Public Schools Branch

Public Schools Branch (PSB), formerly the English Language School Board or ELSB, is a Canadian school district in Prince Edward Island.

Public Schools Branch
Inspire - Achieve - Belong
Location
Stratford and Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Charlottetown, Stratford, Summerside, Cornwall, Montague, Souris, Kensington, Alberton
Canada
Coordinates46.2266°N 63.0873°W / 46.2266; -63.0873
District information
Chair of the boardBethany MacLeod (chair)
Norbert Carpenter (director)
Schools
  • 38 elementary schools
  • 8 junior high schools
  • 10 high schools
Students and staff
Students20,000
Faculty3500
Other information
Board MembersNorman Beck, Mary Jane Ready
Websiteedu.princeedwardisland.ca/psb/

The Public Schools Branch is an Anglophone district operating 56 public schools (gr. K–12) in Prince County, Queens County and Kings County. It maintains offices in Stratford and Summerside with the current enrollment at approximately 20,000 students and 3500 employees.

History

The English Language School Board was created in 2012 when Eastern School District and Western School Board were merged. The Board took office on January 1, 2013.[1]

On November 5, 2015, the PEI Government announced that it would be dissolving the English Language School Board,[2] replacing it with the Public Schools Branch.

Family of Schools

Bluefield Family of Schools
  • Bluefield Senior High School
    • East Wiltshire Intermediate School
  • Central Queens Elementary School
  • Eliot River Elementary School
  • Englewood School
  • Gulf Shore Consolidated School
  • Westwood Primary School

Charlottetown Rural Family of Schools
  • Charlottetown Rural Senior High School
    • Stonepark Intermediate School - In fall 2016 it had 908 students,[3] with an increase by 70 from the previous academic year, making it the public K-12 school in PEI with the largest student enrollment.[4] The enrollment was 12% over the building's official capacity.[3]
      • L. M. Montgomery Elementary School
      • Stratford Elementary School
        • Glen Stewart Primary School
  • Donagh Regional School
  • Sherwood Elementary School

Colonel Gray Family of Schools
  • Colonel Gray Senior High School
  • Birchwood Intermediate School
  • Parkdale Elementary School
  • Prince Street Elementary School
  • Queen Charlotte Intermediate School
  • Spring Park Elementary School
  • St. Jean Elementary School
  • West Kent Elementary School
  • West Royalty Elementary School

Kensington Family of Schools

Kinkora Family of Schools

Montague Family of Schools
  • Montague Regional High School
  • Belfast Consolidated School
  • Cardigan Consolidated School
  • Georgetown Elementary School
  • Montague Consolidated School
  • Montague Intermediate School
  • Southern Kings Consolidated School
  • Vernon River Consolidated School

Morell Family of Schools

Souris Family of Schools

Three Oaks Family of Schools
  • Three Oaks Senior High School
    • Athena Consolidated School
    • Miscouche Consolidated School
    • Summerside Intermediate School
      • Elm Street Elementary School
      • Greenfield Elementary School
      • Parkside Elementary School

Westisle Family of Schools
  • Westisle Composite High School
    • Hernewood Intermediate School
      • Bloomfield Elementary School
      • Ellerslie Elementary School
      • O’Leary Elementary School
    • M. E. Callaghan Intermediate School
      • Alberton Elementary School
      • St. Louis Elementary School
      • Tignish Elementary School

See also

References
  1. "New School Board".
  2. "P.E.I. English school board cut, Department of Education takes over". CBC News. 2015-11-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08.
  3. Higgins, Brian (2016-09-28). "A tale of two schools: One's half empty, one's extra full". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
  4. Yarr, Kevin (2016-06-20). "'We just don't have any room left': Charlottetown school principal". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
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