Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
4204 58 street · Red Deer · T4N2L6 · The Red Deer School Division
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School: one of the 8 secondary schools within 3 km of Red Deer. Every school in and around Red Deer →
What stands out about Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
- 1,794 students, well above the 371 of a typical secondary school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- Furthest behind on the acceptable standard: 61%, against 67% in Alberta.
- Public and English-language, under The Red Deer School Division.
How Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 61% | 67% | Fourth 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 results band for Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School, and no letter
Its standing, the fourth fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Red Deer: its School Grade weighs Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High 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.
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
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
None of the 6 secondary schools nearest Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School | English public | English | 1,794 | Fourth fifth | |
| Outreach School Centre | English public | English | 304 | Bottom fifth | 1 km |
| North Cottage High School | English public | English | 220 | – | 2.2 km |
| St. Joseph High School | English Catholic | English | 999 | – | 2.6 km |
| Hunting Hills High School | English public | English | 1,519 | Middle fifth | 3.6 km |
| Quest, Stabilization and Secure | English public | English | 4 | – | 3.9 km |
| Ecole Secondaire Notre Dame High School | English Catholic | English | 1,389 | – | 3.9 km |
Secondary schools near Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School
Who runs Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School?
The Red Deer School Division: Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School is one of its schools (English public).
What language does Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Lindsay Thurber Comprehensive High School?
The nearest are Outreach School Centre (1 km), North Cottage High School (2.2 km) and St. Joseph High School (2.6 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).