Holy Trinity Academy construction progress on March 9, 2026. (Image Credit: Jesse Gill/CHAT News)

By Jesse Gill

Education

Improving accessibility part of Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education fundraising effort

Mar 10, 2026 | 3:22 PM

The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education has a campaign underway to cover the $5 million needed for added features at the future Holy Trinity Academy to improve accessibility and function.

Extra funding will help cover upgrades beyond the amount received from the provincial government, including upgrading to two full-sized gyms and an accessible playground, and more.

The board is offering naming rights for different areas of the school as part of the fundraising effort, with a variety of options available.

The total school budget sits at $70 million, with the Alberta government covering $65 million of those costs. The $5 million in additional funding is projected to be covered through $4.1 million in sponsorship, $300,000 in grants, $100,000 in fundraising events, and $500,000 through the sale of the former St. Louis School site.

Students currently attending St. Mary’s, St. Francis Xavier, and St. Michael’s schools are set to move to the new K-to-9 school, expected to be fully opened for the 2027-28 school year.

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Students from St. Francis Xavier are expected to move into the building in March 2027 to allow for the demolition of that school, and completion of Holy Trinity Academy.

After student’s move from St. Mary’s the facility will be converted from a junior high school to a K-6 French Immersion program, with students moving there from Ecole St. John Paul II.