École Les Cyprès
945 1st avenue se · Medicine Hat · T1A2K6 · The Southern Francophone Education Region
École Les Cyprès: one of the 11 schools for every grade within 3 km of Medicine Hat. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about École Les Cyprès
- A typical size: 102 students, where the middle all grades school in Alberta has 233.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the top fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 48%, above the 13% in Alberta.
- Public and French-language, under The Southern Francophone Education Region.
- The only French public all grades school in or within 3 km of Medicine Hat.
How École Les Cyprès does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
École Les Cyprès reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 90% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 48% | 13% | Top 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 École Les Cyprès, not a grade
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so École Les Cyprès gets a place among them, the top fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Medicine Hat’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where École Les Cyprès counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at École Les Cyprès
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
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 schools of its level closest to it, straight-line distance.
3 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than École Les Cyprès.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Les Cyprès | French public | French | 102 | Top fifth | |
| St. Mary's School | English Catholic | English | 418 | Middle fifth | 0.5 km |
| Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence | Other | English | 301 | Second fifth | 0.8 km |
| Herald School | English public | English | 148 | Fourth fifth | 0.9 km |
| Prairie Rose Regional Division Home Education | English public | English | 45 | – | 1.4 km |
| Pathways School | English public | English | 12 | – | 1.6 km |
| Prairie Mennonite Alternative School | English public | English | 74 | Fourth fifth | 2.3 km |
Schools for every grade near École Les Cyprès
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École Les Cyprès
Who runs École Les Cyprès?
The Southern Francophone Education Region: École Les Cyprès is one of its schools (French public).
What language does École Les Cyprès teach in?
French.
How do pupils get a place at École Les Cyprès?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near École Les Cyprès?
Closest by: St. Mary's School (0.5 km), Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence (0.8 km) and Herald School (0.9 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).