St. Bonaventure
3004 139 avenue · Edmonton · T5Y1R9 · The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division
Bannerman and its 3 km edge have 18 elementary schools; St. Bonaventure is one. Every school in and around Bannerman →
What stands out about St. Bonaventure
- A large elementary school: 400 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 11% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Bonaventure does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
St. Bonaventure reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 65% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 11% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where St. Bonaventure sits among the province’s schools
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St. Bonaventure is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the middle fifth.
St. Bonaventure feeds into Bannerman’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St. Bonaventure
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
St. Bonaventure is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure | English Catholic | English | 400 | Middle fifth | |
| Bannerman School | English public | English | 222 | Middle fifth | 0.6 km |
| Kirkness School | English public | English | 298 | Fourth fifth | 0.8 km |
| Anne Fitzgerald Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 171 | Bottom fifth | 1 km |
| Belmont School | English public | English | 247 | Bottom fifth | 1.1 km |
| Fraser School | English public | English | 337 | Fourth fifth | 1.4 km |
| Sifton School | English public | English | 299 | Bottom fifth | 1.6 km |
Elementary schools near St. Bonaventure
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Bonaventure
Who runs St. Bonaventure?
St. Bonaventure belongs to The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does St. Bonaventure teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Bonaventure?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Bonaventure?
The nearest are Bannerman School (0.6 km), Kirkness School (0.8 km) and Anne Fitzgerald Catholic Elementary School (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).