Photo: Matthew Boonstra · CC BY-SA 4.0The schools around Fort Saskatchewan answer to 3 boards
Beside The Elk Island School Division, which has 9, sit The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division and NorQuest College. The 9 with results split, 4 in the upper two fifths in Alberta and 3 in the lower. Within 3 km of Fort Saskatchewan are 7 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade, teaching 5,407 students.
What stands out about Fort Saskatchewan’s schools
The strongest results
Top of the area: Win Ferguson Community School (elementary), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
The 3 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Elk Island School DivisionSouthPointe, Fort Saskatchewan, Rudolph Hennig Junior, Fort Saskatchewan Christian, Win Ferguson, James Mowat, Fort Saskatchewan, Ecole Parc Elementaire … | English public | 9 | 3,601 |
| The Elk Island Catholic Separate School DivisionSt. André Bessette Catholic, St. John Paul II, St. John XXIII, Our Lady of The Angels | English Catholic | 4 | 1,564 |
| NorQuest CollegeNorquest College Tricentre | Other | 1 | 242 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Fort Saskatchewan’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 B+: it compares these results with the other towns of the province.
The area’s schools by fifth of the province
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 | 9 | 72% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 9 | 17% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 17% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (9)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Win Ferguson Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 80% · Excellence 25% | Top fifth |
| Fort Saskatchewan Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 77% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| James Mowat SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 72% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| St. John Paul II Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Ecole Parc ElementaireElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| SouthPointe SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 67% · Excellence 17% | Middle fifth |
| Rudolph Hennig Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 60% · Excellence 13% | Fourth fifth |
| St. André Bessette Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Acceptable 58% · Excellence 9% | Fourth fifth |
| Fort Saskatchewan Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 50% · Excellence 8% | 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.
Where the 14 schools in and around Fort Saskatchewan are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Schooling in English and French around Fort Saskatchewan
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Alberta marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Fort Saskatchewan’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
System by system: English public 9, English Catholic 4 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Fort Saskatchewan
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
Catholic schools
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.
The 14 schools in and around Fort Saskatchewan
High schools within reach of Fort Saskatchewan
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 15 high schools: 9 English public, 5 English Catholic and 1 other. Closest of all: St. André Bessette Catholic High School (0.8 km).
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. André Bessette Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Fourth fifth | 577 | 0.8 km |
| Rudolph Hennig Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 447 | 1.5 km |
| SouthPointe SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 718 | 1.8 km |
| Norquest College TricentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | NorQuest College | Other | – | 242 | 2.5 km |
| Fort Saskatchewan High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 462 | 2.7 km |
| Fort Saskatchewan Christian SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | Second fifth | 425 | 3 km |
| Fort Saskatchewan Next Step II Outreach SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island School Division | English public | – | 226 | 3.6 km |
| J. J. Bowlen Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 571 | 13 km |
| Ivor Dent SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 466 | 13 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 | 14 km |
All 15 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John D Bracco SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 726 | 14 km |
| Archbishop Jordan Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 1,200 | 14 km |
| Dr. Donald Massey SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 904 | 14 km |
| St. Elizabeth SetonAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 755 | 15 km |
| Edmonton Christian Northeast SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | Second fifth | 683 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spruce Grove | 44,575 | 22 | 12,760 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| … | |||||
| Cochrane | 39,397 | 16 | 7,714 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Parkland County | 34,286 | 51 | 25,829 | 1 | 4.7 km |
| Okotoks | 33,482 | 21 | 9,730 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Chestermere | 31,671 | 10 | 6,332 | 0 | 1 km |
| Fort Saskatchewan | 30,575 | 14 | 5,407 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Beaumont | 26,305 | 14 | 7,943 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 86 | 33,268 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | 25,883 | 39 | 16,110 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| Foothills County | 25,789 | 62 | 27,964 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Wîhkwêntôwin | 19,050 | 65 | 28,543 | 6 | 0.2 km |
19 out of 22 comparable towns have more schools. Of the 23, 15 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Fort Saskatchewan
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Most schools next door: Edmonton Energy And Technology Park, 40.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Bands, not ranks. Top fifth means a result among the best fifth of Alberta’s schools; the card shows a school’s average fifth.
- Boards and systems. A public school belongs to a board of one language; in Ontario, Alberta and Saskatchewan a board is also public or Catholic. An independent school runs itself.
- The year. 2025/26, the latest open list.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Fort Saskatchewan’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Fort Saskatchewan
Is there a French-language school in Fort Saskatchewan?
Not within 3 km of Fort Saskatchewan. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Fort Saskatchewan?
All 14 are inside the town itself.
Which boards run the schools in Fort Saskatchewan?
By number of schools: The Elk Island School Division (9), The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division (4) and NorQuest College (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Fort Saskatchewan?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
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).