Across the Waters Outreach
4204 kepler street · Whitecourt · T7S1P6 · The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division
One of Whitecourt’s 4 secondary schools, counting 3 km beyond the edge: Across the Waters Outreach. Every school in and around Whitecourt →
What stands out about Across the Waters Outreach
- A small secondary school: 32 students, against a middle of 371 in Alberta.
- Catholic and English-language, under The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division.
How Across the Waters Outreach does on Alberta’s tests
The Provincial Achievement Tests in Grades 6 and 9: each school against every school in Alberta.
Every measure for Across the Waters Outreach is held back, as Alberta does where a group is small.
| Measure | Here | Middle, Alberta | Band |
|---|---|---|---|
| PAT: acceptable standard | suppressed | – | – |
| PAT: standard of excellence | suppressed | – | – |
Suppressed: Alberta hides results for small groups. Shares are of enrolled students in the core courses, Grades 6 and 9 pooled.
Across the Waters Outreach has no results band
Each of Across the Waters Outreach’s results is withheld for privacy, which leaves nothing to place it by in Alberta.
Across the Waters Outreach feeds into Whitecourt’s School Grade, together with the other schools nearby.
Getting a place at Across the Waters Outreach
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The province funds Catholic separate schools beside the public ones. Each separate board sets its own admission rules, usually giving Catholic families first place.
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.
Across the Waters Outreach is the smallest of the 3 nearest secondary schools and itself.
| School | System | Language | Students | Band | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Across the Waters Outreach | English Catholic | English | 32 | – | |
| Gateway Academy Whitecourt | English public | English | 99 | – | 0.4 km |
| Hilltop High School | English public | English | 540 | Fourth fifth | 0.4 km |
| École St. Joseph School | English Catholic | English | 330 | Second fifth | 2.4 km |
Secondary schools near Across the Waters Outreach
Nearest first, as the crow flies, up to 25 km. Each school’s own admission policy decides who gets a place.
Questions about Across the Waters Outreach
Who runs Across the Waters Outreach?
The Living Waters Catholic Separate School Division: Across the Waters Outreach is one of its schools (English Catholic).
What language does Across the Waters Outreach teach in?
English.
How do pupils get a place at Across the Waters Outreach?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Which schools of the same kind are near Across the Waters Outreach?
The nearest are Gateway Academy Whitecourt (0.4 km), Hilltop High School (0.4 km) and École St. Joseph School (2.4 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).