St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School
5427 50 street · Taber · T1G1M2 · The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division
Taber and its 3 km edge have 13 schools for every grade; St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School is one. Every school in and around Taber →
What stands out about St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School
- 173 students, near the middle of 233 for all grades schools in Alberta.
- Its results sit in the middle fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Its best showing is the acceptable standard, at 71% where the middle in Alberta is 67%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic all grades school is within 3 km of Taber.
How St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 71% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 13% | 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 St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School is placed without a letter
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate 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 middle fifth in Alberta.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School feeds into Taber’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate 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.
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
Same-level schools nearby, nearest first, of every system.
None of the 6 schools for every grade nearest St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School has more students.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School | English Catholic | English | 173 | Middle fifth | |
| Armada Colony School | English public | English | 23 | – | 1.2 km |
| Delco Colony School | English public | English | 32 | – | 1.2 km |
| Copperfield Farms Colony School | English public | English | 46 | Second fifth | 1.2 km |
| Lomond Colony School | English public | English | 24 | – | 1.2 km |
| Cameron Farms School | English public | English | 27 | – | 1.2 km |
| Sunnysite Colony School | English public | English | 28 | – | 1.2 km |
Schools for every grade near St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School
Who runs St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School?
It is The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division that runs St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate 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 St. Mary's Roman Catholic Separate School?
Nearby: Armada Colony School (1.2 km), Delco Colony School (1.2 km) and Copperfield Farms Colony School (1.2 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).