Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division
One of Keswick’s 4 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School. Every school in and around Keswick →
What stands out about Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
- 832 students, well above the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 19% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division.
- The only English Catholic all grades school in or within 3 km of Keswick.
How Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School 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, Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School is in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 79% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 19% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A results band for Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School, and no letter
Its standing, the second fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Keswick: its School Grade weighs Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest schools for every grade
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
4 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School | English Catholic | English | 832 | Second fifth | |
| Joey Moss School | English public | English | 1,026 | Top fifth | 1 km |
| Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School | English public | English | 1,126 | Second fifth | 1.5 km |
| Donald R. Getty School | English public | English | 1,179 | Middle fifth | 2.8 km |
| Garth Worthington School | English public | English | 814 | Middle fifth | 4.1 km |
| Esther Starkman School | English public | English | 883 | Top fifth | 4.4 km |
| Nellie Carlson School | English public | English | 764 | Top fifth | 5.1 km |
Schools for every grade near Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
Who runs Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School?
It is The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division that runs Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Joan Carr Catholic Elementary/Junior High School?
Nearby: Joey Moss School (1 km), Dr. Margaret-Ann Armour School (1.5 km) and Donald R. Getty School (2.8 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).