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Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School District No. 1
Calgary Catholic School District
Catholic School Centre (CSSD head offices)
Location
1000 - 5 Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
Airdrie, Calgary, Chestermere, Cochrane
Canada
Coordinates51°2′57″N 114°5′2″W / 51.04917°N 114.08389°W / 51.04917; -114.08389
District information
SuperintendentBryan Szumlas
Chair of the boardMary Martin
Schools117
BudgetCA$613.5 million
Students and staff
Studentsover 64,000
Other information
Elected trusteesMyra D'Souza, wards 1, 2, & Cochrane
Linda Wellman, wards 3, 5, & Airdrie
Pamela Rath, wards 4 & 7
Lory Iovinelli, ward 6 & 8
Shannon Cook, wards 9, 10, & Chestermere
Cathie Williams, wards 11 & 12
Mary Martin, wards 13 & 14
Websitewww.cssd.ab.ca

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

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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).[1]

Size

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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. [2]

For the 2020 - 2021 school year, there were over 59,000 students in the CSSD,[3] with 118 schools in total.[4]

Governance

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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

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Bishop Carroll High School (photo taken in 2006)
St. Mary's High School (photo taken in 2005)

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.[5]

Elementary and Junior High Schools

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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.[6]

Name Type City/Town Grades
Ascension of Our Lord Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9
Bishop Kidd Jr. High Calgary 7-9
Blessed Marie-Rose 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
Guardian Angel Elementary Calgary K-6
Good Shepherd Elementary Jr. High Airdrie 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 Cochrane 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 Grace Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9
Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary Jr. High Calgary K-9
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 the Rosary 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 7-12
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 Henry Newman 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. Josephine Bakhita Elementary Calgary K-6
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. Veronica School Elementary Jr. High Airdrie K-7
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

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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.[6]

Name Address City/Town Grades
All Saints High School 729 Legacy Village Road SE Calgary 10-12
Bishop Carroll High School 4624 Richard 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 N.E. Calgary 10-12
Our Lady of Lourdes School 1916 2 Street S.W. Calgary 1-12
Our Lady of the Rockies High School 111 Haddon Road S.W. Calgary 10-12
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 School 197 Invermere Drive Chestermere K-12
St. Martin de Porres High School 410 Yankee Valley Blvd. S.W. Airdrie 9-12
St. Mary's High School 111 - 18 Avenue S.W. Calgary 10-12
St. Timothy High School 501 Sunset Drive Cochrane 7-12

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "CSSD: Our History". www.cssd.ab.ca.
  2. ^ "Calgary Catholic School District". Canadian Association of Public Schools – International. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Calgary Catholic School District - District Operating Budget 2020 - 2021" (PDF). Calgary Catholic School District. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  4. ^ "School And Staff Numbers". Calgary Catholic School District. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. ^ "CCSD". www.cssd.ab.ca. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
  6. ^ a b "CSSD: Our Schools". www.cssd.ab.ca.

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