St. Andrew's School
High Prairie · T0G1E0 · The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division
Around High Prairie, within 3 km, there are 1 schools for every grade, St. Andrew's School among them. Every school in and around High Prairie →
What stands out about St. Andrew's School
- A typical size: 398 students, where the middle all grades school in Alberta has 233.
- Across its measures, its results average to the bottom fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 2%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division.
- The only all grades school in or within 3 km of High Prairie.
How St. Andrew's School 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, St. Andrew's School averages the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 39% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 2% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
St. Andrew's School is placed by its results, not lettered
The bottom fifth in Alberta is where St. Andrew's School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
For a letter, see High Prairie’s Schools page: the town’s grade takes in St. Andrew's School and its neighbours.
Getting a place at St. Andrew's School
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about St. Andrew's School
Who runs St. Andrew's School?
St. Andrew's School comes under The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does St. Andrew's School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Andrew's 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.
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).