Results around Callaghan lean high: 8 of 9 schools in the top two fifths in Alberta
The strongest include AlBaqir Academy, George P. Nicholson School and Dr. Lila Fahlman School. Dr. Anne Anderson School is the biggest, at 1,989 students. Taken together, Callaghan and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade for 9,075 students.
What stands out about Callaghan’s schools
Big elementary schools
At 785 students on average, against 274 in Alberta, the elementary schools are large; Roberta MacAdams School and Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior High School lead. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at AlBaqir Academy (all grades), in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
How Callaghan’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
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 | 9 | 77% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 9 | 25% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 25% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (9)
| 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 |
| Dr. Lila Fahlman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 25% | Second fifth |
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 23% | Second fifth |
| Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Acceptable 77% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| Roberta MacAdams SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| Garth Worthington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 12% | Middle 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 10 schools in and around Callaghan
Where the 10 schools in and around Callaghan are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Callaghan
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
No school here 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 Callaghan’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 6, English Catholic 3 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The Edmonton School Division counts 6, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edmonton School DivisionDr. Anne Anderson, Dr. Lila Fahlman, Johnny Bright, Garth Worthington, Roberta MacAdams, George P. Nicholson | English public | 6 | 5,922 |
| The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary/Junior, Father Michael McCaffery Catholic, Monsignor Fee Otterson Catholic Elementary/Junior | English Catholic | 3 | 2,980 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Callaghan
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
Catholic schools
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
High schools within reach of Callaghan
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 92 high schools: 60 English public, 19 English Catholic, 9 independent and 4 French public. Dr. Lila Fahlman School is closest, at 0.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Lila Fahlman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,168 | 0.9 km |
| Dr. Anne Anderson SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,989 | 1.2 km |
| Father Michael McCaffery Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 876 | 1.4 km |
| Johnny Bright SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 915 | 1.5 km |
| Garth Worthington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 814 | 2.3 km |
| AlBaqir AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 173 | 3.8 km |
| Donald R. Getty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 1,179 | 3.9 km |
| Michael Strembitsky SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 855 | 4.4 km |
| Nellie Carlson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 764 | 4.4 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 | 4.6 km |
All 92 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Reimer SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,127 | 4.9 km |
| Edmonton AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 143 | 5.2 km |
| Esther Starkman SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 883 | 5.3 km |
| Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,126 | 5.5 km |
| Learning Store at Blue QuillSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 95 | 6 km |
| Ellerslie CampusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,016 | 6.1 km |
| Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 832 | 6.2 km |
| kisêwâtisiwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 446 | 6.5 km |
| Lillian Osborne High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,961 | 6.5 km |
| Shauna May Seneca SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,086 | 6.6 km |
| Archbishop Joseph MacNeil Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 692 | 6.8 km |
| St. ClementAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 381 | 6.8 km |
| Corpus Christi Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 904 | 6.9 km |
| Mother Margaret Mary Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 820 | 6.9 km |
| Joey Moss SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 1,026 | 7.2 km |
| J Percy Page SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,264 | 7.7 km |
| D S MacKenzie SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 663 | 7.9 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,256 | 8 km |
| Ecole Dansereau Meadows SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 646 | 8.1 km |
| Harry Ainlay SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,745 | 8.1 km |
| Louis St. LaurentSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,350 | 8.1 km |
| Millwoods Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 962 | 8.6 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 | 8.7 km |
| L Y Cairns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 406 | 8.8 km |
| Edith Rogers SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 542 | 8.8 km |
| St. HildaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 207 | 9 km |
| Black Gold Outreach - BeaumontSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 186 | 9.3 km |
| Black Gold Home-Based SchoolAll grades · Grades K–10 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 65 | 9.3 km |
| T D Baker SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 599 | 9.4 km |
| Holy Family Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 542 | 9.4 km |
| Avalon Junior SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 552 | 9.5 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 1,267 | 9.5 km |
| Ecole J E Lapointe SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 596 | 9.5 km |
| Kate Chegwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 602 | 9.7 km |
| École Champs Vallée SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 858 | 9.8 km |
| Riverbend SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 848 | 10 km |
| École Mother d'Youville SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 385 | 10 km |
| Tempo SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 481 | 10 km |
| Alberta School for the DeafAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 122 | 10 km |
| École Quatre-SaisonsAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 353 | 10 km |
| Grandview Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 338 | 10 km |
| Allendale SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 551 | 11 km |
| Canadian Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 11 km |
| Svend Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,245 | 11 km |
| W P Wagner SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,458 | 11 km |
| Strathcona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,757 | 12 km |
| Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,394 | 12 km |
| S Bruce Smith SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 615 | 12 km |
| McKernan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 722 | 12 km |
| École Joseph-MoreauSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 313 | 12 km |
| German Language School Society of EdmontonSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 12 km |
| Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 351 | 12 km |
| Parkland Immanuel Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 443 | 12 km |
| Laurier Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 623 | 13 km |
| Thelma Chalifoux SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 846 | 13 km |
| Learning Store on WhyteSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 31 | 13 km |
| Old Scona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 375 | 13 km |
| St. Oscar Romero Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 968 | 13 km |
| Al-Mustafa AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 487 | 13 km |
| Hillcrest SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 469 | 13 km |
| The Academy at King EdwardAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 317 | 13 km |
| A. Blair McPherson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,056 | 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 |
| Bessie Nichols SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 913 | 13 km |
| Stratford Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 760 | 13 km |
| Riverview Middle SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 339 | 13 km |
| Centre francophone d'éducation à distanceSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The East Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 30 | 13 km |
| John Maland High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Black Gold School Division | English public | – | 371 | 14 km |
| Parkview SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 613 | 14 km |
| École Maurice-LavalléeSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 248 | 14 km |
| Sister Annata Brockman Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 842 | 14 km |
| Vimy RidgeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,380 | 14 km |
| Metro Continuing EducationSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 814 | 14 km |
| Jasper Place SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 3,123 | 14 km |
| Holy Spirit Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Evergreen Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 283 | 14 km |
| Kenilworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 269 | 14 km |
| Crestwood SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 454 | 14 km |
| St. Rose Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 426 | 15 km |
| Solomon CollegeSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 18 | 15 km |
| Kim Hung SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 850 | 15 km |
| Learning Store West EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 63 | 15 km |
| Devon Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 109 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Doon | 6,697 | 56 | 28,586 | 6 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Calder | 4,221 | 51 | 23,306 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Ozerna | 4,216 | 36 | 20,818 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Jackson Heights | 4,195 | 28 | 12,537 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Vermilion | 4,192 | 6 | 1,977 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Callaghan | 4,180 | 10 | 9,075 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Wildwood | 4,177 | 80 | 32,214 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Banff Trail | 4,175 | 70 | 31,777 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Patterson | 4,169 | 52 | 22,340 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Killarney | 4,165 | 57 | 26,523 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| … | |||||
| Rimbey | 2,502 | 4 | 823 | 0 | 12 km |
219 of 276 similar towns count more schools. 118 of the 277 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Callaghan
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
The neighbour with most schools is Cavanagh (34).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Callaghan and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Bands, not ranks. A suppressed result gives no band; a school with both measures averages its fifths.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025/26.
- Boards and systems. Public and Catholic boards are both publicly funded here, in English and in French; an independent school answers to no board.
Questions about schools in Callaghan
How many schools are there in Callaghan?
0 are inside the town itself and 10 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Callaghan?
Not near Callaghan: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Callaghan?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Callaghan?
The Edmonton School Division (6) and The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).