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Schools · Balwin
35 of Balwin’s 45 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Alberta
The highest results belong to St. Anne School and St. Francis of Assisi. Its schools answer to 5 boards. In or within 3 km of Balwin: 38 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade, with 25,577 students.
Schools
57
in or within 3 km of Balwin
5 inside the town itself
Students
25,577
enrolled, 2025/26
French-language
1 of 57
teach in French
2% of schools in Alberta
Catholic
16 of 57
run by a Catholic board
18% of schools in Alberta
Top two fifths
6 of 45
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta
What stands out about Balwin’s schools
One big school
With 2,499 students, M. E. LaZerte School is the area’s biggest. Every school ↓
The strongest results
St. Anne School (elementary) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
Results
How Balwin’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 D: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Top fifth2
Second fifth4
Middle fifth4
Fourth fifth14
Bottom fifth21
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 | 45 | 54% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 45 | 7% | 13% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is the standard of excellence: 7% here, against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (45)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Anne SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 82% · Excellence 24% | Top fifth |
| St. Francis of AssisiAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 25% | Top fifth |
| Kildare SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 30% | Second fifth |
| Virginia Park SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Cardinal Leger Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| York SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 17% | Second fifth |
| St. DominicElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 11% | Middle fifth |
| St. PhilipElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 18% | Middle fifth |
| Glengarry SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 63% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| St. MatthewElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
| Londonderry SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 59% · Excellence 15% | Fourth fifth |
| Major General Griesbach SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 58% · Excellence 13% | Fourth fifth |
| Northmount SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| Norwood SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| St. BernadetteElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 62% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Maria GorettiElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Vladimir Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| École Père-LacombeElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| McLeod SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 53% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| Nebula AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 61% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| St. AnneElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 51% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| St. GerardElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 6% | Fourth fifth |
| St. LeoElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 57% · Excellence 6% | Fourth fifth |
| Delton SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 29% · Excellence 6% | Bottom fifth |
| Father Leo Green Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| J A Fife SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 50% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Killarney SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 45% · Excellence 7% | Bottom fifth |
| Sifton SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 38% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Spruce Avenue SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 47% · Excellence 8% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Francis of AssisiElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 44% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Steele Heights SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 49% · Excellence 8% | Bottom fifth |
| Balwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 28% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Beacon Heights SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 13% · Excellence 0% | Bottom fifth |
| Belvedere SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 39% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 14% · Excellence 0% | Bottom fifth |
| Delwood SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 43% · Excellence 3% | Bottom fifth |
| Dickinsfield SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 32% · Excellence 3% | Bottom fifth |
| Evansdale SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 25% · Excellence 1% | Bottom fifth |
| Homesteader SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 37% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| John Barnett SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 34% · Excellence 2% | Bottom fifth |
| Lauderdale SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 27% · Excellence 1% | Bottom fifth |
| Mee-Yah-Noh SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 10% · Excellence 0% | Bottom fifth |
| Princeton SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 42% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Scott Robertson SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 38% · Excellence 5% | 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 boards
5 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edmonton School DivisionM. E. LaZerte, Queen Elizabeth, Eastglen, Londonderry, Glengarry, Highlands, Steele Heights, Killarney … | English public | 33 | 16,310 |
| The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionArchbishop O’Leary Catholic, St. Dominic, St. Matthew, Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare Catholic Elementary/Junior, Cardinal Leger Catholic Junior, Father Leo Green Catholic, St. Vladimir Catholic, St. Bernadette … | English Catholic | 14 | 6,787 |
| The Red Deer Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Francis of Assisi | English Catholic | 1 | 636 |
| The Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Anne | English Catholic | 1 | 351 |
| The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionPère-Lacombe | French public | 1 | 367 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Map
Where the 57 schools in and around Balwin are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicFrench publicIndependent
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Language
Schooling in English and French around Balwin
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
French 12%
English 5698%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
Schooling in French, 1 schools: École Père-Lacombe, with The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region running the public ones.
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 them
Who runs Balwin’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Split by system, that is English public 33, English Catholic 16, French-language 1 and independent or other 7.
English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 38 schools53%
Secondary 12 schools75%
All grades 7 schools57%
All of Balwin’s schools 57 schools58%
Alberta 2,332 schools64%
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Getting a place
How children get a place in Balwin
Catholic schools
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Every school
The 57 schools in and around Balwin
Secondary schools0 in Balwin, 12 within 3 km
Archbishop O’Leary Catholic High School
2,143 students0.5 km outside the town
Killarney School
550 students1 km outside the town
Queen Elizabeth School
1,678 students1.3 km outside the town
M. E. LaZerte School
2,499 students1.5 km outside the town
Londonderry School
741 students1.5 km outside the town
Learning Store at Londonderry
210 students1.5 km outside the town
Dickinsfield School
347 students1.6 km outside the town
Steele Heights School
575 students1.6 km outside the town
Eastglen School
1,137 students1.7 km outside the town
Cardinal Leger Catholic Junior High School
464 students1.7 km outside the town
Spruce Avenue School
327 students2.8 km outside the town
Inner City High School
207 students3 km outside the town
Schools for every grade2 in Balwin, 5 within 3 km
St. Francis of Assisi
636 students
Balwin School
528 students
Nebula Academy
362 students1 km outside the town
Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
467 students1.4 km outside the town
Highlands School
658 students1.6 km outside the town
Rosecrest School
9 students1.9 km outside the town
Major General Griesbach School
493 students2.5 km outside the town
Elementary schools3 in Balwin, 35 within 3 km
St. Francis of Assisi
298 students
Princeton School
216 students
Aboriginal Head Start - St. Francis Site
49 students
St. Vladimir Catholic Elementary School
319 students0.1 km outside the town
St. Gerard
213 students0.4 km outside the town
St. Matthew
585 students0.5 km outside the town
Delwood School
318 students0.5 km outside the town
Belvedere School
342 students0.6 km outside the town
North Campus ABC Program
175 students0.8 km outside the town
Mill Woods Town Centre campus
86 students0.8 km outside the town
ABC Head Start Society - Milbourne Mall
25 students0.8 km outside the town
Community Preschool Education
222 students0.8 km outside the town
Mee-Yah-Noh School
385 students1 km outside the town
Delton School
482 students1.1 km outside the town
York School
310 students1.2 km outside the town
Glengarry School
678 students1.2 km outside the town
Northmount School
439 students1.4 km outside the town
St. Leo
191 students1.5 km outside the town
St. Dominic
631 students1.5 km outside the town
Kildare School
454 students1.6 km outside the town
Father Leo Green Catholic Elementary School
401 students1.7 km outside the town
St. Anne School
351 students1.7 km outside the town
St. Anne
187 students1.7 km outside the town
St. Philip
294 students1.7 km outside the town
Show all 38 elementary schools
John Barnett School
231 students2 km outside the town
Homesteader School
229 students2.1 km outside the town
J A Fife School
313 students2.1 km outside the town
Beacon Heights School
159 students2.2 km outside the town
McLeod School
380 students2.2 km outside the town
St. Maria Goretti
284 students2.2 km outside the town
Evansdale School
401 students2.2 km outside the town
Sifton School
299 students2.3 km outside the town
Lauderdale School
202 students2.4 km outside the town
École Père-Lacombe
367 students2.5 km outside the town
Scott Robertson School
251 students2.5 km outside the town
St. Bernadette
310 students2.5 km outside the town
Virginia Park School
164 students2.5 km outside the town
Norwood School
305 students2.9 km outside the town
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Balwin
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 163: 95 English public, 41 English Catholic, 16 independent, 7 French public and 4 other. First by distance comes Balwin School, at 0.5 km.
Within 15 km
163
19 in or near the town itself
Nearest
0.5 km
Balwin School
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 528 | 0.5 km |
| St. Francis of AssisiAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 636 | 0.7 km |
| Archbishop O’Leary Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,143 | 1.5 km |
| Nebula AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 362 | 1.6 km |
| Killarney SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 550 | 1.9 km |
| Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 467 | 2 km |
| Steele Heights SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 575 | 2.1 km |
| Eastglen SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,137 | 2.1 km |
| Londonderry SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 741 | 2.1 km |
| M. E. LaZerte SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,499 | 2.2 km |
All 163 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 658 | 2.3 km |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,678 | 2.3 km |
| Dickinsfield SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 347 | 2.6 km |
| Learning Store at LondonderrySecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 210 | 2.6 km |
| Cardinal Leger Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 464 | 2.7 km |
| Rosecrest SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 2.9 km |
| Major General Griesbach SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 493 | 3.6 km |
| Spruce Avenue SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 327 | 3.8 km |
| St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 755 | 3.8 km |
| Inner City High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | – | Independent | – | 207 | 3.9 km |
| Vernon Barford SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 834 | 3.9 km |
| Edmonton Christian Northeast SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 683 | 4 km |
| Suzuki Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Suzuki Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 438 | 4.1 km |
| Rosslyn SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 418 | 4.1 km |
| St. NicholasSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 252 | 4.2 km |
| McNally SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,018 | 4.3 km |
| Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 109 | 4.3 km |
| Headway School Society of AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 | 4.4 km |
| John D Bracco SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 726 | 4.4 km |
| St. GabrielSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 54 | 4.5 km |
| Victoria SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,851 | 4.5 km |
| Dr. Donald Massey SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 904 | 4.6 km |
| Hardisty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 463 | 4.6 km |
| Florence Hallock SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 832 | 4.7 km |
| St. EdmundAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,000 | 4.7 km |
| Amiskwaciy AcademySecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 349 | 4.9 km |
| Kensington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 409 | 5 km |
| St. CatherineAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 676 | 5.1 km |
| St. JosephSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,025 | 5.2 km |
| École Michaëlle-JeanSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 332 | 5.3 km |
| Ivor Dent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 466 | 5.3 km |
| Christ the King Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 1,214 | 5.4 km |
| École À la DécouverteAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Middle fifth | 435 | 5.4 km |
| Mary Butterworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 625 | 5.4 km |
| Argyll Home School CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,176 | 5.4 km |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 264 | 5.6 km |
| Boyle Street Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Boyle Street Education Centre | Other | – | 178 | 5.7 km |
| Centre HighSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,501 | 5.7 km |
| J. J. Bowlen Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 571 | 5.7 km |
| St. AlphonsusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 481 | 5.7 km |
| Transitions at the YSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 5.8 km |
| NorQuest College EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | NorQuest College | Other | – | 464 | 5.9 km |
| Ivan Franko Ukrainian SchoolSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 6 km |
| Austin O’Brien Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 986 | 6 km |
| Edmonton Islamic AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1,921 | 6.1 km |
| Ottewell SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 639 | 6.3 km |
| Solomon CollegeSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 18 | 6.4 km |
| Braemar SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 84 | 6.4 km |
| St. Brendan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 644 | 6.7 km |
| Wîhkwêntôwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 416 | 6.7 km |
| Sir John ThompsonSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 373 | 6.7 km |
| Coralwood Adventist AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 187 | 6.9 km |
| Westmount SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 6.9 km |
| St. MarkSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 217 | 7 km |
| Metro Continuing EducationSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 814 | 7 km |
| Vimy RidgeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,380 | 7 km |
| École Maurice-LavalléeSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 248 | 7.1 km |
| Kenilworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 269 | 7.1 km |
| Centre francophone d'éducation à distanceSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The East Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 30 | 7.2 km |
| Alberta Health Services Day ProgramSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 13 | 7.3 km |
| Hilwie Hamdon SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 769 | 7.3 km |
| St. CeciliaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 567 | 7.5 km |
| Ross Sheppard SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,364 | 7.5 km |
| Progressive AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 356 | 7.6 km |
| The Academy at King EdwardAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 317 | 7.7 km |
| Elves Adult & Youth CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 156 | 7.8 km |
| Coronation SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Clearview School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 233 | 7.9 km |
| Elizabeth Finch SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 822 | 8 km |
| Learning Store on WhyteSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 31 | 8 km |
| Al-Mustafa AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 487 | 8.1 km |
| Old Scona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 375 | 8.1 km |
| Westminster SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 435 | 8.2 km |
| Edmonton Christian West SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 561 | 8.3 km |
| Archbishop MacDonald Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,173 | 8.4 km |
| Edmonton Christian High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 286 | 8.4 km |
| École Joseph-MoreauSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 313 | 8.7 km |
| Institutional Services SchoolsSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 57 | 8.9 km |
| Strathcona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,757 | 9.1 km |
| Aspen ProgramAll grades · Grades 5–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 39 | 9.4 km |
| McKernan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 722 | 9.5 km |
| Guthrie SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 244 | 9.5 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 383 | 9.6 km |
| Crestwood SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 454 | 9.7 km |
| St. Rose Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 426 | 9.8 km |
| W P Wagner SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,458 | 9.8 km |
| St. Francis XavierSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,223 | 9.9 km |
| Elmer S Gish SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Top fifth | 904 | 10 km |
| Allendale SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 551 | 10 km |
| Parkview SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 613 | 10 km |
| Britannia SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 186 | 11 km |
| St. Isidore Learning CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 2,921 | 11 km |
| Meadowlark Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 421 | 11 km |
| Laurier Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 623 | 11 km |
| Alberta School for the DeafAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 122 | 11 km |
| Youngstown SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Prairie Land School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 53 | 11 km |
| Clover Bar Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 484 | 11 km |
| Archbishop Jordan Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,200 | 11 km |
| École Ste Marguerite d’YouvilleAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 331 | 11 km |
| Lorne Akins Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 586 | 11 km |
| New Horizons SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | New Horizons Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 454 | 11 km |
| Stratford Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 760 | 11 km |
| École Claudette-et-Denis-TardifAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Second fifth | 257 | 11 km |
| Grandview Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 338 | 11 km |
| Holy Family Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 118 | 12 km |
| Richard S Fowler Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 285 | 12 km |
| Learning Store West EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 63 | 12 km |
| Avalon Junior SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 552 | 12 km |
| Paul Kane High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 1,544 | 12 km |
| Phoenix AcademySecondary · Grades 7–11 | – | Independent | – | 15 | 12 km |
| Thomas More AcademyAll grades · Grades 5–12 | – | Independent | – | 25 | 12 km |
| Columbus AcademyAll grades · Grades 5–12 | – | Independent | – | 23 | 12 km |
| St. Albert Public OutreachSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 307 | 12 km |
| St. Thomas More Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 612 | 12 km |
| L Y Cairns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 406 | 12 km |
| Hillgrove CampusAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 757 | 12 km |
| Alex Janvier SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 558 | 12 km |
| Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 410 | 12 km |
| J. H. Picard Catholic Elementary/Junior/Senior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 667 | 12 km |
| Jasper Place SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 3,123 | 12 km |
| Salisbury Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 1,473 | 12 km |
| Sherwood Heights Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 594 | 12 km |
| German Language School Society of EdmontonSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 12 km |
| Lakeland Ridge SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Top fifth | 702 | 12 km |
| Millwoods Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 962 | 13 km |
| St. HildaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 207 | 13 km |
| Edith Rogers SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 542 | 13 km |
| Thelma Chalifoux SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 846 | 13 km |
| Harry Ainlay SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,745 | 13 km |
| Louis St. LaurentSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,350 | 13 km |
| D S MacKenzie SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 663 | 13 km |
| Hillcrest SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 469 | 13 km |
| Canadian Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 13 km |
| Tempo SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 481 | 13 km |
| H. E. Beriault Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 534 | 13 km |
| St. Gabriel Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 138 | 13 km |
| Vincent J Maloney Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 532 | 13 km |
| Riverbend SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 848 | 13 km |
| Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 351 | 14 km |
| École Alexandre-TachéSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Middle fifth | 241 | 14 km |
| Bev Facey Community High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 1,086 | 14 km |
| F. R. Haythorne SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 593 | 14 km |
| Kate Chegwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 602 | 14 km |
| William D Cuts SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 515 | 14 km |
| A. Blair McPherson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,056 | 14 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,256 | 14 km |
| J Percy Page SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,264 | 15 km |
| Strathcona Christian AcademySecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Top fifth | 673 | 15 km |
| Namao SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 402 | 15 km |
| Sturgeon Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | – | 997 | 15 km |
| St. Oscar Romero Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 968 | 15 km |
| Joseph M. Demko SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 763 | 15 km |
| Learning Store at Blue QuillSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 95 | 15 km |
| Sister Alphonse AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 422 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size
Towns its size in Alberta
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cumberland | 6,493 | 33 | 14,420 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Forest Heights | 4,118 | 64 | 29,712 | 5 | 0.4 km |
| Northern Lights County | 4,115 | 9 | 2,223 | 1 | 17 km |
| Leger | 4,108 | 22 | 12,525 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Matt Berry | 4,093 | 31 | 17,196 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Balwin | 4,092 | 57 | 25,577 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Tuxedo Park | 4,082 | 53 | 21,099 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Crossfield | 4,075 | 2 | 722 | 0 | 14 km |
| Meyokumin | 4,069 | 45 | 19,370 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| McCauley | 4,060 | 47 | 22,825 | 4 | 0.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Rimbey | 2,502 | 4 | 823 | 0 | 12 km |
46 of 268 similar towns count more schools. Teaching in French: 113 of the 269 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Balwin
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
DelwoodKillarneyEastwoodBelvedereMontroseGlengarryBalwin
Of the neighbours, Belvedere counts the most schools: 66.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Balwin’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Bands, not ranks. Fifths are worked out among every Alberta school with a PAT result, then averaged per school.
Questions about schools in Balwin
Which boards run the schools in Balwin?
The Edmonton School Division (33), The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (14), The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (1), The Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division (1) and The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Balwin?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Is there a French-language school in Balwin?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Père-Lacombe.
How many schools are there in Balwin?
Inside the town there are 5; another 52 sit within 3 km.
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).