École St. Mary School
5630 mink creek road · Whitecourt · T7S1M9 · The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division
Around Whitecourt, within 3 km, there are 5 elementary schools, École St. Mary School among them. Every school in and around Whitecourt →
What stands out about École St. Mary School
- A typical size: 236 students, where the middle elementary school in Alberta has 267.
- Its results sit in the second fifth in Alberta, averaged over its measures.
- Strongest on the standard of excellence: 19%, against 13% in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division.
How École St. Mary School does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
École St. Mary School reports 2 of 2 measures; on average they sit in the second fifth in Alberta.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | 73% | 67% | Second fifth |
| PAT: standard of excellence | 19% | 13% | Second fifth |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Where École St. Mary School sits among the province’s schools
In Alberta, schools are compared on the province’s published results, so École St. Mary School gets a place among them, the second fifth, rather than a letter of its own.
Whitecourt’s School Grade, on its Schools page, is where École St. Mary School counts towards a letter.
Getting a place at École St. Mary 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 schools are public here, run by separate boards that set their own admissions.
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.
École St. Mary School is the smallest of the 4 nearest elementary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| École St. Mary School | English Catholic | English | 236 | Second fifth | |
| Percy Baxter Middle School | English public | English | 366 | Bottom fifth | 0.7 km |
| Pat Hardy Primary School | English public | English | 291 | – | 2.2 km |
| École St. Anne School | English Catholic | English | 305 | – | 2.3 km |
| Whitecourt Central Elementary School | English public | English | 326 | – | 2.5 km |
Elementary schools near École St. Mary School
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about École St. Mary School
Who runs École St. Mary School?
It is The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division that runs École St. Mary School, in the English Catholic system.
What language does École St. Mary School teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at École St. Mary School?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Which schools of the same kind are near École St. Mary School?
The nearest are Percy Baxter Middle School (0.7 km), Pat Hardy Primary School (2.2 km) and École St. Anne School (2.3 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).