St. Mary Catholic School
Beaverlodge · T0H0C0 · The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division
St. Mary Catholic School is one of 2 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Slave Lake. Every school in and around Slave Lake →
What stands out about St. Mary Catholic School
- Its 297 students sit close to the 233 of a middle all grades school in Alberta.
- On the measures with a value, it lands in the top fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 26%, above the 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How St. Mary Catholic 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. Mary Catholic School averages the top fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 87% | 67% | Top fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 26% | 13% | Top fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
St. Mary Catholic School is placed by its results, not lettered
The top fifth in Alberta is where St. Mary Catholic School’s results put it among the province’s schools. That is the comparison the published figures allow; a letter is something we give towns, not single schools.
The letter belongs to Slave Lake: its School Grade weighs St. Mary Catholic School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at St. Mary Catholic School
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
Here the Catholic schools form a funded separate system; non-Catholic families may apply where a board allows it.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about St. Mary Catholic School
Who runs St. Mary Catholic School?
St. Mary Catholic School comes under The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does St. Mary Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Mary Catholic School?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).