Alternative Education
9624 108 avenue · Edmonton · T5H1A4 · The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division
With Alternative Education, McCauley counts 16 secondary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around McCauley →
What stands out about Alternative Education
- With 109 students it is smaller than three in four secondary schools in Alberta (middle: 371).
- Catholic and English-language, under The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division.
How Alternative Education does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Every measure for Alternative Education is held back, as Alberta does where a group is small.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | suppressed | – | – |
| PAT: standard of excellence | suppressed | – | – |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
No published results for Alternative Education
Each of Alternative Education’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Alberta.
Alternative Education feeds into McCauley’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Alternative Education
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Of the 6 secondary schools nearest Alternative Education, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative Education | English Catholic | English | 109 | – | |
| Inner City High School | Independent | English | 207 | – | 0.9 km |
| Centre High | English public | English | 2,501 | – | 1.3 km |
| Spruce Avenue School | English public | English | 327 | Bottom fifth | 1.3 km |
| Boyle Street Education Centre | Other | English | 178 | – | 1.3 km |
| St. Joseph | English Catholic | English | 2,025 | – | 1.4 km |
| Transitions at the Y | English public | English | 9 | – | 1.5 km |
Secondary schools near Alternative Education
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Alternative Education
Who runs Alternative Education?
The board is The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division; Alternative Education is English Catholic.
What language does Alternative Education teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Alternative Education?
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 Alternative Education?
Its nearest neighbours are Inner City High School (0.9 km), Centre High (1.3 km) and Spruce Avenue School (1.3 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).