St. Nicholas
3643 115 avenue · Edmonton · T5W0V1 · The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division
One of Beverly Heights’s 6 secondary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: St. Nicholas. Every school in and around Beverly Heights →
What stands out about St. Nicholas
- Its 252 students sit close to the 371 of a middle secondary school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 8% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Nicholas does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, St. Nicholas is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 71% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 8% | 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 St. Nicholas sits among the province’s schools
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St. Nicholas is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
St. Nicholas feeds into Beverly Heights’ School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St. Nicholas
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
5 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than St. Nicholas.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Nicholas | English Catholic | English | 252 | Fourth fifth | |
| Vernon Barford School | English public | English | 834 | Second fifth | 0.5 km |
| St. Gabriel | English Catholic | English | 54 | Bottom fifth | 2.6 km |
| Steele Heights School | English public | English | 575 | Bottom fifth | 3.1 km |
| Eastglen School | English public | English | 1,137 | – | 3.2 km |
| Austin O’Brien Catholic High School | English Catholic | English | 986 | – | 3.9 km |
| John D Bracco School | English public | English | 726 | Fourth fifth | 4.1 km |
Secondary schools near St. Nicholas
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Nicholas
Who runs St. Nicholas?
The board is The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division; St. Nicholas is English Catholic.
What language does St. Nicholas teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Nicholas?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Nicholas?
Its nearest neighbours are Vernon Barford School (0.5 km), St. Gabriel (2.6 km) and Steele Heights School (3.1 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).