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Schools · Highlands
The schools around Highlands answer to 5 boards
The Edmonton School Division has 25 of them, and The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division, Suzuki Charter School Society and The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division share the others. Results lean low: 25 of 39 in the lower two fifths in Alberta. 19,157 students attend the 28 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 11 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Highlands.
Schools
49
in or within 3 km of Highlands
1 inside the town itself
Students
19,157
enrolled, 2025/26
French-language
1 of 49
teach in French
2% of schools in Alberta
Catholic
14 of 49
run by a Catholic board
18% of schools in Alberta
Top two fifths
10 of 39
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta
What stands out about Highlands’s schools
One big school
Argyll Home School Centre is the largest school here, with 2,176 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: Clara Tyner School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The boards
Which of the 5 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edmonton School DivisionArgyll Home School Centre, Eastglen, McNally, Vernon Barford, Highlands, Ottewell, Steele Heights, Balwin … | English public | 25 | 11,946 |
| The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionAustin O’Brien Catholic, St. Brendan, St. Alphonsus, Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare Catholic Elementary/Junior, St. Vladimir Catholic, St. Bernadette, St. Francis of Assisi, St. Maria Goretti … | English Catholic | 13 | 4,760 |
| Suzuki Charter School SocietySuzuki Charter | Other | 1 | 438 |
| The Red Deer Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Francis of Assisi | English Catholic | 1 | 636 |
| The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionMichaëlle-Jean | French public | 1 | 332 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Results
How Highlands’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 C+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
Top fifth4
Second fifth6
Middle fifth4
Fourth fifth11
Bottom fifth14
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 | 39 | 60% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 39 | 8% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area trails, 8% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (39)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Clara Tyner SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 90% · Excellence 54% | Top fifth |
| Ottewell SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 84% · Excellence 39% | Top fifth |
| St. Francis of AssisiAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 25% | Top fifth |
| Suzuki Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 94% · Excellence 40% | Top fifth |
| Forest Heights SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 77% · Excellence 28% | Second fifth |
| Holyrood SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 86% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| Riverdale SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 73% · Excellence 32% | Second fifth |
| Vernon Barford SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 39% | Second fifth |
| Virginia Park SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| St. Brendan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 63% · Excellence 16% | Middle fifth |
| Gold Bar SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 63% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
| Hardisty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 60% · Excellence 17% | Middle fifth |
| Headway School Society of AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 64% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
| Norwood SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 12% | Fourth fifth |
| St. AlphonsusAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 59% · 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. NicholasSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 8% | Fourth fifth |
| St. Vladimir Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| École Michaëlle-JeanSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| Nebula AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 61% · Excellence 10% | 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 |
| Sifton SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 38% · Excellence 5% | 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 |
| Abbott SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 28% · Excellence 0% | Bottom fifth |
| Argyll Home School CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 7% · Excellence 1% | 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 |
| Homesteader SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 37% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Overlanders SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 32% · Excellence 1% | Bottom fifth |
| Princeton SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 42% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| St. GabrielSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 16% · Excellence 3% | 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.
Map
Where the 49 schools in and around Highlands are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
© OpenStreetMap contributors
ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicFrench publicIndependentOther
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Language
Schooling in English and French around Highlands
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
French 12%
English 4898%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
1 of them teach in French: École Michaëlle-Jean; the public ones belong to The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region.
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 Highlands’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 25, English Catholic 14, French-language 1 and independent or other 9.
English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 28 schools54%
Secondary 10 schools60%
All grades 11 schools36%
All of Highlands’s schools 49 schools51%
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 Highlands
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
Catholic schools
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Every school
The 49 schools in and around Highlands
Secondary schools0 in Highlands, 10 within 3 km
Steele Heights School
575 students0.2 km outside the town
Eastglen School
1,137 students0.3 km outside the town
St. Gabriel
54 students0.9 km outside the town
Vernon Barford School
834 students1.2 km outside the town
St. Nicholas
252 students1.3 km outside the town
McNally School
1,018 students1.5 km outside the town
École Michaëlle-Jean
332 students2.1 km outside the town
Austin O’Brien Catholic High School
986 students2.3 km outside the town
Ottewell School
639 students2.6 km outside the town
Braemar School
84 students2.7 km outside the town
Schools for every grade1 in Highlands, 10 within 3 km
Highlands School
658 students
Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
467 students0.1 km outside the town
Suzuki Charter School
438 students0.6 km outside the town
Headway School Society of Alberta
13 students0.9 km outside the town
Hardisty School
463 students0.9 km outside the town
Nebula Academy
362 students1.5 km outside the town
Argyll Home School Centre
2,176 students1.7 km outside the town
St. Francis of Assisi
636 students2 km outside the town
Balwin School
528 students2.3 km outside the town
St. Alphonsus
481 students2.3 km outside the town
St. Brendan School
644 students2.9 km outside the town
Elementary schools0 in Highlands, 28 within 3 km
Virginia Park School
164 students0.4 km outside the town
St. Leo
191 students0.6 km outside the town
Community Preschool Education
222 students0.7 km outside the town
Beacon Heights School
159 students0.7 km outside the town
North Campus ABC Program
175 students0.7 km outside the town
Mill Woods Town Centre campus
86 students0.7 km outside the town
ABC Head Start Society - Milbourne Mall
25 students0.7 km outside the town
Gold Bar School
161 students1.4 km outside the town
Forest Heights School
282 students1.5 km outside the town
Abbott School
189 students1.7 km outside the town
St. Maria Goretti
284 students1.8 km outside the town
Aboriginal Head Start - St. Francis Site
49 students1.9 km outside the town
Homesteader School
229 students1.9 km outside the town
St. Francis of Assisi
298 students2 km outside the town
St. Gerard
213 students2.1 km outside the town
St. Bernadette
310 students2.2 km outside the town
Clareview Head Start
113 students2.2 km outside the town
Overlanders School
316 students2.3 km outside the town
Riverdale School
118 students2.3 km outside the town
St. Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Elementary School
261 students2.4 km outside the town
Delton School
482 students2.4 km outside the town
Princeton School
216 students2.4 km outside the town
Clara Tyner School
154 students2.6 km outside the town
St. Vladimir Catholic Elementary School
319 students2.6 km outside the town
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Highlands
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 162: 95 English public, 40 English Catholic, 17 independent, 6 French public and 4 other. The nearest is Highlands School, 0.2 km away.
Within 15 km
162
21 in or near the town itself
Nearest
0.2 km
Highlands School
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 658 | 0.2 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 | 0.4 km |
| Steele Heights SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 575 | 0.7 km |
| Eastglen SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,137 | 0.7 km |
| Suzuki Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Suzuki Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 438 | 1.7 km |
| Nebula AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 362 | 2 km |
| St. GabrielSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 54 | 2.2 km |
| Hardisty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 463 | 2.3 km |
| St. Francis of AssisiAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 636 | 2.4 km |
| Headway School Society of AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 | 2.4 km |
All 162 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Barford SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 834 | 2.4 km |
| St. NicholasSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 252 | 2.4 km |
| Balwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 528 | 2.7 km |
| McNally SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,018 | 2.7 km |
| Argyll Home School CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,176 | 3.2 km |
| École Michaëlle-JeanSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 332 | 3.5 km |
| Austin O’Brien Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 986 | 3.7 km |
| Archbishop O’Leary Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,143 | 3.7 km |
| St. AlphonsusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 481 | 3.8 km |
| Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 109 | 3.8 km |
| Inner City High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | – | Independent | – | 207 | 3.9 km |
| Killarney SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 550 | 4 km |
| St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 755 | 4 km |
| Spruce Avenue SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 327 | 4.1 km |
| Ottewell SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 639 | 4.1 km |
| Braemar SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 84 | 4.2 km |
| M. E. LaZerte SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,499 | 4.2 km |
| Victoria SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,851 | 4.3 km |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,678 | 4.3 km |
| Londonderry SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 741 | 4.3 km |
| St. Brendan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 644 | 4.4 km |
| Learning Store at LondonderrySecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 210 | 4.8 km |
| John D Bracco SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 726 | 4.9 km |
| Rosecrest SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 4.9 km |
| Kenilworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 269 | 4.9 km |
| Centre HighSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,501 | 5 km |
| Dickinsfield SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 347 | 5 km |
| Metro Continuing EducationSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 814 | 5.1 km |
| Vimy RidgeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,380 | 5.1 km |
| Cardinal Leger Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 464 | 5.1 km |
| Boyle Street Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Boyle Street Education Centre | Other | – | 178 | 5.1 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 | 5.1 km |
| Transitions at the YSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 5.1 km |
| Ivor Dent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 466 | 5.3 km |
| NorQuest College EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | NorQuest College | Other | – | 464 | 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 |
| Centre francophone d'éducation à distanceSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The East Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 30 | 5.5 km |
| École Maurice-LavalléeSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 248 | 5.6 km |
| Solomon CollegeSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 18 | 5.6 km |
| Amiskwaciy AcademySecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 349 | 5.8 km |
| Edmonton Christian Northeast SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 683 | 5.8 km |
| Major General Griesbach SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 493 | 5.9 km |
| Rosslyn SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 418 | 5.9 km |
| J. J. Bowlen Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 571 | 5.9 km |
| Al-Mustafa AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 487 | 6.2 km |
| Dr. Donald Massey SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 904 | 6.2 km |
| The Academy at King EdwardAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 317 | 6.3 km |
| St. EdmundAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,000 | 6.4 km |
| Wîhkwêntôwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 416 | 6.4 km |
| Learning Store on WhyteSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 31 | 6.6 km |
| Kensington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 409 | 6.8 km |
| Old Scona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 375 | 7 km |
| Florence Hallock SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 832 | 7.1 km |
| École Joseph-MoreauSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 313 | 7.1 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 | 7.1 km |
| Westmount SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 7.4 km |
| Strathcona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,757 | 7.7 km |
| Mary Butterworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 625 | 7.8 km |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 264 | 7.8 km |
| W P Wagner SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,458 | 7.8 km |
| St. MarkSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 217 | 7.8 km |
| Progressive AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 356 | 7.9 km |
| Coralwood Adventist AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 187 | 7.9 km |
| Edmonton Islamic AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1,921 | 8.1 km |
| Ross Sheppard SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,364 | 8.1 km |
| Sir John ThompsonSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 373 | 8.3 km |
| Ivan Franko Ukrainian SchoolSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 8.3 km |
| Coronation SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Clearview School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 233 | 8.3 km |
| Alberta Health Services Day ProgramSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 13 | 8.4 km |
| Westminster SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 435 | 8.4 km |
| McKernan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 722 | 8.5 km |
| Allendale SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 551 | 8.7 km |
| St. Isidore Learning CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 2,921 | 8.7 km |
| Archbishop MacDonald Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,173 | 8.9 km |
| Edmonton Christian High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 286 | 8.9 km |
| Edmonton Christian West SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 561 | 8.9 km |
| St. CeciliaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 567 | 9 km |
| Clover Bar Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 484 | 9.1 km |
| New Horizons SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | New Horizons Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 454 | 9.2 km |
| Hilwie Hamdon SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 769 | 9.2 km |
| École Claudette-et-Denis-TardifAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Second fifth | 257 | 9.2 km |
| Elves Adult & Youth CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 156 | 9.5 km |
| Crestwood SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 454 | 9.7 km |
| Alberta School for the DeafAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 122 | 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 |
| Archbishop Jordan Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,200 | 9.8 km |
| Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 410 | 9.8 km |
| Parkview SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 613 | 10 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 383 | 10 km |
| Sherwood Heights Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 594 | 10 km |
| Aspen ProgramAll grades · Grades 5–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 39 | 10 km |
| Elizabeth Finch SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 822 | 10 km |
| Salisbury Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 1,473 | 10 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 | 10 km |
| Thelma Chalifoux SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 846 | 10 km |
| Avalon Junior SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 552 | 10 km |
| L Y Cairns SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 406 | 10 km |
| Laurier Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 623 | 10 km |
| Grandview Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 338 | 11 km |
| St. HildaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 207 | 11 km |
| Edith Rogers SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 542 | 11 km |
| Canadian Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 11 km |
| Millwoods Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 962 | 11 km |
| Lakeland Ridge SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Top fifth | 702 | 11 km |
| Britannia SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 186 | 11 km |
| Meadowlark Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 421 | 11 km |
| Stratford Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 760 | 11 km |
| Institutional Services SchoolsSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 57 | 11 km |
| D S MacKenzie SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 663 | 11 km |
| St. Francis XavierSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,223 | 11 km |
| Harry Ainlay SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,745 | 11 km |
| Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 351 | 11 km |
| Louis St. LaurentSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,350 | 11 km |
| Youngstown SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Prairie Land School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 53 | 11 km |
| Learning Store West EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 63 | 12 km |
| Guthrie SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 244 | 12 km |
| Kate Chegwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 602 | 12 km |
| Bev Facey Community High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 1,086 | 12 km |
| German Language School Society of EdmontonSecondary · Grades 11–11 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 12 km |
| A. Blair McPherson SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,056 | 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 |
| F. R. Haythorne SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 593 | 12 km |
| Alex Janvier SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 558 | 12 km |
| Elmer S Gish SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Top fifth | 904 | 12 km |
| Jasper Place SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 3,123 | 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 |
| Tempo SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 481 | 12 km |
| Holy Trinity Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,256 | 12 km |
| J Percy Page SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,264 | 12 km |
| Strathcona Christian AcademySecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Top fifth | 673 | 13 km |
| Hillcrest SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 469 | 13 km |
| Riverbend SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 848 | 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 |
| Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,394 | 13 km |
| École Ste Marguerite d’YouvilleAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 331 | 13 km |
| Lorne Akins Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 586 | 13 km |
| Learning Store at Blue QuillSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 95 | 13 km |
| Holy Family Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 118 | 13 km |
| T D Baker SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 599 | 14 km |
| St. ClementAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 381 | 14 km |
| Paul Kane High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 1,544 | 14 km |
| kisêwâtisiwin SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 446 | 14 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 | 14 km |
| Holy Family Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 542 | 14 km |
| St. Albert Public OutreachSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 307 | 14 km |
| Hillgrove CampusAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 757 | 14 km |
| Edmonton AcademyAll grades · Grades 3–12 | – | Independent | Bottom fifth | 143 | 14 km |
| Svend Hansen SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,245 | 14 km |
| St. Oscar Romero Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 968 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayliewan | 4,259 | 42 | 24,557 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Lee Ridge | 2,722 | 43 | 17,787 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Gold Bar | 2,685 | 40 | 17,763 | 2 | 1 km |
| Sundre | 2,683 | 2 | 262 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Cy Becker | 2,683 | 14 | 8,110 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Highlands | 2,677 | 49 | 19,157 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Meadowlark Park | 2,671 | 55 | 21,041 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Hanna | 2,665 | 3 | 462 | 0 | 30 km |
| Delton | 2,657 | 60 | 30,992 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Sweet Grass | 2,616 | 31 | 17,852 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Rimbey | 2,502 | 4 | 823 | 0 | 12 km |
47 out of 156 comparable towns have more schools. 61 of 157 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Highlands
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
MontroseNewtonVirginia ParkCapilanoBeacon HeightsBeverly HeightsHighlands
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highlands | 49 | 1 | 22 | 0.2 km |
| Montrose 0.8 km | 63 | 0 | 28 | 0.4 km |
| Newton 1.3 km | 43 | 0 | 22 | 1.1 km |
| Virginia Park 1.8 km | 66 | 4 | 28 | 1.2 km |
| Capilano 1.9 km | 44 | 3 | 17 | 0.3 km |
| Beacon Heights 2 km | 42 | 0 | 19 | 0.5 km |
| Beverly Heights 2 km | 34 | 0 | 18 | 0.4 km |
Most schools next door: Virginia Park, 66.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. A school’s system is its board’s: the language it teaches in, and whether the board is public or Catholic.
- The year. The 2025/26 list.
- Bands, not ranks. Bands compare within Alberta only: never a place in a league table.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Counted: Highlands’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Highlands
Which boards run the schools in Highlands?
The Edmonton School Division (25), The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (13), Suzuki Charter School Society (1), The Red Deer 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 Highlands?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
How many schools are there in Highlands?
The town holds 1 of them; 48 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Highlands?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Michaëlle-Jean.
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).