Vanier Community Catholic School
831 56 street · Edson · T7E0A3 · The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division
One of Edson’s 4 elementary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Vanier Community Catholic School. Every school in and around Edson →
What stands out about Vanier Community Catholic School
- A typical size: 266 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 8%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic elementary school is within 3 km of Edson.
How Vanier Community Catholic 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, Vanier Community Catholic School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 70% | 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.
How Vanier Community Catholic School is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Vanier Community Catholic School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the fourth fifth.
Vanier Community Catholic School feeds into Edson’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Vanier Community Catholic School
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.
Separate boards admit by their own policies, most giving priority to Catholic families.
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 neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
All 3 nearest elementary schools have more students than Vanier Community Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanier Community Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 266 | Fourth fifth | |
| Westhaven Elementary School | English public | English | 306 | – | 0.5 km |
| Ecole Pine Grove School | English public | English | 340 | Fourth fifth | 0.8 km |
| Mary Bergeron Elementary School | English public | English | 395 | – | 1.4 km |
Elementary schools near Vanier Community Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Vanier Community Catholic School
Who runs Vanier Community Catholic School?
Vanier Community Catholic School comes under The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Vanier Community Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Vanier Community Catholic School?
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.
Which schools of the same kind are near Vanier Community Catholic School?
The closest schools are Westhaven Elementary School (0.5 km), Ecole Pine Grove School (0.8 km) and Mary Bergeron Elementary School (1.4 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).