Holy Spirit Academy
4 21 street se · High River · T1V2A1 · The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division
Holy Spirit Academy: one of the 4 elementary schools within 3 km of High River. Every school in and around High River →
What stands out about Holy Spirit Academy
- A large elementary school: 534 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 21% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic elementary school is within 3 km of High River.
How Holy Spirit Academy 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, Holy Spirit Academy averages the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 78% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 21% | 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 Holy Spirit Academy has a band rather than a letter
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Holy Spirit Academy gets a place among them, the second fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Holy Spirit Academy feeds into High River’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Holy Spirit Academy
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
Catholic schools are public here, run by separate boards that set their own admissions.
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 closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Holy Spirit Academy is larger than any of its 6 nearest elementary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Spirit Academy | English Catholic | English | 534 | Second fifth | |
| Right Honorable Joe Clark School | English public | English | 264 | – | 1.1 km |
| Senator Riley School | English public | English | 325 | Bottom fifth | 2 km |
| Spitzee Elementary School | English public | English | 253 | – | 3.1 km |
| Cayley School | English public | English | 101 | Fourth fifth | 15 km |
| Blackie School | English public | English | 97 | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| High River Colony School | English public | English | 11 | – | 17 km |
Elementary schools near Holy Spirit Academy
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Holy Spirit Academy
Who runs Holy Spirit Academy?
It is The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division that runs Holy Spirit Academy, in the English Catholic system.
What language does Holy Spirit Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Spirit Academy?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Spirit Academy?
The nearest are Right Honorable Joe Clark School (1.1 km), Senator Riley School (2 km) and Spitzee Elementary School (3.1 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).