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The Sturgeon School Division has 16 of them, and The St. Albert School Division, The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division and The Elk Island School Division share the others. On the tests, 21 of 52 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 15 under it. Taken together, Sturgeon County and its 3 km edge hold 35 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 23 schools for every grade for 31,353 students.
What stands out about Sturgeon County’s schools
One big school
Paul Kane High School is the largest school here, with 1,544 students. Every school ↓
The strongest results
The area’s best results are at Bishop Greschuk Catholic Elementary School (elementary), in the top fifth in Alberta. Results ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
10 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Sturgeon School DivisionSturgeon, Sturgeon Heights, Camilla, Four Winds, Namao, Morinville, Landing Trail, Gibbons … | English public | 16 | 5,027 |
| The St. Albert School DivisionPaul Kane, Bellerose, Elmer S Gish, Joseph M. Demko, Hillgrove Campus, Lois E. Hole, Muriel Martin, Lorne Akins Junior … | English public | 15 | 9,321 |
| The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School DivisionVincent J Maloney, Morinville Community, Neil M Ross, Sister Alphonse Academy, Ste Marguerite d’Youville, Georges H Primeau, J. J. Nearing Catholic, Notre Dame … | English Catholic | 14 | 4,775 |
| 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 Edmonton School DivisionFlorence Hallock, Mary Butterworth, Soraya Hafez, Lago Lindo, Baturyn, Lorelei, Institutional Services Schools | English public | 7 | 3,486 |
| 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 |
| The Edmonton Catholic Separate School DivisionChrist the King Catholic Elementary/Junior, Bishop Greschuk Catholic, St. Lucy, St. Charles | English Catholic | 4 | 2,459 |
| The Greater North Central Francophone Education RegionAlexandre-Taché, La Mission, Citadelle | French public | 3 | 545 |
| The Aspen View School DivisionVilna Off-Campus Achievement Academy | English public | 1 | 5 |
| NorQuest CollegeNorquest College Tricentre | Other | 1 | 242 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How Sturgeon County’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 | 52 | 73% | 67% |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 52 | 15% | 13% |
The widest gap is on the standard of excellence, where the area’s schools reach 15% against 13% in Alberta.
Every school’s results (52)
| School | Measure | Band |
|---|---|---|
| Bishop Greschuk Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 85% · Excellence 26% | Top fifth |
| Elmer S Gish SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 86% · Excellence 24% | Top fifth |
| J. J. Nearing Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 83% · Excellence 31% | Top fifth |
| Neil M Ross Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 83% · Excellence 26% | Top fifth |
| St. LucyElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 82% · Excellence 33% | Top fifth |
| Win Ferguson Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 80% · Excellence 25% | Top fifth |
| Muriel Martin Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 80% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| Richard S Fowler Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 81% · Excellence 22% | Second fifth |
| Vincent J Maloney Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 82% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| École Ste Marguerite d’YouvilleAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 87% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Bertha Kennedy Catholic Community SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| Camilla SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 17% | Second 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 |
| Kinosayo Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 77% · Excellence 18% | Second fifth |
| Sir Alexander Mackenzie SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 73% · Excellence 17% | Second fifth |
| Sister Alphonse AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 16% | Second fifth |
| St. John Paul II Catholic SchoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 19% | Second fifth |
| Sturgeon Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 21% | Second fifth |
| École CitadelleAll grades · Grades K–10 | Acceptable 100% · Excellence 11% | Second fifth |
| École La MissionElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 20% | Second fifth |
| Albert Lacombe Catholic Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 76% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Christ the King Catholic Elementary/Junior High SchoolAll grades · Grades 1–9 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 18% | Middle fifth |
| Ecole Parc ElementaireElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 14% | Middle fifth |
| Hillgrove CampusAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 73% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Joseph M. Demko SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Lorne Akins Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 78% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Ronald Harvey ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 79% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| SouthPointe SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 67% · Excellence 17% | Middle fifth |
| William D Cuts SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 74% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| Baturyn SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 63% · Excellence 11% | Middle fifth |
| Gibbons SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 67% · Excellence 10% | Middle fifth |
| Lago Lindo SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 60% · Excellence 16% | Middle fifth |
| Lilian Schick SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 65% · Excellence 15% | Middle fifth |
| Morinville Community High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 12% | Middle fifth |
| St. CharlesElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 69% · Excellence 13% | Middle fifth |
| École Alexandre-TachéSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Acceptable 75% · Excellence 9% | Middle fifth |
| Legal SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 68% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| Lois E. Hole Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 70% · Excellence 10% | Fourth fifth |
| Rudolph Hennig Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 60% · Excellence 13% | Fourth fifth |
| Florence Hallock SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 51% · Excellence 9% | Fourth fifth |
| Georges H Primeau SchoolElementary · Grades 6–8 | Acceptable 56% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| Guthrie SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 51% · Excellence 8% | Fourth fifth |
| Harvest Baptist AcademyAll grades · Grades K–12 | Acceptable 61% · Excellence 8% | Fourth fifth |
| Namao SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | Acceptable 61% · Excellence 7% | Fourth fifth |
| Redwater SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–12 | Acceptable 53% · Excellence 9% | 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 |
| Mary Butterworth SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Acceptable 44% · Excellence 8% | Bottom fifth |
| Soraya Hafez SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 39% · Excellence 6% | Bottom fifth |
| Four Winds Public SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | Acceptable 44% · Excellence 4% | Bottom fifth |
| Lorelei SchoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Acceptable 34% · Excellence 0% | 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 77 schools in and around Sturgeon County 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 Sturgeon County
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 3 French-language schools are École Citadelle, École Alexandre-Taché and École La Mission; The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region runs the public ones.
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 Sturgeon County’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English public, English Catholic, French-language, and independent or other.
The split by system: English public 48, English Catholic 22, French-language 3 and independent or other 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sturgeon County
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
Catholic schools
Separate boards admit by their own policies, most giving priority to Catholic families.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 77 schools in and around Sturgeon County
Show all 35 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Sturgeon County
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
23 secondary schools are within 15 km: 15 English public, 6 English Catholic, 1 French public and 1 independent. Nearest: Namao School, 5.9 km off.
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Namao SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 402 | 5.9 km |
| Sturgeon Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | – | 997 | 6.1 km |
| Four Winds Public SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Bottom fifth | 425 | 6.4 km |
| Morinville Community High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Middle fifth | 500 | 7.4 km |
| Guthrie SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Fourth fifth | 244 | 11 km |
| Oak Hill SchoolAll grades · Grades 4–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | – | 20 | 11 km |
| École Alexandre-TachéSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region | French public | Middle fifth | 241 | 12 km |
| Institutional Services SchoolsSecondary · Grades 7–12 | The Edmonton School Division | English public | – | 57 | 12 km |
| Sister Alphonse AcademyAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 422 | 12 km |
| Joseph M. Demko SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 763 | 12 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Band | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilian Schick SchoolAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 213 | 13 km |
| École Ste Marguerite d’YouvilleAll grades · Grades 5–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 331 | 14 km |
| William D Cuts SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 515 | 14 km |
| Sturgeon Heights SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The Sturgeon School Division | English public | Second fifth | 462 | 14 km |
| Richard S Fowler Catholic Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 285 | 14 km |
| Ivan Franko Ukrainian SchoolSecondary · Grades 12–12 | – | Independent | – | 1 | 14 km |
| Bellerose Composite High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 965 | 14 km |
| St. Albert Public OutreachSecondary · Grades 9–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 307 | 14 km |
| Lorne Akins Junior High SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Middle fifth | 586 | 14 km |
| Elmer S Gish SchoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | Top fifth | 904 | 14 km |
| Vincent J Maloney Catholic SchoolSecondary · Grades 7–9 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Second fifth | 532 | 15 km |
| St. Gabriel Education CentreSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division | English Catholic | Bottom fifth | 138 | 15 km |
| Paul Kane High SchoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | The St. Albert School Division | English public | – | 1,544 | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Alberta
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | Students | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okotoks | 33,482 | 21 | 9,730 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| … | |||||
| Red Deer County | 22,076 | 57 | 20,163 | 1 | 3.8 km |
| Evanston | 21,483 | 20 | 15,319 | 0 | 1 km |
| Saddle Ridge | 21,479 | 24 | 17,535 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Lloydminster (Part) | 21,267 | 15 | 5,475 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Sturgeon County | 21,144 | 77 | 31,353 | 3 | 5.8 km |
| Camrose | 20,800 | 21 | 3,657 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Cranston | 20,055 | 27 | 19,374 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Evergreen | 19,988 | 41 | 18,701 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Tuscany | 19,986 | 27 | 12,547 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| … | |||||
| Lakeview | 12,799 | 103 | 42,810 | 2 | 0.2 km |
Of the 53 others, 2 count more schools. In 26 of the 54, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Sturgeon County
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon County | 77 | 3 | 25 | 5.8 km |
| Morinville 7.5 km | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| Bon Accord 13 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Elsinore 14 km | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1.5 km |
| St. Albert 14 km | 41 | 2 | 18 | 0.9 km |
| Canossa 14 km | 23 | 0 | 10 | 1.5 km |
| Rapperswill 14 km | 19 | 0 | 9 | 1.8 km |
None of its 6 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Sturgeon County and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- Bands, not ranks. The PAT shares at the acceptable standard and at excellence are each placed by fifths among Alberta’s schools.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. English and French, public and Catholic: the board decides the system, and the address decides the school.
- The year. The province’s 2025/26 list.
Questions about schools in Sturgeon County
How many schools are there in Sturgeon County?
6 in the town, 71 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Sturgeon County?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Citadelle, École Alexandre-Taché and École La Mission.
Which boards run the schools in Sturgeon County?
The Sturgeon School Division (16), The St. Albert School Division (15), The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division (14), The Elk Island School Division (9) and The Edmonton School Division (7), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Sturgeon County?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
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).