St. Mary's School
155 11 street sw · Medicine Hat · T1A4S2 · The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division
One of Medicine Hat’s 11 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: St. Mary's School. Every school in and around Medicine Hat →
What stands out about St. Mary's School
- 418 students, near the middle of 233 for all grades schools in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Mary's School 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, St. Mary's School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 70% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 12% | 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 St. Mary's School, not a grade
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St. Mary's School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Medicine Hat’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Mary's School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Mary's School
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
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.
None of the 6 schools for every grade nearest St. Mary's School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's School | English Catholic | English | 418 | Middle fifth | |
| École Les Cyprès | French public | French | 102 | Top fifth | 0.5 km |
| Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence | Other | English | 301 | Second fifth | 0.6 km |
| Herald School | English public | English | 148 | Fourth fifth | 0.7 km |
| Prairie Rose Regional Division Home Education | English public | English | 45 | – | 1.9 km |
| Pathways School | English public | English | 12 | – | 2 km |
| St. Michael's School | English Catholic | English | 339 | Bottom fifth | 2.5 km |
Schools for every grade near St. Mary's School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Mary's School
Who runs St. Mary's School?
The Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division runs St. Mary's School (English Catholic).
What language does St. Mary's School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Mary's 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 St. Mary's School?
The closest schools are École Les Cyprès (0.5 km), Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence (0.6 km) and Herald School (0.7 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).