St. Joseph Catholic High School
10520 68 avenue · Grande Prairie · T8W2P1 · The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Counting 3 km around Grande Prairie, St. Joseph Catholic High School is one of 7 secondary schools. Every school in and around Grande Prairie →
What stands out about St. Joseph Catholic High School
- With 683 students it is bigger than three in four secondary schools in Alberta (middle: 371).
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 4%, against 13% in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Joseph Catholic High School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
St. Joseph Catholic High School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 40% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 4% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
A standing for St. Joseph Catholic High School, not a grade
St. Joseph Catholic High School has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
Grande Prairie’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Joseph Catholic High School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Joseph Catholic High School
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
Here the Catholic schools form a funded separate system; non-Catholic families may apply where a board allows it.
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 St. Joseph Catholic High School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph Catholic High School | English Catholic | English | 683 | Bottom fifth | |
| Charles Spencer High School | English public | English | 1,101 | Fourth fifth | 0.2 km |
| St. John Bosco Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 54 | – | 3.1 km |
| Grande Prairie Composite High School | English public | English | 1,502 | Bottom fifth | 4.3 km |
| Peace Wapiti Academy | English public | English | 703 | Middle fifth | 4.5 km |
| St. John Paul II Catholic School / Faculté St. Jean-Paul II | English Catholic | English | 651 | Fourth fifth | 6.6 km |
| Horizon Group Care | English public | English | 2 | – | 23 km |
Secondary schools near St. Joseph Catholic High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Joseph Catholic High School
Who runs St. Joseph Catholic High School?
The board is The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division; St. Joseph Catholic High School is English Catholic.
What language does St. Joseph Catholic High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Joseph Catholic High School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Joseph Catholic High School?
Closest by: Charles Spencer High School (0.2 km), St. John Bosco Catholic School (3.1 km) and Grande Prairie Composite High School (4.3 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).