Holy Family Catholic School
Waskatenau · T0A3P0 · The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Of the 10 schools for every grade in or near St. Albert (within 3 km), this is Holy Family Catholic School. Every school in and around St. Albert →
What stands out about Holy Family Catholic School
- 118 students, near the middle of 233 for all grades schools in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- On the acceptable standard it reaches 61%, below the 67% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Holy Family 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, Holy Family Catholic School averages the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 61% | 67% | Fourth 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.
Holy Family Catholic School is placed by its results, not lettered
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so Holy Family Catholic School gets a place among them, the fourth fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
St. Albert’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where Holy Family Catholic School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at Holy Family Catholic School
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
Catholic separate schools are publicly funded here; each separate board decides whom it admits, Catholic families first.
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
The nearest schools of the same level, as the crow flies: system, language and, where published, students and results.
All 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Holy Family Catholic School.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 118 | Fourth fifth | |
| Hillgrove Campus | English public | English | 757 | Middle fifth | 1 km |
| École Ste Marguerite d’Youville | English Catholic | English | 331 | Second fifth | 1.7 km |
| Elmer S Gish School | English public | English | 904 | Top fifth | 1.9 km |
| Elizabeth Finch School | English public | English | 822 | Middle fifth | 3.7 km |
| Joseph M. Demko School | English public | English | 763 | Middle fifth | 4.1 km |
| Elves Adult & Youth Centre | Independent | English | 156 | – | 4.2 km |
Schools for every grade near Holy Family 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 Holy Family Catholic School
Who runs Holy Family Catholic School?
The board is The Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School Division; Holy Family Catholic School is English Catholic.
What language does Holy Family Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Family Catholic School?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Family Catholic School?
The closest schools are Hillgrove Campus (1 km), École Ste Marguerite d’Youville (1.7 km) and Elmer S Gish 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).