Sir John Thompson
13525 132 avenue · Edmonton · T5L3R6 · The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division
With Sir John Thompson, Athlone counts 10 secondary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Athlone →
What stands out about Sir John Thompson
- A typical size: 373 students, where the middle secondary school in Alberta has 371.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 20% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division.
How Sir John Thompson does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, Sir John Thompson averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 77% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 20% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Sir John Thompson has a band rather than a letter
Against the other schools in Alberta, Sir John Thompson’s results fall in the second fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Athlone: its School Grade weighs Sir John Thompson with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Sir John Thompson
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
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 closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
3 of the 6 nearest secondary schools have more students than Sir John Thompson.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sir John Thompson | English Catholic | English | 373 | Second fifth | |
| St. Cecilia | English Catholic | English | 567 | Second fifth | 0.8 km |
| Alberta Health Services Day Program | English Catholic | English | 13 | – | 1.7 km |
| St. Mark | English Catholic | English | 217 | Bottom fifth | 2.6 km |
| Rosslyn School | English public | English | 418 | Bottom fifth | 2.6 km |
| Amiskwaciy Academy | English public | English | 349 | Bottom fifth | 3.1 km |
| St. Francis Xavier | English Catholic | English | 1,223 | – | 3.2 km |
Secondary schools near Sir John Thompson
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sir John Thompson
Who runs Sir John Thompson?
The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division: Sir John Thompson is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Sir John Thompson teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sir John Thompson?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sir John Thompson?
The nearest are St. Cecilia (0.8 km), Alberta Health Services Day Program (1.7 km) and St. Mark (2.6 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).