Calgary Catholic School District
| Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1 Calgary Catholic School District | |
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| Location | |
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1000 - 5 Avenue SW Calgary, Alberta Airdrie, Calgary, Chestermere, Cochrane Canada | |
| 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 | Cheryl Low |
| Schools | 105 |
| Budget | CA$570 million |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | over 54,000 |
| Other information | |
| Elected trustees |
Serafino Scarpino, wards 1, 2, & Cochrane Linda Wellman, wards 3, 5, & Airdrie Margaret Belcourt, wards 4 & 7 Peter Teppler, ward 6 & 8 Cheryl Low, wards 9, 10, & Chestermere Cathie Williams, wards 11 & 12 Mary Martin, wards 13 & 14 |
| Website |
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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.
History
The district was founded on December 18, 1885 as the Lacombe Roman Catholic 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
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 2015/2016 school year, there are over 54,000 students in the CCSD, with 105 schools in total.
Governance
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 2013.
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
The CCSD offers a variety of special program in some schools, such as 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 are list of CCSD elementary and junior high schools:
| Name | Type | City/Town | Grades |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension of Our Lord | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Bishop Kidd | Jr. High | Calgary | 7-9 |
| Blessed Cardinal Newman | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Blessed Mother Teresa | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Christ the King | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Corpus Christi | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Don Bosco | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Father Doucet | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Father James Whelihan | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Father Scollen | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Good Shepherd | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-8 |
| Holy Angels | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Holy Cross | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Holy Family | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Holy Name | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Holy Spirit | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Holy Trinity | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| John Costello | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Light of Christ | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Madeleine d'Houet | Jr. High | Calgary | 7-9 |
| Mother Mary Greene | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Msgr. A.J. Hetherington | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Msgr. E.L. Doyle | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Msgr. J.J. O'Brien | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Msgr. J.S. Smith | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Msgr. Neville Anderson | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Our Lady of Fatima | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | Elementary, Jr. High, High School | Calgary | K-12 |
| Our Lady of Peace | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Our Lady of the Assumption | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| Our Lady of the Evergreens | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| Our Lady of Wisdom | Elementary | Chestermere | K-6 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace | Elementary, Jr. High | Airdrie | K-8 |
| Sacred Heart | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Albert the Great | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Alphonsus | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Ambrose | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Andrew | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Angela | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Anthony | Elementary | Calgary | 4-6 |
| St. Augustine | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Basil | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Bede | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Benedict | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Bernadette | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Bonaventure | Jr. High | Calgary | 7-9 |
| St. Boniface | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Brigid | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Catherine | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Cecilia | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Clare | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Cyril | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Damien | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Dominic | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Elizabeth Seton | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Gabriel the Archangel | Jr. High, High School | Chestermere | -12 |
| St. Gerard | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Gregory | Jr. High | Calgary | 6-9 |
| St. Helena | Jr. High | Calgary | 7-9 |
| St. Henry | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Hubert | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Isabella | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. James | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Jean Brebeuf | Jr. High | Calgary | 7-9 |
| St. Jerome | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Joan of Arc | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. John Paul II | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. John XXIII | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Joseph | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Jude | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Kateri Tekakwitha | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Luke | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Margaret | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Maria Goretti School | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Mark | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Martha | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Matthew | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Michael | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Monica | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Patrick | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Peter | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Philip | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Pius X | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Rita | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Rose of Lima | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Rupert | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Sebastian | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Stephen | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Sylvester | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Thomas Aquinas | Elementary | Calgary | K-5 |
| St. Thomas More | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. Timothy Jr./Sr. High School | Jr. High/High School | Cochrane | 7-12 |
| St. Vincent de Paul | Elementary, Jr. High | Calgary | K-9 |
| St. Wilfrid | Elementary | Calgary | K-6 |
| St. William | Elementary | Calgary | K-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 CCSD senior high schools:
| Name | Address | City/Town | Grades |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
Notes
References
- 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.
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