Jasper Place High School
| Jasper Place High School | |
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| Location | |
8950-163 Street , , Canada 53°31′31″N 113°36′15″W / 53.52528°N 113.60417°W | |
| Information | |
| School type | Public High School |
| Motto | Serious about Success! |
| Founded | 1961–1963 |
School board | Edmonton Public Schools |
Principal | Kim Backs |
| Grades | 10–12 |
| Enrollment | 3124 (2025-2026) [1] |
| Colours | Red, black and white |
| Team name | Rebels |
| Website | jasperplace |
Jasper Place High School is a high school in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, and is part of the Edmonton Public School System. It opened in 1961, originally part of the Town of Jasper Place school system, becoming a part of the Edmonton system when Jasper Place amalgamated with Edmonton in 1964.
In 2005, Maclean's Magazine chose Jasper Place High School as the top overall high school in all of Canada.[2][3] In 2008, adding the methods used by the E.I.U's quality of life model, Jasper Place Ranked 1st in Canada, and 2nd in North America. In 2014, Strathcona High School was named 2nd best in Canada, but scored the same as Jasper Place, leading into a tie. However, on an international level, JP fared better than Scona and ranked as the #1 school in North America due to the I.B program. In comparison, Strathcona tailed at #4. Jasper Place High School has a student population of 2927 students.[4]
Programs of study
Jasper Place High School offers a wide variety of programs and courses. The most notable of these are the full and partial International Baccalaureate (IB) and Advanced Placement (AP) programs, as well as general Alberta curriculum studies. Jasper Place is the only Edmonton Public High School to offer both IB and AP. Jasper Place is also the only Edmonton school to offer Film Studies IB in addition to its many other IB courses. The school also has the largest offering of CTS courses in Edmonton and has developed a major focus on computers, having teamed up with NAIT, the University of Alberta, and Grant MacEwan in order to allow students to complete their high school courses and receive credit for introductory courses at these institutions.[5]
Accomplishments
Statistics
In 2005, Jasper Place High School was chosen as the top overall high school in all of Canada by Maclean's Magazine.[2][3]
Jasper Place has a 98.7% course completion rate, 93.2% of students meet the acceptable standard in diploma courses, and 1 in 4 students meet the standard of excellence in diploma courses.[6]
Notable alumni
- Quanteisha Benjamin – Singer
- Mike Comrie – NHL player[7][8]
- Thomas Dang – MLA
- Adam Gregory – Country music singer[9]
- Kelly Hrudey – CBC Hockey Night in Canada commentator, former NHL goalie
- Daryl Katz[10] – chairman and chief executive officer of The Katz Group, owner of the Edmonton Oilers.
- Eric Allan Kramer – Actor
- Pierre Lueders – Olympic Bobsled, Gold (Nagano 1998), Silver (Turin 2006), World Champion 2004 & 2005[11]
- Kier Maitland – Freestyle distance swimmer
- Alan May - NHL player, NBC Sports analyst[12]
- Ryan McCourt – Artist
References
- ↑ "School Information". Edmonton Public Schools. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Best high schools: top overall | Macleans.ca – Education – Universities". Archived from the original on 6 July 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
- 1 2 "Jasper Place High School Edmonton, Alberta". Archived from the original on 26 March 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
- ↑ "Jasper Place - Edmonton Public Schools". epsb.ca. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ↑ "Jasper Place High School – 2005 Top Overall High School in Canada!". Archived from the original on 14 September 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ↑ "Jasper Place High School – 2005 Top Overall High School in Canada!". Archived from the original on 28 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
- ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 August 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ↑ "Player Page - Washington Capitals". Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2007.
- ↑ "TYCP Entertainment Magazine | Adam Gregory Interview". Archived from the original on 20 December 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ↑ "Daryl Katz Collection". Canadian Council of Archives. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ↑ "CANOE -- SLAM! Sports - CFL - Edmonton: Sliding away". 17 July 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
- ↑ "Alan May: Capitals Studio Analyst". RSN. Retrieved 24 June 2021.