St. Thomas Aquinas School
3821 39 street · Red Deer · T4N0Y6 · The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division
With St. Thomas Aquinas School, Red Deer counts 12 schools for every grade within 3 km. Every school in and around Red Deer →
What stands out about St. Thomas Aquinas School
- 452 students, near the middle of 233 for all grades schools in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the acceptable standard it reaches 74%, above the 67% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Thomas Aquinas School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
With 2 of 2 measures reported, St. Thomas Aquinas School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 74% | 67% | Second 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.
How St. Thomas Aquinas School is placed without a letter
Single schools aren’t lettered here; towns are. St. Thomas Aquinas School is placed instead by its results against the other schools in Alberta, which puts it in the middle fifth.
Red Deer’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Thomas Aquinas School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Thomas Aquinas School
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
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
Of the 6 schools for every grade nearest St. Thomas Aquinas School, 3 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas Aquinas School | English Catholic | English | 452 | Middle fifth | |
| Quest, Assessment | English public | English | 3 | – | 1.6 km |
| St. John Paul II Catholic Outreach School | English Catholic | English | 939 | – | 1.9 km |
| Ecole Camille J Lerouge School | English Catholic | English | 645 | Middle fifth | 1.9 km |
| École La Prairie | French public | French | 161 | Middle fifth | 2 km |
| Gateway Christian School | English public | English | 760 | Top fifth | 2.4 km |
| Parkland School Special Education | Independent | English | 18 | – | 2.7 km |
Schools for every grade near St. Thomas Aquinas 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. Thomas Aquinas School
Who runs St. Thomas Aquinas School?
The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division runs St. Thomas Aquinas School (English Catholic).
What language does St. Thomas Aquinas School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Thomas Aquinas 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. Thomas Aquinas School?
Nearby: Quest, Assessment (1.6 km), St. John Paul II Catholic Outreach School (1.9 km) and Ecole Camille J Lerouge School (1.9 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).