École La Vérendrye
625 21st street south · Lethbridge · T1J5E4 · The Southern Francophone Education Region
Of the 11 schools for every grade in or near Lethbridge (within 3 km), this is École La Vérendrye. Every school in and around Lethbridge →
What stands out about École La Vérendrye
- Its 207 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the top fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the standard of excellence, at 28% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- A French-language public school, run by The Southern Francophone Education Region.
- No other French public all grades school is within 3 km of Lethbridge.
How École La Vérendrye 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, École La Vérendrye averages the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 89% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 28% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
École La Vérendrye is placed by its results, not lettered
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. École La Vérendrye is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the top fifth.
École La Vérendrye feeds into Lethbridge’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at École La Vérendrye
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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 schools for every grade
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest École La Vérendrye, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École La Vérendrye | French public | French | 207 | Top fifth | |
| Victoria Park High School | English public | English | 284 | – | 1.1 km |
| Immanuel Christian Secondary School | English public | English | 356 | Second fifth | 2.7 km |
| Skylight Colony School | English public | English | 16 | – | 3.8 km |
| Father Leonard Van Tighem School | English Catholic | English | 693 | Middle fifth | 5.8 km |
| John Davidson School Program | English public | English | 216 | Bottom fifth | 14 km |
| St. Joseph's School | English Catholic | English | 307 | Second fifth | 14 km |
Schools for every grade near École La Vérendrye
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École La Vérendrye
Who runs École La Vérendrye?
École La Vérendrye comes under The Southern Francophone Education Region (French public).
What language does École La Vérendrye teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École La Vérendrye?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which schools of the same kind are near École La Vérendrye?
Nearby: Victoria Park High School (1.1 km), Immanuel Christian Secondary School (2.7 km) and Skylight Colony School (3.8 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).