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Schools · Bearspaw
Bearspaw’s schools mostly beat the middle in Alberta, 22 of the 30 with results
Among them: AlBaqir Academy, George P. Nicholson School and Greenfield School. Harry Ainlay School is the biggest, at 2,745 students. In or within 3 km of Bearspaw: 20 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, with 19,432 students.
Schools
34
in or within 3 km of Bearspaw
1 inside the town itself
Students
19,432
enrolled, 2025/26
French-language
0 of 34
teach in French
2% of schools in Alberta
Catholic
7 of 34
run by a Catholic board
18% of schools in Alberta
Top two fifths
22 of 30
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta
What stands out about Bearspaw’s schools
Big elementary schools
At 390 students on average, against 274 in Alberta, the elementary schools are large; Keheewin School and George P. Nicholson School lead. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: AlBaqir Academy (all grades), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Results
How Bearspaw’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 A: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Top fifth9
Second fifth13
Middle fifth3
Fourth fifth2
Bottom fifth3
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 | 30 | 76% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 30 | 23% | 13% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is the standard of excellence: 23% here, against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (30)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| AlBaqir AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 96% · Excellence 42% | Top fifth |
| George P. Nicholson SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 83% · Excellence 34% | Top fifth |
| Greenfield SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 24% | Top fifth |
| Keheewin SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 47% | Top fifth |
| Millwoods Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 88% · Excellence 33% | Top fifth |
| Nellie Carlson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 84% · Excellence 30% | Top fifth |
| Richard Secord SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 90% · Excellence 40% | Top fifth |
| Rideau Park SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 38% | Top fifth |
| Westbrook SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 89% · Excellence 49% | Top fifth |
| Donnan SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 24% | Second fifth |
| Father Michael Mireau Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 24% | Second fifth |
| Frere Antoine Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 91% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| J. H. Picard Catholic Elementary/Junior/Senior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 86% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Menisa SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 23% | Second fifth |
| Meyonohk SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 26% | Second fifth |
| Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Sweet Grass SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 27% | Second fifth |
| Louis St. LaurentSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| Roberta MacAdams SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| St. Teresa Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Steinhauer SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| D S MacKenzie SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| St. ClementAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 17% | Middle fifth |
| Satoo SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| Duggan SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| Tipaskan SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 51% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| Edmonton AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 3% | Bottom fifth |
| kisêwâtisiwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 48% · Excellence 9% | Bottom fifth |
| Grace Martin SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 45% · Excellence 2% | 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.
Every school
The 34 schools in and around Bearspaw
Secondary schools0 in Bearspaw, 6 within 3 km
Learning Store at Blue Quill
95 students1.1 km outside the town
kisêwâtisiwin School
446 students2.4 km outside the town
D S MacKenzie School
663 students2.4 km outside the town
Harry Ainlay School
2,745 students2.8 km outside the town
Louis St. Laurent
1,350 students2.9 km outside the town
J Percy Page School
1,264 students2.9 km outside the town
Schools for every grade0 in Bearspaw, 8 within 3 km
Edmonton Academy
143 students0.6 km outside the town
AlBaqir Academy
173 students1.4 km outside the town
Johnny Bright School
915 students2.1 km outside the town
Nellie Carlson School
764 students2.5 km outside the town
Father Michael Mireau Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
1,072 students2.5 km outside the town
St. Clement
381 students2.8 km outside the town
Millwoods Christian School
962 students2.9 km outside the town
J. H. Picard Catholic Elementary/Junior/Senior High School
667 students3 km outside the town
Elementary schools1 in Bearspaw, 19 within 3 km
Keheewin School
295 students
George P. Nicholson School
414 students0.5 km outside the town
St. Teresa Catholic Elementary School
377 students0.8 km outside the town
Steinhauer School
403 students1.1 km outside the town
Sweet Grass School
346 students1.3 km outside the town
Roberta MacAdams School
622 students1.6 km outside the town
Donnan School
404 students1.8 km outside the town
Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
762 students1.9 km outside the town
Duggan School
331 students1.9 km outside the town
Greenfield School
518 students2.1 km outside the town
Satoo School
204 students2.2 km outside the town
Southview Child Care
13 students2.5 km outside the town
Meyonohk School
451 students2.5 km outside the town
Rideau Park School
269 students2.6 km outside the town
Menisa School
202 students2.6 km outside the town
Tipaskan School
187 students2.7 km outside the town
Grace Martin School
308 students2.8 km outside the town
Richard Secord School
697 students2.8 km outside the town
Westbrook School
531 students2.9 km outside the town
Frere Antoine Catholic Elementary School
458 students2.9 km outside the town
Map
Where the 34 schools in and around Bearspaw 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 CatholicIndependent
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Language
Schooling in English and French around Bearspaw
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
French 00%
English 34100%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
None of them teaches in French.
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 Bearspaw’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 24, English Catholic 7 and independent or other 3.
English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 20 schools80%
Secondary 6 schools83%
All grades 8 schools38%
All of Bearspaw’s schools 34 schools71%
Alberta 2,332 schools64%
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The boards
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
The Edmonton School Division counts 24, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edmonton School DivisionHarry Ainlay, J Percy Page, Millwoods Christian, Johnny Bright, Nellie Carlson, Richard Secord, D S MacKenzie, Roberta MacAdams … | English public | 24 | 14,036 |
| The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionLouis St. Laurent, Father Michael Mireau Catholic Elementary/Junior, Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior, J. H. Picard Catholic Elementary/Junior/Senior, Frere Antoine Catholic, St. Clement, St. Teresa Catholic | English Catholic | 7 | 5,067 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Getting a place
How children get a place in Bearspaw
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
Catholic schools
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Bearspaw
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
140 secondary schools are within 15 km: 83 English public, 30 English Catholic, 16 independent, 7 French public and 4 other. The closest high school is Edmonton Academy, 2 km out.
Within 15 km
140
14 in or near the town itself
Nearest
2 km
Edmonton Academy
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmonton AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 143 | 2 km |
| AlBaqir AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 173 | 2.4 km |
| Learning Store at Blue QuillSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 95 | 2.7 km |
| kisêwâtisiwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 446 | 3 km |
| St. ClementAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 381 | 3.4 km |
| Father Michael Mireau Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,072 | 3.5 km |
| Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 915 | 3.6 km |
| D S MacKenzie SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 663 | 3.7 km |
| Nellie Carlson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 764 | 3.7 km |
| J Percy Page SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,264 | 3.8 km |
All 140 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,256 | 4.1 km |
| Harry Ainlay SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,745 | 4.2 km |
| Michael Strembitsky SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 855 | 4.2 km |
| Ellerslie CampusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,016 | 4.2 km |
| Millwoods Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 962 | 4.2 km |
| Louis St. LaurentSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,350 | 4.3 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 | 4.3 km |
| Edith Rogers SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 542 | 4.5 km |
| L Y Cairns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 406 | 4.5 km |
| St. HildaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 207 | 4.7 km |
| Esther Starkman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 883 | 4.9 km |
| Jan Reimer SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,127 | 5.1 km |
| Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 876 | 5.1 km |
| Archbishop Joseph MacNeil Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 692 | 5.3 km |
| Dr. Lila Fahlman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,168 | 5.4 km |
| Dr. Anne Anderson SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,989 | 5.4 km |
| Lillian Osborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,961 | 5.4 km |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 904 | 5.5 km |
| Avalon Junior SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 552 | 5.6 km |
| Mother Margaret Mary Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 820 | 5.9 km |
| Shauna May Seneca SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,086 | 6 km |
| Garth Worthington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 814 | 6 km |
| Kate Chegwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 602 | 6 km |
| T D Baker SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 599 | 6.4 km |
| Alberta School for the DeafAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 122 | 6.4 km |
| Allendale SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 551 | 6.5 km |
| Holy Family Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 542 | 6.5 km |
| Grandview Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 338 | 6.9 km |
| W P Wagner SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,458 | 6.9 km |
| Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,126 | 7.1 km |
| Canadian Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 7.1 km |
| Donald R. Getty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 1,179 | 7.3 km |
| Riverbend SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 848 | 7.3 km |
| Strathcona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,757 | 7.4 km |
| Tempo SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 481 | 7.5 km |
| École Joseph-MoreauSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 313 | 7.6 km |
| McKernan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 722 | 7.9 km |
| Learning Store on WhyteSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 31 | 8.3 km |
| Svend Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,245 | 8.4 km |
| Al-Mustafa AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 487 | 8.4 km |
| Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 832 | 8.5 km |
| Old Scona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 375 | 8.5 km |
| Thelma Chalifoux SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 846 | 8.7 km |
| The Academy at King EdwardAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 317 | 8.7 km |
| Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,394 | 8.7 km |
| Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 351 | 8.7 km |
| Centre francophone d'éducation à distanceSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The East Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 30 | 9.1 km |
| École Maurice-LavalléeSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 248 | 9.2 km |
| German Language School Society of EdmontonSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 9.2 km |
| Laurier Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 623 | 9.3 km |
| Joey Moss SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 1,026 | 9.4 km |
| Vimy RidgeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,380 | 9.5 km |
| Metro Continuing EducationSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 814 | 9.5 km |
| A. Blair McPherson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,056 | 9.6 km |
| Kenilworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 269 | 9.9 km |
| Stratford Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 760 | 10 km |
| Ecole Dansereau Meadows SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 646 | 10 km |
| Parkview SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 613 | 10 km |
| S Bruce Smith SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 615 | 10 km |
| Hillcrest SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 469 | 10 km |
| Solomon CollegeSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 18 | 11 km |
| Ottewell SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 639 | 11 km |
| H. E. Beriault Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 534 | 11 km |
| St. AlphonsusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 481 | 11 km |
| St. Brendan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 644 | 11 km |
| Braemar SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 84 | 11 km |
| St. Oscar Romero Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 968 | 11 km |
| Transitions at the YSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 11 km |
| École Michaëlle-JeanSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 332 | 11 km |
| Crestwood SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 454 | 11 km |
| Centre HighSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,501 | 11 km |
| NorQuest College EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | NorQuest College | Other | – | 464 | 11 km |
| St. Rose Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 426 | 11 km |
| Ecole J E Lapointe SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 596 | 11 km |
| Wîhkwêntôwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 416 | 11 km |
| Boyle Street Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Boyle Street Education Centre | Other | – | 178 | 11 km |
| Black Gold Outreach - BeaumontSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 186 | 11 km |
| Black Gold Home-Based SchoolAll grades · Grades K–10 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 65 | 11 km |
| Austin O’Brien Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 986 | 11 km |
| Jasper Place SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 3,123 | 11 km |
| Argyll Home School CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,176 | 12 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 1,267 | 12 km |
| Learning Store West EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 63 | 12 km |
| McNally SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,018 | 12 km |
| Meadowlark Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 421 | 12 km |
| Westminster SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 435 | 12 km |
| Headway School Society of AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 | 12 km |
| Alex Janvier SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 558 | 12 km |
| Progressive AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 356 | 12 km |
| St. JosephSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,025 | 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 |
| Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 109 | 12 km |
| École Champs Vallée SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 858 | 12 km |
| Bessie Nichols SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 913 | 12 km |
| Victoria SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,851 | 12 km |
| St. CatherineAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 676 | 12 km |
| École Mother d'Youville SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 385 | 12 km |
| Parkland Immanuel Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 443 | 13 km |
| École À la DécouverteAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Middle fifth | 435 | 13 km |
| Hardisty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 463 | 13 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 383 | 13 km |
| École Quatre-SaisonsAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 353 | 13 km |
| St. GabrielSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 54 | 13 km |
| Coronation SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Clearview School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 233 | 13 km |
| Archbishop MacDonald Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,173 | 13 km |
| Sister Annata Brockman Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 842 | 13 km |
| Inner City High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | – | Independent | – | 207 | 13 km |
| Edmonton Christian High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 286 | 13 km |
| Britannia SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 186 | 13 km |
| Youngstown SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Prairie Land School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 53 | 13 km |
| Westmount SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 13 km |
| Edmonton Christian West SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 561 | 13 km |
| Suzuki Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Suzuki Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 438 | 13 km |
| Ross Sheppard SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,364 | 14 km |
| Spruce Avenue SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 327 | 14 km |
| Kim Hung SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 850 | 14 km |
| Phoenix AcademySecondary · Grades 7–11 | – | Independent | – | 15 | 14 km |
| Thomas More AcademyAll grades · Grades 5–12 | – | Independent | – | 25 | 14 km |
| Columbus AcademyAll grades · Grades 5–12 | – | Independent | – | 23 | 14 km |
| Aspen ProgramAll grades · Grades 5–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 39 | 14 km |
| St. MarkSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 217 | 14 km |
| Amiskwaciy AcademySecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 349 | 14 km |
| Eastglen SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,137 | 14 km |
| Steele Heights SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 575 | 14 km |
| École Claudette-et-Denis-TardifAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Second fifth | 257 | 15 km |
| New Horizons SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | New Horizons Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 454 | 15 km |
| Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 658 | 15 km |
| Nebula AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 362 | 15 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 | 15 km |
| Coralwood Adventist AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 187 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size
Towns its size in Alberta
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strathcona | 8,283 | 62 | 27,171 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Trumpeter Area | 5,220 | 6 | 2,810 | 1 | 4.2 km |
| Ogilvie Ridge | 5,218 | 31 | 19,460 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Ritchie | 5,215 | 57 | 22,035 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| Tweddle Place | 5,211 | 47 | 18,787 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Bearspaw | 5,192 | 34 | 19,432 | 0 | 2 km |
| Bannerman | 5,187 | 24 | 9,342 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Didsbury | 5,185 | 4 | 1,952 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Rundle Heights | 5,175 | 27 | 11,579 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Kneehill County | 5,129 | 13 | 2,902 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Clear Hills | 3,110 | 2 | 115 | 0 | 13 km |
Set against 281 others, 154 have more schools in reach. A school in French is nearby in 127 towns of 282.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Bearspaw
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
SkyrattlerErmineskinTwin BrooksMacEwanBlue QuillCavanaghBearspaw
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearspaw | 34 | 0 | 10 | 2 km |
| Skyrattler 1.6 km | 26 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| Ermineskin 1.7 km | 40 | 0 | 12 | 1.5 km |
| Twin Brooks 2.1 km | 28 | 0 | 9 | 1.6 km |
| MacEwan 2.4 km | 16 | 0 | 6 | 1.4 km |
| Blue Quill 2.4 km | 26 | 0 | 6 | 0.3 km |
| Cavanagh 2.5 km | 34 | 0 | 12 | 1.6 km |
Next door, Ermineskin counts 40 schools, more than any other neighbour.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Bands, not ranks. Each result is placed in a fifth of Alberta’s schools on the same measure; a school’s band averages its fifths. Alberta suppresses small groups, so no school is ranked to the place.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Bearspaw and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Bearspaw
Which boards run the schools in Bearspaw?
By number of schools: The Edmonton School Division (24) and The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (7).
How do I get a place at a school in Bearspaw?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Is there a French-language school in Bearspaw?
No, none within 3 km of Bearspaw; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Bearspaw?
Inside the town there are 1; another 33 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).