Photo: Fil.Al · CC BY 2.0Of Jasper’s 5 schools, one teaches in French
They are École Desrochers, run by The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region. 2 of 3 schools with results score above the middle in Alberta. 466 students attend the 2 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade in or within 3 km of Jasper.
What stands out about Jasper’s schools
Fewer Catholic schools
Catholic schools are 0 of 5 here, below the 18% in Alberta. Who runs them ↓
Small elementary schools
Elementary schools here average 104 students, against 274 in Alberta. Every school ↓
The strongest results
Top of the area: École Desrochers (all grades), its results in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
The comparisons are with the province’s schools, never across provinces.
Schooling in English and French around Jasper
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Alberta.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Alberta.
The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region runs the French-language ones: École Desrochers.
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.
How Jasper’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 A: 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 | 3 | 84% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 3 | 19% | 13% |
On the standard of excellence the area runs ahead, 19% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (3)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| École DesrochersAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 100% · Excellence 35% | Top fifth |
| Jasper Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 84% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Jasper Junior Senior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 6% | Fourth 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 5 schools in and around Jasper are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
2 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists; Alberta’s missing ones from OpenStreetMap’s Nominatim (© OpenStreetMap contributors).
Who runs Jasper’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
Their systems: English public 3, French-language 1 and independent or other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
The Grande Yellowhead School Division counts 3, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Grande Yellowhead School DivisionJasper, Jasper Junior Senior, The Learning Connection - Jasper | English public | 3 | 400 |
| The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionDesrochers | French public | 1 | 65 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Jasper
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Jasper
High schools within reach of Jasper
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, Jasper Junior Senior High School: 0.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Junior Senior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Grande Yellowhead School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 188 | 0.2 km |
| École DesrochersAll grades · Grades K–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Top fifth | 65 | 0.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranchlands | 7,376 | 45 | 20,483 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Barrhead | 4,768 | 3 | 1,299 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Macewan Glen | 4,718 | 76 | 38,865 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Kingsland | 4,700 | 62 | 27,613 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Eastwood | 4,681 | 65 | 32,041 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Jasper | 4,627 | 5 | 466 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Britannia Youngstown | 4,616 | 53 | 21,217 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Carlisle | 4,609 | 50 | 22,796 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Raymond | 4,594 | 4 | 1,195 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Wainwright No. 61 | 4,576 | 9 | 2,061 | 1 | 3.4 km |
| … | |||||
| Newton | 2,809 | 43 | 16,834 | 0 | 1.1 km |
Set against 278 others, 247 have more schools in reach. Of the 279, 123 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The board is the public body that runs a school; this province has English and French boards, each public or Catholic.
- The year. The open list of 2025/26.
- Bands, not ranks. A band is the fifth of Alberta’s schools a result falls in, averaged over the two PAT measures; suppressed groups would make places misleading.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Jasper’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Jasper
Which boards run the schools in Jasper?
The Grande Yellowhead School Division (3) and The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Jasper?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Jasper?
Every one of them, 5, is inside the town.
Is there a French-language school in Jasper?
Yes: École Desrochers, the French-language schools here.
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).