École Desrochers
302 elm avenue · Jasper · T0E1E0 · The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region
École Desrochers is one of 1 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Jasper. Every school in and around Jasper →
What stands out about École Desrochers
- 65 students, well under the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the top fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 35%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Public and French-language, under The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region.
- The only all grades school in or within 3 km of Jasper.
How École Desrochers does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, École Desrochers averages the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 100% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 35% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How École Desrochers is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. École Desrochers is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the top fifth.
Jasper’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where École Desrochers counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at École Desrochers
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about École Desrochers
Who runs École Desrochers?
The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region: École Desrochers is one of its schools (French public).
What language does École Desrochers teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École Desrochers?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).