St. Brendan School
9260 58 street nw · Edmonton · T6B0X1 · The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division
Around Ottewell, within 3 km, there are 9 schools for every grade, St. Brendan School among them. Every school in and around Ottewell →
What stands out about St. Brendan School
- A large all grades school: 644 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 16%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Brendan 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, St. Brendan School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 63% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 16% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How St. Brendan School is placed without a letter
St. Brendan School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
St. Brendan School feeds into Ottewell’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St. Brendan School
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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
Schools of the same level around it, closest first.
1 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than St. Brendan School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Brendan School | English Catholic | English | 644 | Middle fifth | |
| Argyll Home School Centre | English public | English | 2,176 | Bottom fifth | 1.3 km |
| St. Alphonsus | English Catholic | English | 481 | Fourth fifth | 1.9 km |
| Hardisty School | English public | English | 463 | Middle fifth | 2.1 km |
| Headway School Society of Alberta | Independent | English | 13 | Middle fifth | 2.4 km |
| Al-Mustafa Academy | Independent | English | 487 | Middle fifth | 2.7 km |
| Suzuki Charter School | Other | English | 438 | Top fifth | 2.8 km |
Schools for every grade near St. Brendan School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Brendan School
Who runs St. Brendan School?
The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division runs St. Brendan School (English Catholic).
What language does St. Brendan School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Brendan School?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Brendan School?
Closest by: Argyll Home School Centre (1.3 km), St. Alphonsus (1.9 km) and Hardisty School (2.1 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).