The University of Alberta is a public research university located in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. It was founded in 1908 by Alexander Cameron Rutherford, the first premier of Alberta, and Henry Marshall Tory, its first president. Its enabling legislation is the Post-secondary Learning Act. The university is considered a “Comprehensive academic and research university” (CARU), which means that it offers a range of academic and professional programs, which generally lead to undergraduate and graduate level credentials, and have a strong research focus.
Chestermere, originally named Chestermere Lake, is a city in the Canadian province of Alberta, within Rocky View County. It is largely a commuter town of Calgary and is a member municipality of the Calgary Regional Partnership. The city, which surrounds Chestermere Lake, was known as Chestermere Lake from 1977 to 1993.
Education in Alberta is provided through funding from the provincial government. The earliest form of formal education in Alberta is usually preschool which is not mandatory and is then followed by the partially-mandatory kindergarten to Grade 12. This is managed by Alberta Education which has divided the province into 379 school authorities. Higher education in the province is guided by Alberta Advanced Education.
Rocky View School Division No. 41 or Rocky View Schools (RVS) is the public school authority that serves Rocky View County in the province of Alberta. The region includes the communities and hamlets of Balzac, Bottrel, Bragg Creek, Cochrane Lake, Conrich, Elbow Valley, Dalemead, Dalroy, Delacour, Indus, Janet, Kathyrn, Keoma, Langdon, Madden, Shepard, the Bearspaw-Glendale area, and Springbank, the village of Beiseker, the towns of Cochrane, Crossfield, the City of Chestermere,Airdrie, and small regions west, north and east of the City of Calgary.
The Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2, known in French as the Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord (CSCN), is one of Alberta’s four French language school board. French language education is intended for children who are eligible under section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The CSCN is a composite board, operating both public and catholic francophone schools in Beaumont, Camrose, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Jasper, Legal, Lloydminster, Red Deer, Sherwood Park, St. Albert and Wainwright. The CSCN receives funding for all students from the provincial Government of Alberta.
Chinook's Edge School Division No. 73 or the Chinook's Edge Board of Education is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Innisfail.
Elk Island Public Schools Regional Division No. 14 or Elk Island Public Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Sherwood Park.
Foothills School Division No. 38 or Foothills School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of High River.
Golden Hills School Division No. 75 or Golden Hills School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Strathmore.
Lloydminster Public School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian provinces of Alberta and Saskatchewan operated out of Lloydminster.
Palliser Regional Division No. 26 or Palliser Regional Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operating out of Lethbridge.
Peace Wapiti Public School Division No. 76 or Peace Wapiti Public School Division is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Grande Prairie. Peace Wapiti Public School Division provides service to more than 6,000 students in Kindergarten through Grade 12 in 32 schools, including seven Hutterite colony schools and an outreach and online school – Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE) located in Spirit River. High School programs are operated in eight schools – Spirit River Regional Academy, Beaverlodge Regional High School, Eaglesham School, Ridgevalley School, Savanna School, Sexsmith Secondary School, Peace Wapiti Academy and Peace Academy of Virtual Education (PAVE). The Board also operates a group home facility serving students in Northern Alberta.
St. Albert Public Schools, formally St. Albert Public School District No. 5565, is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Albert. The board is a member of Zone 2/3. The district was formerly known as Protestant Separate School District No. 6. Approximately 8,000 students are enrolled in St. Albert Public Schools.
Wolf Creek School Division No. 72 or Wolf Creek Public Schools is a public school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Ponoka.
Evergreen Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 2 or Evergreen Catholic School Division is a separate school authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Spruce Grove.
East Central Francophone Education Region No. 3, known in French as Conseil scolaire Centre-Est, is a French first language authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Paul.
Northwest Francophone Education Region No. 1, known in French as Conseil scolaire du Nord-Ouest No. 1, is a French first language authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of St. Isidore.
The Southern Francophone Education Region No. 4 is a French first language authority within the Canadian province of Alberta operated out of Calgary.
