St. Mary's Catholic High School
4434 53 street · Vegreville · T9C1A1 · The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division
Vegreville and its 3 km edge have 3 secondary schools; St. Mary's Catholic High School is one. Every school in and around Vegreville →
What stands out about St. Mary's Catholic High School
- 188 students, near the middle of 371 for secondary schools in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- Its best showing is the acceptable standard, at 86% where the middle in Alberta is 67%.
- An English Catholic school, run by The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division.
- No other English Catholic secondary school is within 3 km of Vegreville.
How St. Mary's Catholic High 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 Catholic High School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 86% | 67% | Top 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.
Why St. Mary's Catholic High School has a band rather than a letter
Against the other schools in Alberta, St. Mary's Catholic High School’s results fall in the middle fifth. That band is its measure here: the letters on this site are for towns.
The letter belongs to Vegreville: its School Grade weighs St. Mary's Catholic High School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at St. Mary's Catholic High School
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
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 secondary schools
Its nearest neighbours of the same level, any system.
| School | System | Language | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Mary's Catholic High School | English Catholic | English | Middle fifth | |
| Vegreville Composite High School | English public | English | Fourth fifth | 1 km |
Secondary schools near St. Mary's Catholic High 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 Catholic High School
Who runs St. Mary's Catholic High School?
The board is The Elk Island Catholic Separate School Division; St. Mary's Catholic High School is English Catholic.
What language does St. Mary's Catholic High School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at St. Mary's Catholic High School?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which schools of the same kind are near St. Mary's Catholic High School?
Nearby: Vegreville Composite High School (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).