Good Shepherd Community School
211 beacon hill drive · Fort McMurray · T9H2R1 · The Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division
One of Fort McMurray’s 21 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Good Shepherd Community School. Every school in and around Fort McMurray →
What stands out about Good Shepherd Community School
- A typical size: 323 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 6%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Good Shepherd Community School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Good Shepherd Community School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 64% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 6% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A standing for Good Shepherd Community School, not a grade
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Good Shepherd Community School gets a place among them, the fourth fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Good Shepherd Community School feeds into Fort McMurray’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Good Shepherd Community School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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 nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Good Shepherd Community School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Community School | English Catholic | English | 323 | Fourth fifth | |
| Beacon Hill School | English public | English | 241 | Fourth fifth | 0.1 km |
| Fr M Beauregard Education Community Centre | English Catholic | English | 390 | Middle fifth | 1.9 km |
| Greely Road School | English public | English | 74 | Bottom fifth | 2.5 km |
| Dr Karl A Clark Elementary | English public | English | 634 | Bottom fifth | 2.6 km |
| Our Lady of the Rivers Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 464 | Middle fifth | 2.7 km |
| Thickwood Heights School | English public | English | 223 | Bottom fifth | 5.3 km |
Elementary schools near Good Shepherd Community School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Good Shepherd Community School
Who runs Good Shepherd Community School?
It is The Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division that runs Good Shepherd Community School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does Good Shepherd Community School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Good Shepherd Community School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Good Shepherd Community School?
Closest by: Beacon Hill School (0.1 km), Fr M Beauregard Education Community Centre (1.9 km) and Greely Road School (2.5 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).