Mother Teresa
79 old boomer road · Sylvan Lake · T4S1Z4 · The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division
One of Sylvan Lake’s 3 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Mother Teresa. Every school in and around Sylvan Lake →
What stands out about Mother Teresa
- 383 students, near the middle of 233 for all grades schools in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the fourth fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 10%, below the 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic all grades school is within 3 km of Sylvan Lake.
How Mother Teresa does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Mother Teresa reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the fourth fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 68% | 67% | Middle fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 10% | 13% | Fourth fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
How Mother Teresa is placed without a letter
The fourth fifth in Alberta is where Mother Teresa’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 Sylvan Lake: its School Grade weighs Mother Teresa with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Mother Teresa
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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 schools for every grade
Its level’s nearest schools, measured as the crow flies.
5 of the 6 nearest schools for every grade have more students than Mother Teresa.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mother Teresa | English Catholic | English | 383 | Fourth fifth | |
| Lighthouse Christian School | Independent | English | 516 | Bottom fifth | 1 km |
| St. Patricks Community School | English Catholic | English | 596 | Middle fifth | 19 km |
| Bentley School | English public | English | 407 | Fourth fifth | 19 km |
| St. Lorenzo Ruiz Middle School | English Catholic | English | 581 | Middle fifth | 20 km |
| Koinonia Christian School (Red Deer) | Independent | English | 100 | Top fifth | 20 km |
| St. John Paul II Catholic Outreach School | English Catholic | English | 939 | – | 21 km |
Schools for every grade near Mother Teresa
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Mother Teresa
Who runs Mother Teresa?
Mother Teresa comes under The Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division (English Catholic).
What language does Mother Teresa teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Mother Teresa?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Mother Teresa?
Its nearest neighbours are Lighthouse Christian School (1 km), St. Patricks Community School (19 km) and Bentley School (19 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).