NorthStar Academy
Didsbury · T0M0W0 · The Golden Hills School Division
With NorthStar Academy, Didsbury counts 1 schools for every grade within 3 km. Every school in and around Didsbury →
What stands out about NorthStar Academy
- A large all grades school: 1,382 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Golden Hills School Division.
- No other all grades school is within 3 km of Didsbury.
- The province’s list gives no map point, so it is placed by its address’s town.
How NorthStar Academy does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
No measure for NorthStar Academy is published; Alberta withholds each one, as it does for small groups.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | suppressed | – | – |
| PAT: standard of excellence | suppressed | – | – |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
No published results for NorthStar Academy
Its results are all held back, as happens for small groups in Alberta; NorthStar Academy needs published results for a standing here.
For a letter, see Didsbury’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in NorthStar Academy and its neighbours.
Getting a place at NorthStar Academy
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about NorthStar Academy
Who runs NorthStar Academy?
It is The Golden Hills School Division that runs NorthStar Academy, in the English public system.
What language does NorthStar Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at NorthStar Academy?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).