Glenmary School
8801 96 street · Peace River · T8S1R6 · The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division
With Glenmary School, Peace River counts 3 secondary schools within 3 km. Every school in and around Peace River →
What stands out about Glenmary School
- A typical size: 419 students, where the middle secondary school in Alberta has 371.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- On the acceptable standard it reaches 56%, below the 67% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic secondary school is within 3 km of Peace River.
How Glenmary 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, Glenmary School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 56% | 67% | Fourth 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.
Glenmary School is placed by its results, not lettered
Its standing, the fourth fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Glenmary School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Peace River: its School Grade weighs Glenmary School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Glenmary School
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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 secondary schools
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Glenmary School is larger than any of its 3 nearest secondary schools.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmary School | English Catholic | English | 419 | Fourth fifth | |
| Peace River High School | English public | English | 265 | Bottom fifth | 0.6 km |
| Peace Regional Outreach Campus | English public | English | 124 | – | 0.8 km |
| Peace River Learning Centre | Other | English | 14 | – | 13 km |
Secondary schools near Glenmary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Glenmary School
Who runs Glenmary School?
The Holy Family Catholic Separate School Division: Glenmary School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Glenmary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Glenmary School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Glenmary School?
The closest schools are Peace River High School (0.6 km), Peace Regional Outreach Campus (0.8 km) and Peace River Learning Centre (13 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).