Edmonton Catholic School Division
Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division No. 7 or the Edmonton Catholic School Division (ECSD) is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
| Edmonton Catholic School Division Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division No. 7 | |
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| Location | |
| Canada | |
| Coordinates | 53°32′9″N 113°30′9″W |
| District information | |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Superintendent | Robert Martin |
| Chair of the board | Sandra Palazzo |
| Schools | 96 (2021–22) |
| Budget | C$513.2 million (2021-22) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 43,400 (2021-22) |
| Other information | |
| Elected trustees | Terry Harris, Ward 71 Sandra Palazzo, Ward 72 Vacancy, Ward 73 Debbie Engel, Ward 74 Alene Mutala, Ward 75 Lisa Turchansky, Ward 76 Laura Thibert, Ward 77 |
| Website | www |
Size
The Edmonton Catholic School Division currently operates 96 schools.[1] There are a total of 1 pre-K school, 49 elementary schools, 21 elementary/junior high schools, 2 elementary/junior/senior high schools (not counting the Kisiko Awasis Kiskinhamawin in Mountain Cree Camp as the school is managed outside the ECSD main budget), 12 junior high schools, 1 junior/senior high school, 9 senior high schools (counting a 4-campus school as 1), and 1 senior high asynchronous online learning program (standalone, rather than logged in to follow along with a teacher lecturing a class in one of the physical schools).
As of the 2021–22 school year, ECSD has 43,400 students enrolled, with 4,300 staff, of which roughly 62% are certificated and 38% are classified support.[2][3] The ECSD approved budget for 2021-22 is C$513.2 million.[3]
History
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 2 November 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.[4] From that start in 1888–89, they have grown from one school with 23 students to 96 schools with more than 43,000 students in 2021–22.[2]
For many years the election of the trustees was at-large with half of them elected each year through Plurality block voting. All of the seats became up for election in each election after 1963.
Programs
Early learning
Edmonton Catholic Schools offers a pre-kindergarten program for children aged 3+1/2 to 4+1/2 called the 100 Voices program which is available at a number of different schools in the district.[5]
Language
The Edmonton Catholic School District offers a number of language programs.[6]
Immersion and bilingual programs
- French immersion
- Ukrainian bilingual
- Spanish bilingual
- Polish bilingual
Language and culture programs
- Filipino
- Italian
- Spanish
- Ukrainian
- Nehiyaw Pimatisiwin Cree
Schools
As of the 2021–22 school year, ECSD has 96 schools under its jurisdiction.[1]
In detail
| Instruction | School | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | St. Monica Early Learning Centre | |
| Elementary | Anne Fitzgerald | |
| Annunciation | ||
| Bishop Greschuk | ||
| Bishop Savaryn | ||
| Divine Mercy | ||
| Father Leo Green | ||
| Frère Antoine | ||
| Good Shepherd | ||
| Holy Child | Changed name from Grandin to Holy Child on 28 June 2021. | |
| John Paul I | ||
| Katherine Therrien | ||
| Mary Hanley | ||
| Monsignor William Irwin | ||
| 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. Charles | ||
| St. Dominic | ||
| St. Elizabeth | ||
| St. Francis of Assisi | ||
| St. Gerard | ||
| St. Jerome | ||
| St. John Bosco | ||
| St. Justin | ||
| St. Kateri | ||
| St. Leo | ||
| St. Lucy | ||
| St. Maria Goretti | ||
| St. Martha | ||
| St. Martin | ||
| St. Mary | ||
| St. Matthew | ||
| St. Philip | ||
| St. Pius X | ||
| St. Richard | ||
| St. Stanislaus | ||
| St. Teresa | ||
| St. Teresa of Calcutta | ||
| St. Timothy | ||
| St. Vincent | ||
| St. Vladimir | ||
| Junior high | Cardinal Léger | |
| Father Michael Troy | ||
| H.E. Beriault | ||
| J.J. Bowlen | ||
| St. Cecilia | ||
| St. Edmund | ||
| St. Hilda | ||
| St. Mark | ||
| St. Nicholas | ||
| St. Rose | ||
| St. Thomas More | ||
| Sir John Thompson | ||
| Senior high | Archbishop MacDonald | |
| Archbishop O'Leary | ||
| Austin O'Brien | ||
| Cardinal Collins Academic Centre – City Centre Campus | An alternative learning program previously known as Fresh Start. The City Centre Campus (Edmonton City Hall) operates in partnership with The Hallway program. | |
| Cardinal Collins Academic Centre – Clareview Campus | ||
| Cardinal Collins Academic Centre – Mill Woods Campus | ||
| Cardinal Collins Academic Centre – Westmount Campus | ||
| Revelation Online | This is the only school that is a pure virtual school, each student follows their own asynchronous schedule. | |
| St. Joseph | Also offers an online program, as St. Joseph Catholic Online High School.[7] | |
| St. Oscar Romero | School name adjusted as Archbishop and Martyr Óscar Romero progressed through beatification to canonization. | |
| Elementary/junior high | Archbishop Joseph MacNeil | |
| Ben Calf Robe/St. Clare | ||
| Bishop David Motiuk | ||
| Christ The King | ||
| Corpus Christi | ||
| Father Michael Mireau | ||
| Genesis Online School | A blended virtual school, where a class of students follow a shared synchronous schedule of two in-person class days and three online days.[8] | |
| Holy Cross | ||
| Holy Family | ||
| Joan Carr | A new K-9 school opening in September 2022. | |
| Monsignor Fee Otterson | ||
| Our Lady of Mount Carmel | ||
| Sister Annata Brockman | ||
| St. Alphonsus | ||
| St. Basil | ||
| St. Brendan | ||
| St. Catherine | ||
| St. Clement | ||
| St. Edmund | ||
| St. Elizabeth Seton | ||
| St. John XXIII | ||
| St. Thomas Aquinas | ||
| Junior/senior high | Louis St. Laurent | |
| Elementary/junior/senior high | J. H. Picard | |
| Kisiko Awasis Kiskinhamawin in Mountain Cree Camp | School is operated under contract, located at the Mountain Cree Camp near Robb, Alberta. | |
| St. Gabriel Centre for Diverse Learning | Offers three programs: Guided Intervention Supported Transition (GIST), Positive Behaviour Supports (PBS), and Personal Pathways. |
References
- "School Directory". ECSD. Edmonton Catholic Schools. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "Home Page (archived snapshot of August 2021)". ECSD.net. Edmonton Catholic Schools. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
96 TOTAL SCHOOLS | 43.4k TOTAL STUDENTS | 132 YEARS IN OPERATION | 4.3k TOTAL STAFF
- 0110 The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (26 May 2021). Budget Report for the Year Ending August 31, 2022 (PDF). ECSD (Report). Edmonton Catholic Schools. p. 3 (budget $ revenue), 9 (FTE "pre-K" + "K-12" student #), 10 (FTE staff # and certified/classified splits). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "Over a Century of Catholic Education". Edmonton Catholic School District. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- "100 Voices Program". Edmonton Catholic Schools. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- "Language Programs". Edmonton Catholic Schools. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- "St. Joseph Catholic Online High School". ecsd.net. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- "Blended Program". ecsd.net. Retrieved 11 September 2022.