Edmonton Catholic School District
Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7 or the Edmonton Catholic School District (ECSD) is the Catholic school board in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Edmonton Catholic School District Edmonton Catholic Separate School District No. 7 | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Location | |
Canada | |
Coordinates | 53°32′9″N 113°30′9″W |
District information | |
Grades | K–12 |
Superintendent | Robert Martin |
Chair of the board | Sandra Palazzo |
Schools | 96 (2021–22) |
Budget | C$513.2 million (2021-22) |
Students and staff | |
Students | 43,400 (2021-22) |
Other information | |
Elected trustees | Terry Harris, Ward 71 Sandra Palazzo, Ward 72 Vacancy, Ward 73 Debbie Engel, Ward 74 Alene Mutala, Ward 75 Lisa Turchansky, Ward 76 Laura Thibert, Ward 77 |
Website | www |
Size
As of the 2021–22 school year, the Edmonton Catholic School District (ECSD) had 43,400 students enrolled, with 4,300 staff, of which roughly 62% are certificated and 38% are classified support.[1][2]
The students are enrolled in the ECSD's 96 schools:[3]
- 1 pre-K
- 49 Elementary
- 12 Junior High
- 9 Senior High (counting a 4-campus school as 1)
- 21 Elementary/Junior High
- 2 Elementary/Junior/Senior High (not counting the Kisiko Awasis Kiskinhamawin in Mountain Cree Camp, managed outside the ECSD main budget)
- 1 Junior/Senior High, and
- 1 Senior High Asynchronous Online Learning (standalone, rather than logged in to follow along with a teacher lecturing a class in one of the physical schools).
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.[4] 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.[1]
Programs
Early learning
Edmonton Catholic Schools offers a pre-kindergarten program for children aged 3+1/2 to 4+1/2 called the 100 Voices program which is available at a number of different schools in the district.[5]
Language
The Edmonton Catholic School District offers a number of language programs.[6]
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, the Edmonton Catholic School District (ECSD) had 96 schools under its jurisdiction.[3]
In detail
Type | School | Notes |
---|---|---|
Pre-K | St. Monica Early Learning Centre | |
Elementary | Anne Fitzgerald | |
Annunciation | ||
Archbishop Joseph MacNeil | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Ben Calf Robe/St. Clare | ||
Bishop David Motiuk | ||
Bishop Greschuk | ||
Bishop Savaryn | ||
Christ The King | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Corpus Christi | ||
Divine Mercy | ||
Father Leo Green | ||
Father Michael Mireau | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Frère Antoine | ||
Genesis Online School | Elementary / Junior High school, a shared virtual school, a group (class) of students follow a shared synchronous schedule (see Revelation Online, below) | |
Good Shepherd | ||
Holy Child | Changed named from Grandin in June 28 2021 | |
Holy Cross | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Holy Family | ||
J. H. Picard | Elementary / Junior High / Senior High school | |
John Paul I | ||
Katherine Therrien | ||
Kisiko Awasis Kiskinahamawin School | ECSD operates this Elementary / Junior High / Senior High school, under contract, located at the Mountain Cree Camp near Robb, Alberta | |
Mary Hanley | ||
Monsignor Fee Otterson | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Monsignor William Irwin | ||
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Our Lady of Peace | ||
Our Lady of the Prairies | ||
Our Lady of Victories | ||
Sister Annata Brockman | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Alphonsus | ||
St. Angela | ||
St. Anne | ||
St. Augustine | ||
St. Basil | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Benedict | ||
St. Bernadette | ||
St. Bonaventure | ||
St. Boniface | ||
St. Brendan | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Catherine | ||
St. Charles | ||
St. Clement | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Dominic | ||
St. Edmund | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Elizabeth | ||
St. Elizabeth Seton | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Francis of Assisi | ||
St. Gabriel Centre for Diverse Learning | Elementary / Junior High / Senior High school, providing: * Guided Intervention Supported Transition (GIST) Program * Positive Behaviour Supports (PBS) * Personal Pathways program | |
St. Gerard | ||
St. Jerome | ||
St. John Bosco | ||
St. John XXIII | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Justin | ||
St. Kateri | ||
St. Leo | ||
St. Lucy | ||
St. Maria Goretti | ||
St. Martha | ||
St. Martin | ||
St. Mary | ||
St. Matthew | ||
St. Philip | ||
St. Pius X | ||
St. Richard | ||
St. Stanislaus | ||
St. Teresa | ||
St. Teresa of Calcutta | ||
St. Thomas Aquinas | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Timothy | ||
St. Vincent | ||
St. Vladimir | ||
Junior high | Archbishop Joseph MacNeil | Elementary / Junior High school |
Ben Calf Robe/St. Clare | ||
Bishop David Motiuk | ||
Cardinal Léger | ||
Christ The King | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Corpus Christi | ||
Father Michael Mireau | ||
Father Michael Troy | ||
Genesis School | Elementary / Junior High school | |
H.E. Beriault | ||
Holy Cross | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Holy Family | ||
J.H. Picard | Elementary / Junior High / Senior High school | |
Joan Carr | New K-9 school opening in September 2022 | |
J.J. Bowlen | ||
Jean Forest All Girls Leadership Academy | ||
Louis St. Laurent | Junior High / Senior High school | |
Monsignor Fee Otterson | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | ||
St. Alphonsus | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Basil | ||
St. Brendan | ||
St. Catherine | ||
St. Cecilia | ||
St. Clement | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Edmund | ||
St. Elizabeth Seton | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Hilda | ||
St. John XXIII | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Mark | ||
St. Nicholas | ||
St. Rose | ||
St. Thomas Aquinas | Elementary / Junior High school | |
St. Thomas More | ||
Sir John Thompson | ||
Sister Annata Brockman | Elementary / Junior High school | |
Senior high | Archbishop MacDonald | |
Archbishop O'Leary | ||
Austin O'Brien | ||
St. Oscar Romero | School name adjusted as Archbishop and Martyr Óscar Romero progressed through beatification to canonization. | |
Holy Trinity | ||
Cardinal Collins Academic Centre - City Centre Campus | An alternative learning program known as Fresh Start, with City Centre Campus (Edmonton City Hall) operated in partnership with The Hallway program. | |
Cardinal Collins Academic Centre - Clareview Campus | ||
Cardinal Collins Academic Centre - Mill Woods Campus | ||
Cardinal Collins Academic Centre - Westmount Campus | ||
J.H. Picard | Elementary / Junior High / Senior High school | |
Louis St. Laurent | Junior High / Senior High school | |
Mother Margaret Mary | ||
Revelation Online | This is the only school that is a pure virtual school, each student follows their own asynchronous schedule (see Gabriel Online, above). | |
St. Francis Xavier | ||
St. Joseph |
References
- "Home Page (archived snapshot of August 2021)". ECSD.net. Edmonton Catholic Schools. Archived from the original on 18 August 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
96 TOTAL SCHOOLS | 43.4k TOTAL STUDENTS | 132 YEARS IN OPERATION | 4.3k TOTAL STAFF
- 0110 The Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (26 May 2021). Budget Report for the Year Ending August 31, 2022 (PDF). ECSD (Report). Edmonton Catholic Schools. p. 3 (budget $ revenue), 9 (FTE "pre-K" + "K-12" student #), 10 (FTE staff # and certified/classified splits). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "School Directory (archived snapshot of August 2021)". ECSD. Edmonton Catholic Schools. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
- "Over a Century of Catholic Education". Edmonton Catholic School District. Archived from the original on 26 December 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- "100 Voices Program". Edmonton Catholic Schools. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- "Language Programs". Edmonton Catholic Schools. Retrieved 16 October 2015.