Calgary Catholic School District
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Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 | |
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1000 - 5 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta Airdrie, Calgary, Chestermere, Cochrane Canada |
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Coordinates | 51°2′57″N 114°5′2″W / 51.04917°N 114.08389°WCoordinates: 51°2′57″N 114°5′2″W / 51.04917°N 114.08389°W |
District information | |
Superintendent | Mr. Gary Strother |
Chair of the board | Serafino Scarpino |
Schools | 106 |
Budget | CA$400 million (2008-09) |
Students and staff | |
Students | 45,766 |
Other information | |
Elected trustees | Serafino Scarpino, wards 1, 2, & Cochrane Linda Wellman, wards 3, 5, & Airdrie Margaret Belcourt, wards 4 & 7 Lois Burke-Gaffney, ward 6 & 8 Rosemarie Goerlitz, wards 9, 10, & Chestermere Cathie Williams, wards 11 & 12 Mary Martin, wards 13 & 14 |
Website | www |
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 neighboring communities of Airdrie, Chestermere, and Cochrane. The CCSD receives funding, for all students, from the provincial government of Alberta.
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History[edit]
The district began in 1885 as the Lacombe Separate School District #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[edit]
The CCSD 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 CCSD extends slightly outside the municipal limits of the city.
For the 2004-2005 school year, there were approximately 43,000 students in the CCSD, with 96 schools in total. This was made up of 49 elementary schools, 28 elementary/junior high schools, 6 junior high schools, 8 senior high schools, 2 junior/senior high schools, 1 elementary/junior/senior high school and 2 schools for special needs students.
Governance[edit]
A group of seven elected trustees run the CCSD. Each trustee represents two wards in the city. 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 CCSD will include Catholics and non-Catholics who support the Catholic system. The public (CBE) and Catholic (CCSD) 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 2010.[1]
Though affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church; the Church has no legal authority over the CCSD. Instead the Alberta government has final authority over the CCSD (as with any school district in the province).
Special programs[edit]
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The CCSD offers a variety of special program in some of schools, such as the Independent Learning program at Bishop Carroll High School, which allows students to move through the Alberta curriculum at their own individual pace.
Junior high schools[edit]
In Alberta, a junior high school teaches grades 7-9. Yet 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 are list of CCSD junior high schools:
Name | Combined | City/Town | Grades |
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Ascension of Our Lord | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Bishop Kidd | Incompatible | Calgary | 7-9 |
Blessed Cardinal Newman | Incompatible | Calgary | 7-9 |
Blessed John XXIII | Incompatible | Calgary | 7-9 |
Christ the King | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Don Bossco | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Father James Whelihan | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Father Scollen | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Good Shepeard | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Holy Cross | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Light of Christ Catholic Elementary and Junior High School | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Msgr. J.J. O'Brien | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Msgr.J.S. Smith | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Our Lady of Lourdes | Elementary, High School | Calgary | K-12 |
Our Lady of Peace | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Our Lady of Assumption | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Our Lady Queen of Peace | Elementary, French Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Albert the Great | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Alphonsus | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Ambrose | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Anthony | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Augustine | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Basil | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Bridgid | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Claire | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Elizabeth Seton | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St. Gabriel The Archangel High School | Elementary, High School | Chestermere | K-12 |
St. Gregory Jr. High School | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Helena Jr. High Schol | Incompatible | Calgary | 7-9 |
St. Isabella | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St. James | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Jean Brebeuf | Incompatible | Calgary | 7-9 |
St.Joan of Arc | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Sr.Joseph | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Margaret | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St. Martha | Elementary, French Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Matthe | Elementary, French Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
St. Michael | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Monica | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Rose of Lima | Elementary,French Grade Seven | Calgary | K-9 |
St.Stephen | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
St. Timothy High School | 261101 Carlson Trail | Cochrane | 7-12 |
St.Vincent De Paul | Elementary | Calgary | K-9 |
Senior high schools[edit]
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 CCSD senior high schools:
Name | Address | City/Town | Grades |
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Bishop Carroll High School | 4624 Richard Road S.W. | Calgary | 10-12 |
Bishop Grandin High School | 111 Haddon Road S.W. | Calgary | 10-12 |
Bishop McNally High School | 5700 Falconridge Blvd. N.E. | Calgary | 10-12 |
Bishop O'Byrne High School | 500, 333 Shawville Blvd. S.E. | Calgary | 10-12 |
Father Lacombe High School | 3615 Radcliffe Drive S.E. | Calgary | 10-12 |
Notre Dame High School | 11900 Country Village Link NE | Calgary | 10-12 |
Our Lady of Lourdes High School | 1916 2 Street S.W. | Calgary | 4-12 |
St. Anne Academic Centre | 1010-21 Ave. SE | Calgary | 12 |
St. Francis High School | 877 Northmount Drive N.W. | Calgary | 10-12 |
St. Gabriel The Archangel High School | 197 Invermere Drive | Chestermere | K-12 |
St. Martin de Porres High School | 410 Big Hill Springs Road West | Airdrie | 9-12 |
St. Mary's High School | 111 - 18 Avenue S.W. | Calgary | 10-12 |
St. Timothy High School | 261101 Carlson Trail | Cochrane | 7-12 |
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
- ^ "Calgary 2010 Municipal Election Results" (PDF). City of Calgary. 2010. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
References[edit]
- Ramon Gonzalez (June 5, 2005). "Lacombe trumpeted education: Early Oblate helped establish residential schools, Catholic education". Western Catholic Reporter. Archived from the original on October 4, 2006. Retrieved January 16, 2006.
External links[edit]
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Calgary Catholic School District. |
- Official site of The Calgary Catholic School District
- "Catholic board looks at suing trustee O'Malley" (November 10, 2005) - CBC News
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