Ecole Providence School
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Ecole Providence School: one of the 32 elementary schools within 3 km of Lethbridge County. Every school in and around Lethbridge County →
What stands out about Ecole Providence School
- A small elementary school: 32 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Furthest behind on the standard of excellence: 0%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division.
How Ecole Providence School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Ecole Providence School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 56% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 0% | 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 Ecole Providence School, not a grade
The bottom fifth in Alberta is where Ecole Providence 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.
The letter belongs to Lethbridge County: its School Grade weighs Ecole Providence School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Ecole Providence School
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.
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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
Ecole Providence School is the smallest of the 6 nearest elementary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole Providence School | English Catholic | English | 32 | Bottom fifth | |
| Coalhurst Elementary School | English public | English | 302 | Middle fifth | 15 km |
| West Coulee Station Elementary School | English public | English | 459 | – | 19 km |
| Mike Mountain Horse School | English public | English | 413 | – | 21 km |
| G. S. Lakie Middle School | English public | English | 601 | Middle fifth | 21 km |
| Coalbanks Elementary School | English public | English | 390 | – | 21 km |
| St. Teresa of Calcutta School | English Catholic | English | 418 | Middle fifth | 22 km |
Elementary schools near Ecole Providence 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 Providence School
Who runs Ecole Providence School?
Ecole Providence School belongs to The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Ecole Providence School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Ecole Providence School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Ecole Providence School?
Closest by: Coalhurst Elementary School (15 km), West Coulee Station Elementary School (19 km) and Mike Mountain Horse School (21 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).