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St. Paul School is located at 8251 St. Albans Rd, Richmond, BC V6Y 2L2. As part of the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese, the school describes itself as a joyful community of learning and faith that provides a quality Catholic education while developing the whole child—spiritually, intellectually, physically, socially, and emotionally.
School type: Independent School (Richmond)
Education language: English
Religious affiliation: St. Paul School is a Catholic school within the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA). The school’s educational program emphasizes integrating Catholic faith with personal life and culture, with Jesus Christ as the focal point of school life.
Grades: K-7
Phone: 604 277-4487
Email: office@stpaulschool.ca
Principal: Maureen Griffin
St. Paul School is a Catholic school within the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA). The school’s educational program emphasizes integrating Catholic faith with personal life and culture, with Jesus Christ as the focal point of school life.
**Athletics and extracurricular sports** The school highlights athletics as part of student life, focusing on fostering a love of sports, pride in personal and team achievement, and good sportsmanship. **The Arts (Fine Arts and Music)** The school states it provides opportunities for artistic development and exploration through fine arts and music.
St. Paul School emphasizes building a Christian community where Gospel values guide school life and members work together to support one another’s growth. The school aims to provide a safe, respectful, and accepting environment for all students, and it challenges students to achieve their highest level of performance while striving for excellence. Families are asked to understand that enrolling at St. Paul includes a commitment to the school’s philosophy and to parents’ continued primary role in faith formation.
The school directs families to download the New Student Application Package (including Kindergarten) and submit fully completed applications to the office in person during posted submission times/dates. The admissions page also outlines CISVA priorities for admittance and notes a non-refundable $50 application fee; tuition and annual fee information is provided in the application package.
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Academic Performance
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades overall score: 57 - well above the district average of 51, ahead by 6 points.
Literacy: 57
Numeracy: 58
Literacy and numeracy are closely matched.
School year trend view: All Grades (combined Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where available). In 2024-2025, literacy is 57, numeracy is 58, and overall is 57.
Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score declined by 8 points.
In the latest year, numeracy is the strongest of the three measures at 58, while literacy is lowest at 57.
Across the available years, literacy declined by 7 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy declined by 8 points since 2019-2020.
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 57.
Academic Performance shows the largest shift across the available period, declined by 8 points since 2019-2020.
Data is regularly updated to reflect the latest available academic scores and assessments from official school records.
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Academic Performance
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
All Grades overall score: 57 - well above the district average of 51, ahead by 6 points.
Literacy: 57
Numeracy: 58
Literacy and numeracy are closely matched.
School year trend view: All Grades (combined Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where available). In 2024-2025, literacy is 57, numeracy is 58, and overall is 57.
Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score declined by 8 points.
In the latest year, numeracy is the strongest of the three measures at 58, while literacy is lowest at 57.
Across the available years, literacy declined by 7 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy declined by 8 points since 2019-2020.
All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 57.
Academic Performance shows the largest shift across the available period, declined by 8 points since 2019-2020.
Academic Performance
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
Grade 4 overall score: 52 - in line with the district average of 51, within 1 point.
Literacy: 50
Numeracy: 55
Numeracy is a relative strength; literacy has more room to grow.
School year trend view: Grade 4. In 2024-2025, literacy is 50, numeracy is 55, and overall is 52.
Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score declined by 8 points.
In the latest year, numeracy is the strongest of the three measures at 55, while literacy is lowest at 50.
Across the available years, literacy declined by 9 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy declined by 7 points since 2019-2020.
Grade 4 trend view. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 52.
Academic Performance shows the largest shift across the available period, declined by 8 points since 2019-2020.
Academic Performance
School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.
Grade 7 overall score: 62 - well above the district average of 51, ahead by 11 points.
Literacy: 64
Numeracy: 60
Literacy is a relative strength; numeracy has more room to grow.
School year trend view: Grade 7. In 2024-2025, literacy is 64, numeracy is 60, and overall is 62.
Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score declined by 7 points.
In the latest year, literacy is the strongest of the three measures at 64, while numeracy is lowest at 60.
Across the available years, literacy declined by 5 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy declined by 9 points since 2019-2020.
Grade 7 trend view. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 62.
Academic Performance shows the largest shift across the available period, declined by 7 points since 2019-2020.