École Sainte-Catherine
10309 102 ave · Lac La Biche · T0A2C0 · The East Central Francophone Education Region
Lac la Biche County and its 3 km edge have 3 elementary schools; École Sainte-Catherine is one. Every school in and around Lac la Biche County →
What stands out about École Sainte-Catherine
- 18 students, well under the 267 of a typical elementary school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Its weakest measure is the acceptable standard, at 38% where the middle in Alberta is 67%.
- A French-language public school, run by The East Central Francophone Education Region.
- No other French public elementary school is within 3 km of Lac la Biche County.
How École Sainte-Catherine does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
École Sainte-Catherine reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 38% | 67% | Bottom fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
École Sainte-Catherine is placed by its results, not lettered
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so École Sainte-Catherine gets a place among them, the fourth fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Lac la Biche County’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where École Sainte-Catherine counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at École Sainte-Catherine
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
All 2 nearest elementary schools have more students than École Sainte-Catherine.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Sainte-Catherine | French public | French | 18 | Fourth fifth | |
| Vera M. Welsh Elementary School | English public | English | 315 | – | 0.4 km |
| Aurora Middle School | English public | English | 389 | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
Elementary schools near École Sainte-Catherine
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École Sainte-Catherine
Who runs École Sainte-Catherine?
The East Central Francophone Education Region: École Sainte-Catherine is one of its schools (French public).
What language does École Sainte-Catherine teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École Sainte-Catherine?
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 École Sainte-Catherine?
Nearby: Vera M. Welsh Elementary School (0.4 km) and Aurora Middle School (0.7 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).