Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division No. 7 or the Edmonton Catholic School Division (ECSD) is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

Size The Edmonton Catholic School Division currently operates 96 schools. 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. The ECSD approved budget for 2021-22 is C$513.2 million.

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. 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.

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 to called the 100 Voices program which is available at a number of different schools in the district.

Language The Edmonton Catholic School District offers a number of language programs.

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.

In detail InstructionSchoolNotesPre-KSt. Monica Early Learning CentreElementaryAnne FitzgeraldAnnunciationBishop GreschukBishop SavarynDivine MercyFather Leo GreenFrère AntoineGood ShepherdHoly ChildChanged name from Grandin to Holy Child on 28 June 2021.Blessed John Paul IKatherine TherrienMary HanleyMonsignor William IrwinOur Lady of PeaceOur Lady of the PrairiesOur Lady of VictoriesSt. AngelaSt. AnneSt. AugustineSt. BenedictSt. BernadetteSt. BonaventureSt. BonifaceSt. CharlesSt. DominicSt. ElizabethSt. Francis of AssisiSt. GerardSt. JeromeSt. John BoscoSt. JustinSt. KateriSt. LeoSt. LucySt. Maria GorettiSt. MarthaSt. MartinSt. MarySt. MatthewSt. PhilipSt. Pius XSt. RichardSt. StanislausSt. TeresaSt. Teresa of CalcuttaSt. TimothySt. VincentSt. VladimirJunior highCardinal LégerFather Michael TroyH.E. BeriaultJ.J. BowlenSt. CeciliaSt. EdmundSt. HildaSt. MarkSt. NicholasSt. RoseSt. Thomas MoreSir John ThompsonSenior highArchbishop MacDonaldArchbishop O'LearyAustin O'BrienCardinal Collins Academic Centre – City Centre CampusAn 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 CampusCardinal Collins Academic Centre – Mill Woods CampusCardinal Collins Academic Centre – Westmount CampusHoly TrinityMother Margret MaryRevelation OnlineThis is the only school that is a pure virtual school, each student follows their own asynchronous schedule.St. Francis XavierSt. JosephAlso offers an online program, as St. Joseph Catholic Online High School.St. Oscar RomeroSchool name adjusted as Archbishop and Martyr Óscar Romero progressed through beatification to canonization.Elementary/junior highArchbishop Joseph MacNeilBen Calf Robe/St. ClareBishop David MotiukChrist The KingCorpus ChristiFather Michael MireauGenesis Online SchoolA blended virtual school, where a class of students follow a shared synchronous schedule of two in-person class days and three online days.Holy CrossHoly FamilyJoan CarrA new K-9 school opening in September 2022.Monsignor Fee OttersonOur Lady of Mount CarmelSister Annata BrockmanSt. AlphonsusSt. BasilSt. BrendanSt. CatherineSt. ClementSt. EdmundSt. Elizabeth SetonSt. John XXIIISt. Thomas AquinasJunior/senior highLouis St. LaurentElementary/junior/senior highJ. H. PicardKisiko Awasis Kiskinhamawin in Mountain Cree CampSchool is operated under contract, located at the Mountain Cree Camp near Robb, Alberta.St. Gabriel Centre for Diverse LearningOffers three programs: Guided Intervention Supported Transition (GIST), Positive Behaviour Supports (PBS), and Personal Pathways.

See also List of Alberta school boards Edmonton Public Schools

References

External links Edmonton Catholic School Division