Assumption Roman Catholic School
Oyen · T0J2J0 · The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division
Assumption Roman Catholic School is one of 7 elementary schools in or within 3 km of Special Area No. 3. Every school in and around Special Area No. 3 →
What stands out about Assumption Roman Catholic School
- A small elementary school: 54 students, against a middle of 267 in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the acceptable standard it reaches 73%, above the 67% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic elementary school is within 3 km of Special Area No. 3.
- It sits 0.5 km outside the town’s boundary.
How Assumption Roman Catholic 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, Assumption Roman Catholic School is in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 73% | 67% | Second 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.
How Assumption Roman Catholic School is placed without a letter
Its standing, the middle fifth in Alberta, comes from the province’s published results set beside every other school’s; Assumption Roman Catholic School itself carries no letter, since letters are kept for towns.
The letter belongs to Special Area No. 3: its School Grade weighs Assumption Roman Catholic School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Assumption Roman Catholic School
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
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.
Side by side with the nearest elementary schools
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
1 of the 2 nearest elementary schools have more students than Assumption Roman Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption Roman Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 54 | Middle fifth | |
| Oyen Public School | English public | English | 99 | Bottom fifth | 0.6 km |
| Acadia Colony School | English public | English | 15 | – | 16 km |
Elementary schools near Assumption Roman Catholic School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Assumption Roman Catholic School
Who runs Assumption Roman Catholic School?
Assumption Roman Catholic School comes under The Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Assumption Roman Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Assumption Roman Catholic 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 Assumption Roman Catholic School?
Closest by: Oyen Public School (0.6 km) and Acadia Colony School (16 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).