St. Matthew
8735 132 avenue · Edmonton · T5E0X7 · The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division
Around Killarney, within 3 km, there are 34 elementary schools, St. Matthew among them. Every school in and around Killarney →
What stands out about St. Matthew
- With 585 students it is bigger than three in four elementary schools in Alberta (middle: 267).
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 12% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Matthew 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. Matthew is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 71% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where St. Matthew sits among the province’s schools
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so St. Matthew gets a place among them, the middle fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Killarney’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Matthew counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Matthew
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 elementary schools
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
1 of the 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than St. Matthew.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Matthew | English Catholic | English | 585 | Middle fifth | |
| Mee-Yah-Noh School | English public | English | 385 | Bottom fifth | 0.7 km |
| Glengarry School | English public | English | 678 | Middle fifth | 0.8 km |
| Princeton School | English public | English | 216 | Bottom fifth | 1.1 km |
| St. Vladimir Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 319 | Fourth fifth | 1.2 km |
| St. Gerard | English Catholic | English | 213 | Fourth fifth | 1.3 km |
| Northmount School | English public | English | 439 | Fourth fifth | 1.3 km |
Elementary schools near St. Matthew
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Matthew
Who runs St. Matthew?
The board is The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division; St. Matthew is English Catholic.
What language does St. Matthew teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Matthew?
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. Matthew?
Nearest of all: Mee-Yah-Noh School (0.7 km), Glengarry School (0.8 km) and Princeton School (1.1 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).