École St. John Paul II School
4802 southlands drive southeas · Medicine Hat · T1B0L6 · The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division
One of Castleridge’s 22 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: École St. John Paul II School. Every school in and around Castleridge →
What stands out about École St. John Paul II School
- A typical size: 279 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 19%, above the 13% in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How École St. John Paul II School 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, École St. John Paul II School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 62% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 19% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How École St. John Paul II School is placed without a letter
The middle fifth in Alberta is where École St. John Paul II School’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 Castleridge: its School Grade weighs École St. John Paul II School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at École St. John Paul II School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
All 6 nearest elementary schools have more students than École St. John Paul II School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École St. John Paul II School | English Catholic | English | 279 | Middle fifth | |
| St. John Paul II School | English Catholic | English | 365 | Fourth fifth | 0.1 km |
| O. S. Geiger School | English public | English | 513 | Bottom fifth | 0.5 km |
| École La Mosaïque | French public | French | 302 | Bottom fifth | 0.8 km |
| Grant MacEwan School | English public | English | 725 | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| Falconridge School | English public | English | 508 | Bottom fifth | 1.1 km |
| Gobind Sarvar School | Independent | English | 508 | – | 1.1 km |
Elementary schools near École St. John Paul II School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École St. John Paul II School
Who runs École St. John Paul II School?
The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division runs École St. John Paul II School (English Catholic).
What language does École St. John Paul II School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at École St. John Paul II School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near École St. John Paul II School?
Nearest of all: St. John Paul II School (0.1 km), O. S. Geiger School (0.5 km) and École La Mosaïque (0.8 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).