Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 or the Calgary Catholic School District (CCSD) is the Roman Catholic separate school board in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It also serves the neighbouring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, Cochrane and Rocky View County. The CSSD receives funding for students from the provincial government of Alberta.

History The district was founded on 18 December 1885 as the Lacombe Roman Catholic School District No. 1 in what was then part of the North West Territories. Its first school, also built in 1885, was St. Mary's, which is the oldest operating school in Calgary (though in a newer building).

Size The CSSD is second in size (by student count) to the city's main school board, the public Calgary Board of Education (CBE). Unlike the Calgary Board of Education, the territory of the CSSD extends slightly outside the municipal limits of the city. It is the largest publicly funded Catholic School District in Western Canada.

For the 2020 - 2021 school year, there were over 59,000 students in the CSSD, with 118 schools in total.

Governance A group of seven elected trustees run the CSSD. Trustees represent wards in the city, as well as neighboring communities. 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 school boards. Voters for the CSSD will include Catholics and non-Catholics who support the Catholic system. The public (CBE) and Catholic (CSSD) systems operate independently of each other, and are both under the direct authority of the provincial government of Alberta. The last election was in October 2017.

Special programs

The CSSD offers a variety of specialized programs, including Advanced Placement, Fine Arts, the Hockey Canada Skills Academy, Home Study, International Baccalaureate, Languages, Single Gender and Year-Round Education. There is also the Self-Directed Learning program at Bishop Carroll High School, which allows students to move through the Alberta curriculum at their own individual pace.

Elementary and junior high schools In Alberta, an elementary school normally teaches Kindergarten to Grade 6, while a junior high school teaches Grades 7–9. Some junior high schools are combined with high schools or elementary schools. Some schools may have French Immersion in Grade 7, 8 or 9. The following list provides information on CSSD elementary and junior high schools.

NameTypeCity/TownGradesAscension of Our Lord Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Bishop Kidd Jr. High Calgary 7-9Blessed Marie-RoseElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9Blessed Mother TeresaElementaryCalgaryK-6Christ the King Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Corpus ChristiElementaryCalgaryK-6Don Bosco Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Father DoucetElementaryCalgaryK-6Father James Whelihan Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Father Scollen Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Guardian Angel Elementary Calgary K-6Good Shepherd Elementary Jr. High Airdrie K-8Holy AngelsElementaryCalgaryK-6Holy Cross Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Holy FamilyElementaryCalgaryK-6Holy NameElementaryCalgaryK-6Holy SpiritElementaryCochraneK-6Holy TrinityElementaryCalgaryK-6John CostelloElementaryCalgaryK-6Light of Christ Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Madeleine d'HouetJr. HighCalgary7-9Mother Mary GreeneElementaryCalgaryK-6Msgr. A.J. HetheringtonElementaryCalgaryK-6Msgr. E.L. DoyleElementaryCalgaryK-6Msgr. J.J. O'Brien Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Msgr. J.S. Smith Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Msgr. Neville AndersonElementaryCalgaryK-6Our Lady of FatimaElementaryCalgaryK-6Our Lady of GraceElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Our Lady of Peace Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Our Lady of the Assumption Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9Our Lady of the EvergreensElementaryCalgaryK-6Our Lady of the Rosary Elementary Calgary K-6Our Lady of WisdomElementaryChestermereK-6Our Lady Queen of Peace Elementary Jr. High Airdrie K-8Sacred HeartElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Albert the Great Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Alphonsus Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Ambrose Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. AndrewElementaryCalgaryK-6St. AngelaElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Anthony Elementary Calgary 4-6St. Augustine Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Basil Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. BedeElementaryCalgaryK-6St. BenedictElementaryCalgaryK-6St. BernadetteElementaryCalgaryK-6St. BonaventureJr. HighCalgary7-9St. BonifaceElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Brigid Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. CatherineElementaryCalgaryK-6St. CeciliaElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Clare Elementary Calgary K-6St. CyrilElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9St. DamienElementaryCalgaryK-6St. DominicElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Elizabeth Seton Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Gabriel the Archangel Jr. High, High School Chestermere 7-12St. GerardElementaryCalgaryK-6St. GregoryJr. HighCalgary6-9St. Helena Jr. High Calgary 7-9St. HenryElementaryCalgaryK-6St. HubertElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Isabella Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. James Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Jean Brebeuf Jr. High Calgary 7-9St. JeromeElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Joan of Arc Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. John Henry Newman Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. John Paul IIElementaryCalgaryK-6St. John XXIIIElementary Jr. HighCalgaryK-9St. Joseph Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Josephine BakhitaElementaryCalgaryK-6St. JudeElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Kateri TekakwithaElementaryCalgaryK-6St. LukeElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Margaret Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Maria Goretti SchoolElementaryCalgaryK-6St. MarkElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Martha Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. MatthewElementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Michael Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. Monica Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. PatrickElementaryCalgaryK-6St. PeterElementaryCalgaryK-6St. PhilipElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Pius XElementaryCalgaryK-6St. RitaElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Rose of Lima Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. RupertElementaryCalgaryK-6St. SebastianElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Stephen Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. SylvesterElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Thomas AquinasElementaryCalgaryK-5St. Thomas MoreElementaryCalgaryK-6St. Timothy Jr./Sr. High School Jr. High/High School Cochrane 7-12St. Veronica School Elementary Jr. High Airdrie K-7St. Vincent de Paul Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9St. WilfridElementaryCalgaryK-6St. WilliamElementaryCalgaryK-6

Senior high schools In Alberta, a senior high school teaches Grades 10-12 (what other jurisdictions call "secondary schools"). However, some may not teach all three grades. Also, some may also teach earlier grades. The following is a list of CSSD senior high schools.

NameAddressCity/TownGradesAll Saints High School 729 Legacy Village Road SE Calgary 10-12Bishop Carroll High School 4624 Richard Road S.W. Calgary 10-12Bishop McNally High School 5700 Falconridge Blvd. N.E. Calgary 10-12Bishop O'Byrne High School 500, 333 Shawville Blvd. S.E. Calgary 10-12Father Lacombe High School 3615 Radcliffe Drive S.E. Calgary 10-12Notre Dame High School 11900 Country Village Link N.E. Calgary 10-12Our Lady of Lourdes School 1916 2 Street S.W. Calgary 1-12Our Lady of the Rockies High School 111 Haddon Road S.W. Calgary 10-12St. Anne Academic Centre 1010-21 Ave. SE Calgary 12St. Francis High School 877 Northmount Drive N.W. Calgary 10-12St. Gabriel The Archangel School 197 Invermere Drive Chestermere K-12St. Martin de Porres High School 410 Yankee Valley Blvd. S.W. Airdrie 9-12St. Mary's High School 111 - 18 Avenue S.W. Calgary 10-12St. Timothy High School501 Sunset Drive Cochrane 7-12

See also List of Alberta school boards

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