools near Cochrane High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Cochrane High School
Who runs Cochrane High School?
It is The Rocky View School Division that runs Cochrane High School, in the English public system.
What language does Cochrane High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Cochrane High School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Cochrane High School?
Closest by: St. Timothy (0.9 km), Bow Valley High School (4.1 km) and Springbank 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).