Sacred Heart School
4419 52 avenue · Wetaskiwin · T9A2X7 · The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division
One of Wetaskiwin’s 2 schools for every grade, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Sacred Heart School. Every school in and around Wetaskiwin →
What stands out about Sacred Heart School
- A large all grades school: 539 students, against a middle of 233 in Alberta.
- Across its measures, its results average to the middle fifth in Alberta.
- On the standard of excellence it reaches 12%, below the 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division.
How Sacred Heart 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, Sacred Heart School averages the middle fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 64% | 67% | Middle 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.
Why Sacred Heart School has a band rather than a letter
Against the other schools in Alberta, Sacred Heart 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 Wetaskiwin: its School Grade weighs Sacred Heart School with every other school around it.
Getting a place at Sacred Heart 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.
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
Nearby schools teaching the same grades, whichever board runs them.
Sacred Heart School is larger than any of its 5 nearest schools for every grade.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sacred Heart School | English Catholic | English | 539 | Middle fifth | |
| Wetaskiwin Outreach | English public | English | 132 | – | 0.7 km |
| Gwynne Valley Rural Academy | Other | English | 128 | Middle fifth | 11 km |
| Ferrybank Colony School | English public | English | 17 | – | 17 km |
| Mecca Glen School | English public | English | 108 | Fourth fifth | 18 km |
| Pine Haven School | English public | English | 21 | – | 19 km |
Schools for every grade near Sacred Heart School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Sacred Heart School
Who runs Sacred Heart School?
The St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division: Sacred Heart School is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Sacred Heart School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Sacred Heart School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near Sacred Heart School?
The nearest are Wetaskiwin Outreach (0.7 km), Gwynne Valley Rural Academy (11 km) and Ferrybank Colony School (17 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).