Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School
9724 88 avenue · Grande Prairie · T8V0B7 · The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division
One of Grande Prairie’s 5 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School. Every school in and around Grande Prairie →
What stands out about Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School
- Its 459 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Strongest on the acceptable standard: 72%, against 67% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic all grades school is within 3 km of Grande Prairie.
How Ecole St. Gerard 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, Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 72% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Grande Prairie’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
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 schools for every grade
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
None of the 5 schools for every grade nearest Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 459 | Middle fifth | |
| Hillcrest Christian School | Independent | English | 56 | – | 1.9 km |
| Grande Prairie Christian School | English public | English | 451 | Top fifth | 2.6 km |
| École Nouvelle Frontière | French public | French | 199 | Fourth fifth | 3.4 km |
| Grandview Colony School | English public | English | 10 | – | 5.4 km |
| Helen E. Taylor School | English public | English | 195 | Bottom fifth | 23 km |
Schools for every grade near Ecole St. Gerard 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 Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School
Who runs Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School?
The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division runs Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School (English Catholic).
What language does Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Ecole St. Gerard Catholic School?
Its nearest neighbours are Hillcrest Christian School (1.9 km), Grande Prairie Christian School (2.6 km) and École Nouvelle Frontière (3.4 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).