Notre Dame Academy
646 spruce way · Medicine Hat · T1B4L4 · The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Medicine Hat and its 3 km edge have 11 schools for every grade; Notre Dame Academy is one. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about Notre Dame Academy
- Its 435 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the second fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the acceptable standard, at 81% where the middle in Alberta is 67%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Notre Dame Academy does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Notre Dame Academy is in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 81% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 14% | 13% | Middle fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Why Notre Dame Academy has a band rather than a letter
Notre Dame Academy has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the second fifth in Alberta.
Notre Dame Academy feeds into Medicine Hat’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Notre Dame Academy
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 schools for every grade
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest Notre Dame Academy, 1 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre Dame Academy | English Catholic | English | 435 | Second fifth | |
| Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre | English public | English | 726 | Fourth fifth | 0.2 km |
| Prairie Mennonite Alternative School | English public | English | 74 | Fourth fifth | 2.8 km |
| Medicine Hat Christian School | English public | English | 286 | Middle fifth | 3.1 km |
| Prairie Rose Regional Division Home Education | English public | English | 45 | – | 3.6 km |
| St. Mary's School | English Catholic | English | 418 | Middle fifth | 3.7 km |
| École Les Cyprès | French public | French | 102 | Top fifth | 3.7 km |
Schools for every grade near Notre Dame Academy
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Notre Dame Academy
Who runs Notre Dame Academy?
Notre Dame Academy comes under The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Notre Dame Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Notre Dame Academy?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Notre Dame Academy?
Its nearest neighbours are Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre (0.2 km), Prairie Mennonite Alternative School (2.8 km) and Medicine Hat Christian 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).