The
Canadian province of
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...
has 379
school authorities, which are sometimes referred to as school boards, school districts, or school divisions. Types include
public school,
separate school and
francophone school authorities. There are also
charter school
A charter school is a school that receives government funding but operates independently of the established state school system in which it is located. It is independent in the sense that it operates according to the basic principle of autono ...
s and
private school
Private or privates may refer to:
Music
* " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
* "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...
s that act as their own authorities, as well as schools under the authority of
early childhood services (ECS), private operators, and
Federal Indian Affairs.
Alberta's school authorities report to
Alberta Education
Alberta Education (also known as the Ministry of Education) is the Albertan ministry (government department), ministry responsible for early childhood education, primary education, and secondary education in Alberta. This is one of the original ...
.
School authority types
Public
Alberta has 42 public school authorities.
[
* Aspen View Public School Division No. 78
* Battle River Regional Division No. 31
*]Black Gold Regional Division No. 18
Black Gold School Division or Black Gold Regional Schools is a Public school (government funded), public school School authority, authority in Central Alberta, Canada, headquartered in Nisku.
Size
Black Gold School Division (BGSD) is the 7th la ...
* Buffalo Trail Public Schools Regional Division No. 28
* Calgary School District No. 19
* Canadian Rockies Regional Division No. 12
* Chinook's Edge School Division No. 73
* Clearview School Division No. 71
* Edmonton School District No. 7
*Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14
Elk Island Public Schools, or EIPS, is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Sherwood Park.
The division is composed of 43 schools, 17460 students, and the full-time equivalent of approximately 1435 s ...
* Foothills School Division No. 38
* Fort McMurray Public School District No. 2833
*Fort Vermilion School Division No. 52
Fort Vermilion School Division No. 52 or Fort Vermilion School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Fort Vermilion.
See also
*List of school authorities in Alberta
The Canadian province ...
* Golden Hills School Division No. 75
* Grande Prairie School District No. 2357
*Grande Yellowhead Public School Division No. 77
Grande Yellowhead Public School Division (GYPSD) is a public school board that serves the Yellowhead County. GYPSD operates schools in Evansburg, Wildwood, Niton, Fulham, Edson, Hinton, Grande Cache, Jasper as well as rural schools in the area ...
* Grasslands Regional Division No. 6
* High Prairie School Division No. 48
* Horizon School Division No. 67
*Lethbridge School District No. 51
Lethbridge School Division is the public school board in Lethbridge
Lethbridge ( ) is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada. With a population of 101,482 in its 2019 municipal census, Lethbridge became the fourth Alberta city to surpas ...
* Livingstone Range School Division No. 68
* Lloydminster Public School Division
* Medicine Hat School District No. 76
*Northern Gateway Regional Division No. 10
Northern Gateway Regional Division No. 10 or Northern Gateway Public Schools is a public school board serving Woodlands County, Lac Ste. Anne County and part of the Municipal District of Greenview No. 16
The Municipal District of Greenview No ...
* Northern Lights School Division No. 69
* Northland School Division No. 61
* Palliser Regional Division No. 26
* Parkland School Division No. 70
* Peace River School Division No. 10
* Peace Wapiti School Division No. 76
*Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7
The Pembina Hills School Division, (formerly known as Pembina Hills Regional Division No. 7 and Pembina Hills Public Schools) is a school division headquartered in Barrhead, Alberta.
The division, with 16 schools having a total of about 3,700 st ...
* Prairie Land Regional Division No. 25
* Prairie Rose School Division No. 8
* Red Deer Public School District No. 104
* Rocky View School Division No. 41
* St. Albert Public School District No. 5565
*St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1
St. Paul Education Regional Division No. 1 or St. Paul Education is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Paul
Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאו ...
*Sturgeon School Division No. 24
Sturgeon School Division No. 24 or Sturgeon School Division is a Public prison (government funded), public school School authority, authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Morinville.
See also
*List of school authoriti ...
* Westwind School Division No. 74
*Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11
Wetaskiwin Regional Division No. 11 or Wetaskiwin Regional Public Schools (WRPS) is the school board serving the County of Wetaskiwin No. 10. WRPS is a public school board system obliged to accept anyone who meets age and location requirements.
...
* Wild Rose School Division No. 66
* Wolf Creek School Division No. 72
Private
Alberta has 153 private school authorities.[
]
Separate
Alberta has 17 separate school authorities.[
* Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1
*]Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 3
Christ the Redeemer Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 3 or Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools is a publicly funded Catholic school jurisdiction serving students in a number of communities across southern Alberta, Canada.
Communities
Com ...
* East Central Alberta Catholic Separate Schools Regional Division No. 16
* Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7
* Elk Island Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 41
* Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2
* Fort McMurray Roman Catholic Separate School Division No. 32
* Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 28
* Greater St. Albert Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 734
* Holy Family Catholic Regional Division No. 37
*Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No.4 or Holy Spirit Catholic Schools is the Catholic school authority in Lethbridge, Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Wester ...
*Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 150
Lakeland Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 150 or Lakeland Catholic Schools is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Bonnyville.
See also
*List of school authorities in Alberta
The Canadi ...
* Living Waters Catholic Regional Division No. 42
* Lloydminster Roman Catholic Separate School Division
* Medicine Hat Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 20
* Red Deer Catholic Regional Division No. 39
*
Francophone
After a 1990 Supreme Court decision, based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms
The ''Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms'' (french: Charte canadienne des droits et libertés), often simply referred to as the ''Charter'' in Canada, is a bill of rights entrenched in the Constitution of Canada, forming the first part ...
minority language rights provisions, Alberta established francophone school authorities to allow francophone communities to administer their own schools, and provide French language instruction, wherever numbers warrant.
Alberta has four francophone school authorities.[
* East Central Francophone Education Region No. 3
* Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2
* Northwest Francophone Education Region No. 1
* The Southern Francophone Education Region No. 4
]
Charter
Charter schools are independent of district school authorities. Each has its own board with powers similar to a district authority, but limited to a single school.
Alberta has 13 charter school authorities.[
*Almadina School Society
*Aurora School Ltd.
* Boyle Street Education Centre
*Calgary Arts Academy Society
* Calgary Girls' School Society
*CAPE - Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence Institute
* Connect Charter School Society
*Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society
*Mother Earth's Children's Charter School Society
*New Horizons Charter School Society
*Suzuki Charter School Society
*Valhalla School Foundation
* Westmount Charter School Society
]
See also
* Public School Boards' Association of Alberta
* Ukrainian Bilingual Program
References
{{Subdivisions of Alberta
Education in Alberta
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School authorities
Alberta
Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest Ter ...