Holy Family Catholic School
39 sunset boulevard · St. Albert · T8N0N6 · The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division
St. Albert and its 3 km edge have 19 elementary schools; Holy Family Catholic School is one. Every school in and around St. Albert →
What stands out about Holy Family Catholic School
- Its 200 students sit close to the 267 of a middle elementary school in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its weakest measure is the acceptable standard, at 56% where the middle in Alberta is 67%.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Greater St. Albert 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.
On average across 2 reported measures of 2, Holy Family Catholic School is in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 56% | 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.
A standing for Holy Family Catholic School, not a grade
Holy Family Catholic School 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 fourth fifth in Alberta.
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
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
A separate (Catholic) board runs its own schools with public money and its own admission rules.
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
The closest schools of its level, by straight-line distance.
Of the 6 elementary schools nearest Holy Family Catholic School, 5 are larger.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Family Catholic School | English Catholic | English | 200 | Fourth fifth | |
| Leo Nickerson Elementary | English public | English | 518 | Bottom fifth | 0.5 km |
| St. Albert Public Schools Preschool | English public | English | 80 | – | 1 km |
| Sir Alexander Mackenzie School | English public | English | 481 | Second fifth | 1.1 km |
| Wild Rose Elementary School | English public | English | 271 | – | 1.5 km |
| Albert Lacombe Catholic Elementary School | English Catholic | English | 308 | Middle fifth | 1.6 km |
| École Sacré-Coeur | English Catholic | English | 302 | – | 2 km |
Elementary schools 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?
Holy Family Catholic School comes under The Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Holy Family Catholic School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Holy Family Catholic School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near Holy Family Catholic School?
Nearby: Leo Nickerson Elementary (0.5 km), St. Albert Public Schools Preschool (1 km) and Sir Alexander Mackenzie School (1.1 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).