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Schools · Kirkness
18 of Kirkness’s 29 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Alberta
Top of the area on results: St. Francis of Assisi and Kildare School. No single board runs them all: there are 3. Taken together, Kirkness and its 3 km edge hold 21 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade for 16,092 students.
Schools
31
in or within 3 km of Kirkness
1 inside the town itself
Students
16,092
enrolled, 2025/26
French-language
0 of 31
teach in French
2% of schools in Alberta
Catholic
11 of 31
run by a Catholic board
18% of schools in Alberta
Top two fifths
4 of 29
of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta
What stands out about Kirkness’s schools
More Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 11 of 31 here, above the 18% in Alberta, under The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division and The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division. Who runs them ↓
One big school
M. E. LaZerte School is the largest school here, with 2,499 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
St. Francis of Assisi (all grades) posts the area’s strongest results: the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Results
How Kirkness’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 fifth1
Second fifth3
Middle fifth7
Fourth fifth7
Bottom fifth11
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 | 29 | 54% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 29 | 10% | 13% |
Furthest from the provincial middle is the standard of excellence: 10% here, against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (29)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| St. Francis of AssisiAll grades · Grades 6–9 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 25% | Top fifth |
| Kildare SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 30% | Second fifth |
| Edmonton Christian Northeast SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| York SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 17% | Second fifth |
| Christ the King Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 18% | Middle fifth |
| St. DominicElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 71% · Excellence 11% | Middle fifth |
| Bannerman SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 53% · Excellence 16% | Middle fifth |
| Dr. Donald Massey SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 66% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| J. J. Bowlen Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 67% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| St. BonaventureElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 11% | Middle fifth |
| St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Londonderry SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 59% · Excellence 15% | 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 |
| Fraser SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 60% · Excellence 9% | Fourth fifth |
| John D Bracco SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 50% · Excellence 6% | Fourth fifth |
| Kirkness SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 52% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| McLeod SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 53% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| Anne Fitzgerald Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 45% · Excellence 9% | Bottom fifth |
| Father Leo Green Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 54% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Sifton SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 38% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Soraya Hafez SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 39% · Excellence 6% | Bottom fifth |
| St. Francis of AssisiElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 44% · Excellence 5% | Bottom fifth |
| Belmont SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 32% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Belvedere SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 39% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Homesteader SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 37% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Ivor Dent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 48% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| John Barnett SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 34% · Excellence 2% | Bottom fifth |
| Overlanders SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 32% · Excellence 1% | 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.
The boards
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Edmonton School DivisionM. E. LaZerte, Dr. Donald Massey, Londonderry, John D Bracco, Edmonton Christian Northeast, Soraya Hafez, Ivor Dent, Kildare … | English public | 19 | 10,308 |
| The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionChrist the King Catholic Elementary/Junior, St. Elizabeth Seton, St. Dominic, J. J. Bowlen Catholic Junior, Father Leo Green Catholic, St. Bonaventure, St. Bernadette, St. Francis of Assisi … | English Catholic | 10 | 5,035 |
| The Red Deer Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. Francis of Assisi | English Catholic | 1 | 636 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Map
Where the 31 schools in and around Kirkness are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
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ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicIndependent
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Language
Schooling in English and French around Kirkness
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.
French 00%
English 31100%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Kirkness’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 19, English Catholic 11 and independent or other 1.
English publicEnglish CatholicFrench-languageIndependent or other
Elementary 21 schools62%
Secondary 4 schools75%
All grades 6 schools50%
All of Kirkness’s schools 31 schools61%
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 Kirkness
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
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Every school
The 31 schools in and around Kirkness
Secondary schools0 in Kirkness, 4 within 3 km
John D Bracco School
726 students0.4 km outside the town
J. J. Bowlen Catholic Junior High School
571 students0.6 km outside the town
M. E. LaZerte School
2,499 students2.1 km outside the town
Londonderry School
741 students2.4 km outside the town
Schools for every grade0 in Kirkness, 6 within 3 km
Ivor Dent School
466 students0.9 km outside the town
St. Elizabeth Seton
755 students1.2 km outside the town
Dr. Donald Massey School
904 students1.5 km outside the town
Edmonton Christian Northeast School
683 students1.9 km outside the town
Christ the King Catholic Elementary/Junior High School
1,214 students2.3 km outside the town
St. Francis of Assisi
636 students2.8 km outside the town
Elementary schools1 in Kirkness, 20 within 3 km
Kirkness School
298 students
Bannerman School
222 students0.4 km outside the town
Fraser School
337 students0.5 km outside the town
St. Bonaventure
400 students0.5 km outside the town
McLeod School
380 students1.3 km outside the town
Sifton School
299 students1.4 km outside the town
St. Dominic
631 students1.4 km outside the town
Anne Fitzgerald Catholic Elementary School
171 students1.5 km outside the town
Belmont School
247 students1.5 km outside the town
York School
310 students1.6 km outside the town
St. Bernadette
310 students2 km outside the town
Belvedere School
342 students2 km outside the town
Homesteader School
229 students2.1 km outside the town
St. Maria Goretti
284 students2.4 km outside the town
John Barnett School
231 students2.5 km outside the town
Clareview Head Start
113 students2.8 km outside the town
Overlanders School
316 students2.8 km outside the town
Father Leo Green Catholic Elementary School
401 students2.9 km outside the town
St. Francis of Assisi
298 students2.9 km outside the town
Kildare School
454 students2.9 km outside the town
Soraya Hafez School
624 students3 km outside the town
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Kirkness
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
122 secondary schools are within 15 km: 71 English public, 31 English Catholic, 10 independent, 6 French public and 4 other. John D Bracco School lies closest, 1 km from the centre.
Within 15 km
122
10 in or near the town itself
Nearest
1 km
John D Bracco School
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D Bracco SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 726 | 1 km |
| J. J. Bowlen Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 571 | 1.2 km |
| Ivor Dent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 466 | 1.5 km |
| St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 755 | 1.9 km |
| Dr. Donald Massey SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 904 | 2.5 km |
| Edmonton Christian Northeast SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 683 | 2.9 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 | 3.1 km |
| M. E. LaZerte SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,499 | 3.7 km |
| Londonderry SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 741 | 4 km |
| St. Francis of AssisiAll grades · Grades 6–9 | The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 636 | 4.5 km |
All 122 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon Barford SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 834 | 4.6 km |
| Balwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 528 | 4.7 km |
| St. NicholasSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 252 | 5.1 km |
| Highlands SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 658 | 5.6 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 | 5.7 km |
| Cardinal Leger Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 464 | 5.8 km |
| Florence Hallock SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 832 | 5.9 km |
| Dickinsfield SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 347 | 5.9 km |
| Archbishop O’Leary Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,143 | 6 km |
| Steele Heights SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 575 | 6.1 km |
| Eastglen SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,137 | 6.2 km |
| Ivan Franko Ukrainian SchoolSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 6.5 km |
| Nebula AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | – | Independent | Fourth fifth | 362 | 6.5 km |
| Killarney SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 550 | 6.6 km |
| Learning Store at LondonderrySecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 210 | 6.7 km |
| Suzuki Charter SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Suzuki Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 438 | 6.8 km |
| Queen Elizabeth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,678 | 6.9 km |
| Major General Griesbach SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 493 | 7.1 km |
| Rosecrest SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 7.3 km |
| St. GabrielSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 54 | 7.4 km |
| Hardisty SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 463 | 7.7 km |
| Mary Butterworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 625 | 7.8 km |
| Headway School Society of AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 13 | 8.1 km |
| Archbishop Jordan Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,200 | 8.4 km |
| McNally SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,018 | 8.5 km |
| Rosslyn SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 418 | 8.6 km |
| Argyll Home School CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 2,176 | 8.6 km |
| Blessed Carlo Acutis Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 264 | 8.8 km |
| Spruce Avenue SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 327 | 8.9 km |
| Austin O’Brien Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 986 | 8.9 km |
| Inner City High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | – | Independent | – | 207 | 8.9 km |
| St. Isidore Learning CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 2,921 | 9.1 km |
| Alternative EducationSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 109 | 9.2 km |
| École Michaëlle-JeanSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Fourth fifth | 332 | 9.2 km |
| St. EdmundAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,000 | 9.3 km |
| Guthrie SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 244 | 9.3 km |
| Kensington SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 409 | 9.3 km |
| Braemar SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 84 | 9.4 km |
| St. AlphonsusAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 481 | 9.5 km |
| St. Brendan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 644 | 9.5 km |
| Victoria SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 1,851 | 9.5 km |
| Ottewell SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 639 | 9.6 km |
| Edmonton Islamic AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Top fifth | 1,921 | 9.9 km |
| Clover Bar Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 484 | 9.9 km |
| Amiskwaciy AcademySecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 349 | 10 km |
| Lakeland Ridge SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Top fifth | 702 | 10 km |
| St. CatherineAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 676 | 10 km |
| St. JosephSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 2,025 | 10 km |
| Kenilworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 269 | 10 km |
| École À la DécouverteAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Middle fifth | 435 | 10 km |
| Centre HighSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,501 | 11 km |
| Boyle Street Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Boyle Street Education Centre | Other | – | 178 | 11 km |
| Institutional Services SchoolsSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 57 | 11 km |
| Transitions at the YSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 9 | 11 km |
| Metro Continuing EducationSecondary · Grades 12–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 814 | 11 km |
| Vimy RidgeSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 1,380 | 11 km |
| NorQuest College EdmontonSecondary · Grades 10–12 | NorQuest College | Other | – | 464 | 11 km |
| New Horizons SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | New Horizons Charter School Society | Other | Top fifth | 454 | 11 km |
| Hilwie Hamdon SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 769 | 11 km |
| Solomon CollegeSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 18 | 11 km |
| Sir John ThompsonSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 373 | 11 km |
| École Claudette-et-Denis-TardifAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Second fifth | 257 | 11 km |
| Salisbury Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 1,473 | 11 km |
| Elizabeth Finch SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 822 | 11 km |
| Sherwood Park Next Step I Outreach SchoolSecondary · Grades 8–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 410 | 11 km |
| Centre francophone d'éducation à distanceSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The East Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 30 | 11 km |
| École Maurice-LavalléeSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | – | 248 | 11 km |
| Sherwood Heights Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 594 | 12 km |
| Wîhkwêntôwin SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 416 | 12 km |
| Coralwood Adventist AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 187 | 12 km |
| Al-Mustafa AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Middle fifth | 487 | 12 km |
| St. CeciliaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 567 | 12 km |
| Elves Adult & Youth CentreAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | – | 156 | 12 km |
| St. MarkSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 217 | 12 km |
| Westmount SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 315 | 12 km |
| Alberta Health Services Day ProgramSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 13 | 12 km |
| The Academy at King EdwardAll grades · Grades 3–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 317 | 12 km |
| F. R. Haythorne SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 593 | 12 km |
| Learning Store on WhyteSecondary · Grades 11–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 31 | 12 km |
| Bev Facey Community High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 1,086 | 12 km |
| Ross Sheppard SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 2,364 | 13 km |
| Progressive AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | – | Independent | Second fifth | 356 | 13 km |
| Old Scona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 375 | 13 km |
| École Joseph-MoreauSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 313 | 13 km |
| Coronation SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Clearview School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 233 | 13 km |
| Elmer S Gish SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Top fifth | 904 | 13 km |
| W P Wagner SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,458 | 13 km |
| St. André Bessette Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 577 | 13 km |
| Westminster SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 435 | 13 km |
| Edmonton Christian West SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 561 | 13 km |
| Sturgeon Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | – | 997 | 13 km |
| Archbishop MacDonald Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,173 | 13 km |
| Edmonton Christian High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 286 | 13 km |
| Strathcona Christian AcademySecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Top fifth | 673 | 14 km |
| Strathcona SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 1,757 | 14 km |
| Namao SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 402 | 14 km |
| SouthPointe SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 718 | 14 km |
| École Ste Marguerite d’YouvilleAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 331 | 14 km |
| McKernan SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 722 | 14 km |
| St. Francis XavierSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | – | 1,223 | 14 km |
| Rudolph Hennig Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 447 | 14 km |
| Aspen ProgramAll grades · Grades 5–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 39 | 14 km |
| Allendale SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 551 | 14 km |
| Lorne Akins Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 586 | 15 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 | 15 km |
| Thelma Chalifoux SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 846 | 15 km |
| Holy Cross Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 383 | 15 km |
| Crestwood SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Top fifth | 454 | 15 km |
| St. Albert Public OutreachSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 307 | 15 km |
| Paul Kane High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 1,544 | 15 km |
| St. Rose Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Top fifth | 426 | 15 km |
| Holy Family Catholic SchoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 118 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King Edward Park | 8,399 | 93 | 38,569 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| … | |||||
| Westlock | 5,363 | 5 | 1,371 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Belvedere | 5,337 | 66 | 31,217 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Aldergrove | 5,311 | 49 | 23,055 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Belmont | 5,299 | 29 | 12,514 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Kirkness | 5,279 | 31 | 16,092 | 0 | 1 km |
| Carstairs | 5,248 | 2 | 1,262 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Edmonton Energy And Technology Park | 5,225 | 40 | 23,048 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Trumpeter Area | 5,220 | 6 | 2,810 | 1 | 4.2 km |
| Ogilvie Ridge | 5,218 | 31 | 19,460 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| … | |||||
| Jasper Park | 3,219 | 55 | 21,139 | 2 | 0.6 km |
158 of the 274 others have more schools in reach. Of the 275, 126 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Kirkness
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
FraserBannermanEdmonton Energy And Technology ParkMillerBrintnellClareview Town CentreKirkness
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkness | 31 | 0 | 12 | 1 km |
| Fraser 0.9 km | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0.5 km |
| Bannerman 1 km | 24 | 0 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| Edmonton Energy And Technology Park 1.1 km | 40 | 0 | 17 | 1.7 km |
| Miller 1.3 km | 37 | 0 | 15 | 1.4 km |
| Brintnell 1.7 km | 27 | 0 | 9 | 0.8 km |
| Clareview Town Centre 1.7 km | 44 | 0 | 19 | 0.9 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Clareview Town Centre (44).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A 3 km band around Kirkness’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Alberta’s schools; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
Questions about schools in Kirkness
Which boards run the schools in Kirkness?
By number of schools: The Edmonton School Division (19), The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (10) and The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Kirkness?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
How many schools are there in Kirkness?
The town holds 1 of them; 30 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Kirkness?
There is none in or near Kirkness (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).