Connections for Learning
4300 43 street · Stony Plain · T7Z1J4 · The Parkland School Division
Connections for Learning is one of 7 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Stony Plain. Every school in and around Stony Plain →
What stands out about Connections for Learning
- 1,175 students, well above the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the acceptable standard: 57%, against 67% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Parkland School Division.
How Connections for Learning 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, Connections for Learning is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 57% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Connections for Learning is placed without a letter
The fourth fifth in Alberta is where Connections for Learning’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Stony Plain: its School Grade weighs Connections for Learning with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Connections for Learning
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Connections for Learning is larger than any of its 6 nearest schools for every grade.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connections for Learning | English public | English | 1,175 | Fourth fifth | |
| Ecole Meridian Heights School | English public | English | 574 | Bottom fifth | 0.1 km |
| St. Matthew Lutheran Christian Academy | Independent | English | 209 | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
| Westview School | English public | English | 622 | Fourth fifth | 2 km |
| High Park School | English public | English | 468 | Second fifth | 2.5 km |
| Copperhaven School | English public | English | 725 | Top fifth | 3.2 km |
| Living Waters Christian Academy | Independent | English | 275 | Top fifth | 4.4 km |
Schools for every grade near Connections for Learning
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Connections for Learning
Who runs Connections for Learning?
Connections for Learning comes under The Parkland School Division (English public).
What language does Connections for Learning teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Connections for Learning?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Connections for Learning?
Closest by: Ecole Meridian Heights School (0.1 km), St. Matthew Lutheran Christian Academy (1.6 km) and Westview School (2 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).