Father Leonard Van Tighem School
25 stoney crescent w · Lethbridge · T1K6V5 · The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Father Leonard Van Tighem School: one of the 11 schools for every grade within 3 km of Lethbridge. Every school in and around Lethbridge →
What stands out about Father Leonard Van Tighem School
- 693 students, well above the 233 of a typical all grades school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the middle fifth in Alberta.
- On the acceptable standard it reaches 71%, above the 67% in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
- The only English Catholic all grades school in or within 3 km of Lethbridge.
How Father Leonard Van Tighem 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, Father Leonard Van Tighem School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 71% | 67% | Middle 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.
A standing for Father Leonard Van Tighem School, not a grade
Its standing, the middle fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Father Leonard Van Tighem School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Lethbridge: its School Grade weighs Father Leonard Van Tighem School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Father Leonard Van Tighem 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.
Separate boards admit by their own policies, most giving priority to Catholic families.
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
The neighbouring schools of its level, with their systems.
1 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Father Leonard Van Tighem School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Leonard Van Tighem School | English Catholic | English | 693 | Middle fifth | |
| Immanuel Christian Secondary School | English public | English | 356 | Second fifth | 4.4 km |
| École La Vérendrye | French public | French | 207 | Top fifth | 5.8 km |
| Victoria Park High School | English public | English | 284 | – | 6.4 km |
| Skylight Colony School | English public | English | 16 | – | 8.2 km |
| Calvin Christian School | Independent | English | 818 | Second fifth | 15 km |
| Deerfield Colony School | English public | English | 28 | Fourth fifth | 20 km |
Schools for every grade near Father Leonard Van Tighem School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Father Leonard Van Tighem School
Who runs Father Leonard Van Tighem School?
The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division: Father Leonard Van Tighem School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Father Leonard Van Tighem School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Father Leonard Van Tighem 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.
Which schools of the same kind are near Father Leonard Van Tighem School?
Nearby: Immanuel Christian Secondary School (4.4 km), École La Vérendrye (5.8 km) and Victoria Park High School (6.4 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).