Holy Trinity Academy
5749 45 avenue · Drayton Valley · T7A0B6 · The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division
With Holy Trinity Academy, Drayton Valley counts 4 secondary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Drayton Valley →
What stands out about Holy Trinity Academy
- A typical size: 303 students, where the middle secondary school in Alberta has 371.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 8% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Holy Trinity Academy 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, Holy Trinity Academy is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 65% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 8% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Holy Trinity Academy is placed by its results, not lettered
Its standing, the fourth fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Holy Trinity Academy itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Drayton Valley: its School Grade weighs Holy Trinity Academy with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Holy Trinity Academy
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Side by side with the nearest secondary schools
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
Of the 2 secondary schools nearest Holy Trinity Academy, 1 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Trinity Academy | English Catholic | English | 303 | Fourth fifth | |
| Drayton Valley Community Outreach School | English public | English | 92 | – | 1.1 km |
| Frank Maddock High School | English public | English | 458 | Fourth fifth | 2.1 km |
Secondary schools near Holy Trinity Academy
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Holy Trinity Academy
Who runs Holy Trinity Academy?
The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division runs Holy Trinity Academy (English Catholic).
What language does Holy Trinity Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Trinity Academy?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Trinity Academy?
Nearest of all: Drayton Valley Community Outreach School (1.1 km) and Frank Maddock High School (2.1 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).