Calgary Board of Education
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The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the public school board in Calgary
, Alberta
, Canada
. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of religion.
In terms of student population and school count, the CBE is over twice the size of the other major school district board in Calgary, the Calgary Catholic School District
(CCSD), which teaches mainly, but not exclusively, Catholic students. The other two districts based in the city, both Franchophone, are a fraction of the size of the CBE with only a handful of schools each. In land area, the CBE is the smallest of the four Calgary districts, as its territory is limited to municipal limits of Calgary (although its area is only slightly smaller than that of the CCSD). As the city limits have expanded, the CBE boundary has remained in sync. All CBE land overlaps the other three districts.
The CBE operates 219 schools in grades K-12. Non-adult student enrollment was 96,860 as of September 2009. The operating budget was $790 million for the 2005/2006 fiscal year.
. The public (CBE) and Catholic (CCSD) systems operate independently of each other, and are both under the direct authority of the provincial government of Alberta
.
The CBE operates an adult and continuing education program through Chinook Learning Services. It offers High School Upgrading, Continuing Education and adult English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
The Louise Dean Centre
is a school specifically designed for female students that become pregnant before completing high school. It provides daycare for the children, flexible schedules for the students, and special counseling.
The CBE's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program assists qualified students with more advanced instruction. GATE compacts and accelerates the typical curriculum. It also provides extra experts and mentors. Currently, nine CBE schools offer the GATE programhttp://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/spec_ed/se-gifted.asp.
In 2003, the CBE opened the board's only all-female school, Alice Jamieson Girls' Academy
. In the same year, over the board's objections, the Calgary Girls' School
(CGS) public charter school
was also opened; but as a charter school, CGS is run independently of the CBE. Both schools teach grades 4-9, and are founded on the premise that females learn differently than boys, and will under-perform for social reasons when in the presence of male peers.
In 2011, the CBE opened the board's first all-male alternative program, based in the Sir James Lougheed School. The program teaches grades K-5, and similar to the all-girls schools - the program is founded on the premise that boys learn differently than girls, and they may behave differently to meet "macho" expectations, and that they require a more active, hands-on teaching style.
program in a limited number of schools. The program is geared mainly for English-speaking families who wish their children to become fully fluent in French. It offers early and late adoption programs.
Up until 2000, the CBE also provided French instruction (as the primary language of instruction) to children from French families (who didn't need or want immersion). When the Greater Southern Francophone School Board was formed in 2000, the CBE relinquished its authority over such schools, and handed over (what was then known as) Ecole Queen's Park (its only such school at the time) to the Francophone board.
In Alberta, a senior high school teaches grades 10-12. However, some may not teach all three grades. Also, some are combined with junior high schools, which teach grades 7-9. The following is a list of senior high schools operated by the CBE as of 2005, taken from the CBE's complete list. The board divides the city into five areas, shown on the City Area Map.
The CBE, in 2010, launched the CBE Chief Superintendent's Student Advisory Council - a group of high school students with student representation from each of the CBE's high school programs. They meet regularly with the CBE's Chief Superintendent, Naomi Johnson, to discuss issues in the system and propose solutions.
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
, Alberta
Alberta
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, Canada
Canada
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. As a public system, the CBE is required to accept any students who meet age and residency requirements, regardless of religion.
Size
Calgary Catholic School District
The Calgary Catholic School District is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighboring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, and Cochrane...
(CCSD), which teaches mainly, but not exclusively, Catholic students. The other two districts based in the city, both Franchophone, are a fraction of the size of the CBE with only a handful of schools each. In land area, the CBE is the smallest of the four Calgary districts, as its territory is limited to municipal limits of Calgary (although its area is only slightly smaller than that of the CCSD). As the city limits have expanded, the CBE boundary has remained in sync. All CBE land overlaps the other three districts.
The CBE operates 219 schools in grades K-12. Non-adult student enrollment was 96,860 as of September 2009. The operating budget was $790 million for the 2005/2006 fiscal year.
Governance
A group of seven elected trustees govern the CBE. Each trustee represents two wards in the city. They are elected every three years, in the regular municipal election. In the election, Calgary voters can only vote for a trustee to one (not both) of the two main school boards. The last election was in October 2010Calgary municipal election, 2010
The 2010 Calgary municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and 14 aldermen to the city council, the seven trustees to the Calgary School District , and four of the seven trustees to the Calgary Catholic School District . Three incumbent separate school trustees had no...
. The public (CBE) and Catholic (CCSD) systems operate independently of each other, and are both under the direct authority of the provincial government of Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
.
Special programs
The CBE operates a number of special programs, usually, but not always operated out of regular schools (with regular instruction).The CBE operates an adult and continuing education program through Chinook Learning Services. It offers High School Upgrading, Continuing Education and adult English as a Second Language (ESL) programs.
The Louise Dean Centre
Louise Dean Centre
The Louise Dean Centre is a public combined junior and senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that teaches grades 10 through 12. It is designed exclusively for teenage mothers...
is a school specifically designed for female students that become pregnant before completing high school. It provides daycare for the children, flexible schedules for the students, and special counseling.
The CBE's Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) program assists qualified students with more advanced instruction. GATE compacts and accelerates the typical curriculum. It also provides extra experts and mentors. Currently, nine CBE schools offer the GATE programhttp://www.cbe.ab.ca/programs/spec_ed/se-gifted.asp.
In 2003, the CBE opened the board's only all-female school, Alice Jamieson Girls' Academy
Alice Jamieson Girls' Academy
The Alice Jamieson Girls' Academy is an all-female public school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is the only single gender school run by the Calgary Board of Education , and is one of a very small number of fully public single-gender schools in Canada.The school was named to honor Alice Jamieson,...
. In the same year, over the board's objections, the Calgary Girls' School
Calgary Girls' School
Calgary Girls' School is an all female public charter school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It currently teaches grades 4-9.Established in 2003, the school operates at two sites. Grades 4-5 are located at the Bel Aire campus, and students in grades 6-9 are located at the Lakeview campus. A school...
(CGS) public charter school
Alberta charter schools
Alberta charter schools are a special type of public schools which have a greater degree of autonomy than a normal public school, to allow them to offer programs that are significantly different from regular public schools operated by district school boards. Charter schools report directly to the...
was also opened; but as a charter school, CGS is run independently of the CBE. Both schools teach grades 4-9, and are founded on the premise that females learn differently than boys, and will under-perform for social reasons when in the presence of male peers.
In 2011, the CBE opened the board's first all-male alternative program, based in the Sir James Lougheed School. The program teaches grades K-5, and similar to the all-girls schools - the program is founded on the premise that boys learn differently than girls, and they may behave differently to meet "macho" expectations, and that they require a more active, hands-on teaching style.
French as the primary language of instruction
The board also operates a French immersionFrench immersion
French immersion is a form of bilingual education in which a child who does not speak French as his or her first language receives instruction in school in French...
program in a limited number of schools. The program is geared mainly for English-speaking families who wish their children to become fully fluent in French. It offers early and late adoption programs.
Up until 2000, the CBE also provided French instruction (as the primary language of instruction) to children from French families (who didn't need or want immersion). When the Greater Southern Francophone School Board was formed in 2000, the CBE relinquished its authority over such schools, and handed over (what was then known as) Ecole Queen's Park (its only such school at the time) to the Francophone board.
Senior high schools
| School Name | Grades | Area | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alternative High School Alternative High School (Calgary) Alternative High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; which teaches grades 10 through 12. AHS is currently located at the Clinton Ford Centre, which was home to the former Clinton Ford Elementary School.... (at Clinton Ford Centre) |
10-12 | IV | 5003 - 20 St. S.W. |
| Bowness High School Bowness High School Bowness High School is a public school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10 through 12. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education.... |
10-12 | I | 4627 - 77 St., N.W. |
| Centennial High School Centennial High School (Calgary) Centennial High School is a high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, teaching grades 10 through 12. The school's name was chosen as a reference to the 100th birthday of the province of Alberta in 2005, as the construction of the school was finished that year... |
10-12 | V | 55 Sun Valley Blvd. |
| Central Memorial High School Central Memorial High School Central Memorial High School is a public senior high school located in the southwest community of North Glenmore in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Calgary Board of Education... |
10-12 | IV | 5111 - 21 St., S.W. |
| Crescent Heights High School Crescent Heights High School (Calgary) Crescent Heights High School is currently a high school with approximately 1700 students in grades 9-12 in Calgary, Alberta. The school is part of the Calgary Board of Education's public school system.-History:... |
10-12 | II | 1019 - 1 St., N.W. |
| Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School | 10-12 | V | 220 Canterbury Dr., S.W. |
| Ernest Manning High School Ernest Manning High School Ernest Manning High School is a public senior high school located in the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada and south of the Bow River. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Calgary Board of Education... |
10-12 | IV | 3600 - 16 Avenue, S.W. |
| Forest Lawn High School Forest Lawn High School Forest Lawn High School is a high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada in the southeast community of Forest Lawn. The senior high school, which is known as the Titans, has sports teams, drama productions, dance, band, and choir. The school was established more than 50 years ago... |
10-12 | III | 1304 - 44 St., S.E. |
| Henry Wise Wood High School | 10-12 | V | 910 - 75 Avenue, S.W. |
| Jack James High School | 10-12 | III | 5105 - 8 Avenue, S.E. |
| James Fowler High School | 10-12 | II | 4004 - 4 St., N.W. |
| John G. Diefenbaker High School John G. Diefenbaker High School John G. Diefenbaker High School is a senior public high school located at 6620 4th Street N.W., Calgary, Alberta. The school is named after the 13th Prime Minister of Canada Rt. Hon. John Diefenbaker. The school is part of the Calgary Board of Education. The school graduates around 400 Grade 12... |
10-12 | II | 6620 - 4 St., N.W. |
| Lester B. Pearson High School Lester B. Pearson High School (Calgary) Lester B. Pearson High School is a public senior high school located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada administered by the Calgary Board of Education. The school is named for Nobel Laureate and Canadian Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson.... |
10-12 | III | 3020 - 52 St. N.E. |
| Lord Beaverbrook High School Lord Beaverbrook High School Lord Beaverbrook High School or LBHS is a high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada founded in 1967. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education.-Notable alumni:*Don Cairns, former National Hockey League player.... |
10-12 | V | 9019 Fairmount Dr., S.E. |
| Lord Shaughnessy High School Lord Shaughnessy High School Lord Shaughnessy High School is a former high school located in Calgary, Alberta. In 2009, it housed the Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies as well as its own program, with a focus on shop classes, such as commercial foods and automotives.... |
10-12 | IV | 2336 - 53 Avenue, S.W. |
| Sir William Van Horne High School | 10-12 | I | 2215 Uxbridge Dr., N.W. |
| Sir Winston Churchill High School Sir Winston Churchill High School Sir Winston Churchill High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It derives its name from Sir Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during World War II and the early 1950s. The high school is built in the northwest quadrant of the city, and currently... |
10-12 | I | 5220 Northland Dr., N.W. |
| Western Canada High School Western Canada High School Western Canada High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It has classes for grades 10 through 12. Western is located in the 17th Avenue business district of the Lower Mount Royal community, and is the most centrally located public high school in Calgary.-History:The... |
10-12 | IV | 641 - 17 Avenue, S.W. |
| William Aberhart High School William Aberhart High School William Aberhart High School is a public senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, which teaches grades 10, 11, and 12. It is operated by the Calgary Board of Education. It is a comprehensive English and French Immersion school of 1500 students. William Aberhart High School is located at 3009... |
10-12 | II | 3009 Morley Trail, N.W. |
| Combined Junior and Senior High Schools | |||
| School Name | Grades | Area | Location |
| Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies Juno Beach Academy of Canadian Studies is an Alternative Program public high school in Calgary, Alberta. First housed in Van Horne School, then later in the old Lord Shaughnessy High School, it is now located in the Dr Norman Bethune School. The Calgary Board of Education runs the program as an... (at Dr. Norman Bethune School ) |
7-12 | IV | |
| Louise Dean Centre Louise Dean Centre The Louise Dean Centre is a public combined junior and senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, that teaches grades 10 through 12. It is designed exclusively for teenage mothers... |
7-12 | II | 120 - 23 St. N.W. |
| National Sport School National Sport School (Canada) The National Sport School is a public high school in Calgary, Alberta; which teaches grades 9 through 12. The school is specially designed for Canadian Olympic calibre athletes to be able to train and travel internationally, while staying in school... (at Ernest Manning High School) |
9-12 | IV | 3600 16 Avenue, S.W. |
| Queen Elizabeth Junior/Senior High School Queen Elizabeth Junior and Senior High School (Calgary) Queen Elizabeth High School is a Canadian public combined junior and senior high school in Calgary, Alberta, which teaches grades 7 through 12. The junior and senior programs share a common principal, many teachers, and other resources of the school. It is operated by the Calgary Board of... |
7-12 | II | 512 - 18 St., N.W. |
| Online School | |||
| School Name | Grades | Area | Location |
| CBe-learn CBe-learn CBe-learn is a public junior high and high school located in the City of Calgary, Alberta, CanadaThe school falls under the jurisdiction of the Calgary Board of Education... (at Ernest Manning High School) |
7-12 | All | 3600 16 Avenue, S.W. |
The CBE, in 2010, launched the CBE Chief Superintendent's Student Advisory Council - a group of high school students with student representation from each of the CBE's high school programs. They meet regularly with the CBE's Chief Superintendent, Naomi Johnson, to discuss issues in the system and propose solutions.