Coordinates: 53°32′09″N 113°30′08″W / 53.53583°N 113.50222°W
| Edmonton Catholic School District
Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7 |
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| Board office location | 9807-106 Street, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T5K 1C2 |
| Number of schools | 84 |
| 2009-2010 budget (CAD $ millions) |
$336.0[1] |
| Number of students | 33,441[2] |
| Chair of the Board | Debbie Engel |
| Superintendent | Joan Carr |
| Elected Trustees | Debbie Engel, Ward 1 Becky Kallal, Ward 2 Cindy Olsen, Ward 3 Rudy Arcilla, Ward 4 Marilyn Bergstra, Ward 5 Kara Pelech, Ward 6 |
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The Edmonton Catholic School District (ECSD) is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
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Size and transportation
In size the School Board is medium in size with 33,441 students, 1,858 Certificated Staff, and 1,191 Classified Staff.[2] There are a fair amount of school operating under the board. 84 schools in total with 3 new schools currently under construction.[3] The Edmonton Transit System (ETS) supplies the schools with bus passes every month in which are sold to the students at a lowered price. Elementary $27.00, Junior and Senior High $39.00.[4] If your family has 3 or more children, you can use the Family Plan for more reduce prices. Elementary $23.00/month, Junior and Senior $35.00/month. This also applies to charter (yellow) bus service, special needs charter (yellow) bus curb service, and the noon hour charter (yellow) bus curb service.[4]
History
In 1888, three nuns from the order of the Faithful Companions of Jesus began teaching 23 Catholic students in the very first Catholic school in Edmonton. From then they have grown from one school with 23 students to 84 schools with around 32,000 students. Catholic education in Edmonton has a proud tradition that dates back to before Alberta was a province. In August 1888, Edmonton Catholic parents applied to organize a separate school district for their children. In October of that same year three sisters from the Faithful Companions of Jesus sailed from France to open a convent and a school in Edmonton. They began teaching at the newly formed St. Joachim Catholic School on November 2, 1888. That first year the sisters taught 23 students. At that time compulsory schooling began at age seven and was complete by the age of 12.[5]
Future
The construction of three new schools has been recently announced. They will be located in the Terwillegar, Rutherford, and The Hamptons neighborhoods of Edmonton. All the school are expected to be completed by 2010. Also a new High School was announced along with the other three schools. This High School will also be located in the Terwillegar neighborhood and is expected to be completed by 2011 or 2012.[3]
Second language programs
The Edmonton Catholic School District offers a vast amount of Second language programs.[6]
Schools
There are a fair amount of school operating under the board. 84 schools in total with 3 new schools currently under construction.[3]
Elementary schools
There are 51 Elementary Schools under the board this is K-6.
- Schools
- Anne Fitzgerald
- Annunciation
- Bishop Greschuk
- Bishop Savaryn
- Blessed Kateri
- Father Leo Green
- Frère Antoine
- Good Shepherd
- Grandin
- John Paul I
- Katherine Therrien
- Mary Hanley
- Mother Teresa
- Our Lady of Peace
- Our Lady of the Prairies
- Our Lady of Victories
- St. Angela
- St. Anne
- St. Augustine
- St. Benedict
- St. Bernadette
- St. Bonaventure
- St. Boniface
- St. Brendan
- St. Charles
- St. Dominic
- St. Edmund
- St. Elizabeth
- St. Francis of Assisi
- St. Gabriel
- St. Gerard
- St. James
- St. Jerome
- St. John Bosco
- St. Justin
- St. Leo
- St. Lucy
- St. Maria Goretti
- St. Martha
- St. Martin
- St. Mary
- St. Matthew
- St. Monica
- St. Paul
- St. Philip
- St. Pius X
- St. Richard
- St. Stanislaus
- St. Teresa
- St. Timothy
- St. Vincent
- St. Vladimir
Junior high schools
There are 12 Junior High Schools under the board this is 7-9.
- Schools
- Cardinal Léger
- Father Michael Troy (Edmonton)
- H.E. Beriault
- Jean Forest (All Girls) Leadership Academy
- J.J. Bowlen
- St. Cecilia
- St. Hilda
- St. Kevin
- St. Mark
- St. Nicholas
- St. Rose
- St. Thomas More
- Sir John Thompson
Elementary/Junior schools
There are 11 Elementary/Junior Schools under the board K-9.
- Schools
- Archbishop Joseph MacNeil
- Ben Calf Robe - St. Clare
- Holy Cross
- Holy Family
- Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- St. Alphonsus
- St. Basil
- St. Catherine
- St. Clement (Edmonton)
- St. Edmund
- St. Elizabeth Seton
Senior high schools
There are 7 Senior High Schools under the board this is 10-12.
- Schools
Elementary/Junior/Senior high schools
There is 1 Elementary/Junior/Senior High School under the board this is K-12.
- Schools
Junior/Senior high schools
There is 1 Junior/Senior High School under the board this is 7-12.
- Schools
See also
References
- ^ "Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7". Edmonton Catholic Schools. http://www.ecsd.net/annual_reports/pdf/budgetpresentation2009.pdf. Retrieved 09 December 2009.
- ^ a b "About Us". Edmonton Catholic Schools. http://www.ecsd.net/aboutus/about.html. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ a b c "New Schools Update". Edmonton Catholic School District. http://www.fathermichaeltroy.ecsd.net/pdf/New%20Schools%20Update.pdf. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Student Transportation". Edmonton Catholic School District. http://www.ecsd.net/schools/transportation.html. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Over a Century of Catholic Education". Edmonton Catholic School District. http://www.ecsd.net/archives/history.html. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Second Language Programs". Edmonton Catholic School District. http://www.ecsd.net/schools/second_lang.html. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
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