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St Joseph the Worker

Richmond, BC - Independent School - Grades K-7

About

St. Joseph the Worker is located at 4451 Williams Rd, Richmond, BC V7E 1J7. The parish describes itself as a vibrant, joyful, and diverse Catholic community in west Richmond, and notes that its Parish and School are overseen by the Canadian Holy Spirit Province of the Order of Friars Minor (OFM).

At a Glance

School type: Independent School (Richmond)

Education language: English

Religious affiliation: St. Joseph the Worker is a Catholic parish community. The elementary school operates under Catholic Independent Schools in the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) and teaches the BC curriculum from a faith-based, Christ-centered perspective.

Grades: K-7

Phone: 604 277-1115

Email: jwithers@stjosephtheworker.ca

Principal: Jamie Withers

Religious Affiliation

St. Joseph the Worker is a Catholic parish community. The elementary school operates under Catholic Independent Schools in the Vancouver Archdiocese (CISVA) and teaches the BC curriculum from a faith-based, Christ-centered perspective.

Programs and Services

Catholic faith-based education The school teaches the BC curriculum from a faith-based perspective and describes its approach as Christ-centered education focused on students’ intellectual, physical, emotional, moral, and spiritual development. Faith formation / parish ministry connections The parish offers ongoing faith formation and describes many parish ministries, including liturgy-related roles such as altar servers, lectors, communion ministers, hospitality, greeting ministry, and music ministry.

School Culture and Expectations

The school describes itself as rooted in Christ-centered education and focused on supporting both the “spirits and minds” of children. It aims to develop Christian leaders, responsible citizens, and life-long learners.

Location

Site: stjworker.ca/

Phone: 604 277-1115

Address: 4451 Williams Rd, Richmond, BC V7E 1J7

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Academic Learning of St Joseph the Worker

59.51

Academic Performance

Academic Performance Score

School year: 2024-2025. Scores out of 100.

All Grades overall score: 60 - well above the district average of 51, ahead by 8 points.

Literacy: 56

Numeracy: 63

Numeracy is a relative strength; literacy has more room to grow.

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School year trend view: All Grades (combined Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where available). In 2024-2025, literacy is 56, numeracy is 63, and overall is 60.

Compared with 2019-2020, the overall score declined by 4 points.

In the latest year, numeracy is the strongest of the three measures at 63, while literacy is lowest at 56.

Across the available years, literacy declined by 10 points since 2019-2020, while numeracy improved by 3 points since 2019-2020.

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Academic Performance Score Change Over Years

All Grades trend view combines Grade 4 and Grade 7 averages where both are available. In 2024-2025, academic performance is 60.

Academic Performance shows the largest shift across the available period, declined by 4 points since 2019-2020.

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