St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy
Slave Lake · T0G2A4 · The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division
One of Slave Lake’s 4 secondary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy. Every school in and around Slave Lake →
What stands out about St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy
- 132 students, near the middle of 371 for secondary schools in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the bottom fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the standard of excellence, at 0% where the middle in Alberta is 13%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division.
- The only English Catholic secondary school in or within 3 km of Slave Lake.
- The province’s list gives no map point, so it is placed by its address’s town.
How St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy 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. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy averages the bottom fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 50% | 67% | Fourth fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 0% | 13% | Bottom fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy sits among the province’s schools
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy has no letter because TownRatings grades towns, not individual schools. What it does have is a standing: on the province’s published results it lands in the bottom fifth in Alberta.
Slave Lake’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Questions about St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy
Who runs St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy?
It is The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division that runs St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy, in the English Catholic system.
What language does St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Academy?
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).