The United Conservative government say Budget 2025, if approved, will bring about the construction of 18 new schools to help support the rapid growth of Calgary and surrounding communities.
On Friday, Premier Danielle Smith and Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said more than 14,000 new and updated student spaces will become available with the new projects.
“These investments will help ease the pressure on our K-12 system and ensure that every student receives the quality education they deserve, in a great school that will prepare them for success in the future,” Smith said in a news release.
The new schools include:
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Grade 5 to 9 school in Aspen Woods (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Grade 6 to 9 school in Cityscape/Redstone (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Kindergarten to Grade 5 school in Cornerstone (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Grade 6 to 9 school in Cornerstone (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Kindergarten to Grade 6 school in Livingstone (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Grade 7 to 9 school in Mahogany (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Kindergarten to Grade 4 school in Nolan Hill (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Kindergarten to Grade 5 school in Sage Hill (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Grade 6 to 9 school in Sage Hill/Kincora (design funding);
- A new Calgary Board of Education, Grade 5 to 9 school in Sherwood/Nolan Hill (design funding);
- A new Calgary Catholic School District, Kindergarten to Grade 9 school in Cornerstone (design funding);
- A new Rocky View Schools, Kindergarten to Grade 8 school in Airdrie’s Lanark (planning funding);
- A new Calgary Catholic School District, Kindergarten to Grade 9 school in Carrington (planning funding);
- A new Calgary Catholic School District, Kindergarten to Grade 9 school in Walden (planning funding); and
- A new Rocky View Schools, Grade 10 to 12 school in Chestermere’s Chelsea (planning funding).
Budget 2025 will also include planning funding for a modernization of Conseil scolaire FrancoSud’s École de la Rose sauvage in Calgary.
It will also pay for two public charter school projects in Calgary; design funding for the modernization of Foundations for the Future Charter Academy’s Quarry Park building and planning funding for a new Grade 10 to 12 students at the Almadina Language Charter Academy.
“We have heard from parents and school boards that the province needs more schools and student spaces to keep up with growing enrolment. I am proud to say that we have stepped up to the plate to meet these demands,” Nicolaides said.
If Budget 2025 is passed, there will be 49 school projects underway in the metropolitan Calgary region.
Last week, the government announced progress on a number of schools in rural Alberta, including Lethbridge and Brooks.
