Health & Wellness in School

Health & Wellness in School General Health Measures

General Health Measures

The CBE takes the health and safety of our students and staff seriously.

In all matters of health, CBE takes direction from Alberta Education and Alberta Health Services. The following health measures can reduce the spread and lessen the impact of illness in school communities. These include:

  • stay home when feeling sick;
  • if possible, avoid close contact with people who are sick;
  • wash hands frequently with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds or use alcohol-based hand sanitizer;
  • cover your cough;
  • avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands; and
  • clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces and items at home, especially when someone in your home is sick.

Alberta Health Services has a respiratory assessment tool to provide Albertans with guidance to manage a wide range of respiratory illnesses, and provide advice on caring for symptoms at home, and when to seek additional care.

​Ventilatio​n in Schools

The CBE uses MERV 13 filters in schools wherever possible. These filters are changed more frequently then recommended. In addition, all CBE schools are mechanically ventilated and systems are set to maximize air exchange   

We closely monitor this matter​ to ensure the CBE continues to remain fully compliant with all provincial direction and legislated requirements.​

​​​Monitorin​​​g Ab​​sences​

​We will continue to internally ​mo​nitor stude​nt and staff ​absences during the scho​ol year. Daily school-by-school absence numbers are being posted to this page.​​​​​​​​

 Student Absence Rate Due t​​​o Illness​

June 12, 2025
 GradeNumber Percentage
K-312642.96%
4-69442.94%
7-912223.83%
10-12460.14%
K-1234762.470%​


Illness Outbrea​ks

An outbreak may be suspected when there is an increase in absenteeism or a number of individuals are experiencing similar symptoms in a school. This could be due to any number of symptoms including respiratory, gastrointestinal and rashes.

If a school has more than 10 per cent of their student population away due to illness, the school will report to Alberta Health Services Public Health for investigation. If AHS declares an outbreak, they will provide information to families and recommendations to assist the school in preventing further spread of illness. ​After AHS has declared an outbreak in a school and CBE has been notified, an intensive cleaning of the impacted school is conducted after school hours.​

 Student Illness Rates By School

SchoolJune 12, 2025
A. E. Cross School3.4%
Abbeydale School5.2%
Acadia School2.2%
Alex Munro School4.8%
Alexander Ferguson School3.0%
All Boys Program0.0%
Altadore School2.2%
Alternative High School0.0%
Andrew Sibbald School1.7%
Annie Foote School3.3%
Annie Gale School3.7%
Arbour Lake School5.3%
Auburn Bay School3.4%
Balmoral School3.7%
Banff Trail School3.6%
Banting and Best School4.6%
Battalion Park School1.9%
Bayside School1.8%
Beddington Heights School2.8%
Belfast School4.0%
Belvedere Parkway School4.3%
Bishop Pinkham School3.6%
Bob Edwards School2.2%
Bowcroft School3.4%
Bowness High School0.0%
Braeside School5.0%
Branton School3.4%
Brentwood School3.1%
Briar Hill School1.8%
Bridlewood School2.2%
Buchanan School4.2%
Buffalo Rubbing Stone School2.7%
Cambrian Heights School3.0%
Canyon Meadows School3.1%
Capitol Hill School3.4%
Cappy Smart School3.7%
Captain John Palliser School1.8%
Captain Nichola Goddard School4.0%
Catherine Nichols Gunn School3.6%
Cecil Swanson School4.0%
Cedarbrae School5.1%
Centennial High School0.1%
Central Memorial High School0.1%
Chaparral School1.3%
Chief Justice Milvain School5.1%
Children's Village School2.5%
Chinook Park School2.9%
Chris Akkerman School2.2%
Christine Meikle School5.0%
Citadel Park School2.8%
Clarence Sansom School2.1%
Collingwood School3.3%
Colonel Irvine School1.8%
Colonel J. Fred Scott School1.5%
Colonel Macleod School2.7%
Colonel Sanders School1.8%
Colonel Walker School1.8%
Connaught School2.4%
Copperfield School2.4%
Coventry Hills School4.9%
Cranston School6.1%
Crescent Heights High School0.0%
Crossing Park School3.8%
Dalhousie School2.3%
David Thompson School2.2%
Deer Run School3.7%
Douglas Harkness School2.4%
Douglasdale School1.9%
Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School0.0%
Dr. E. W. Coffin School1.9%
Dr. Freda Miller School4.6%
Dr. George Stanley School2.6%
Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert School5.6%
Dr. Gordon Higgins School3.2%
Dr. Gordon Townsend School0.0%
Dr. J. K. Mulloy School3.3%
Dr. Martha Cohen School3.6%
Dr. Oakley School3.8%
Dr. Roberta Bondar School1.6%
Earl Grey School2.2%
Edgemont School2.5%
Elbow Park School1.3%
Elboya School2.9%
Emily Follensbee School15.3%
Eric Harvie School2.9%
Erin Woods School2.4%
Ernest Manning High School0.1%
Ernest Morrow School2.8%
Ethel M. Johnson School5.9%
Eugene Coste School2.1%
Evergreen School3.8%
F. E. Osborne School3.5%
Fairview School2.0%
Falconridge School4.9%
Fish Creek School1.4%
Forest Lawn High School0.1%
G. W. Skene School0.6%
Georges P. Vanier School5.2%
Glamorgan School2.8%
Glenbrook School5.4%
Glendale School2.7%
Glenmeadows School2.1%
Grant MacEwan School3.3%
Griffith Woods School3.0%
Guy Weadick School6.5%
H. D. Cartwright School5.6%
Harold Panabaker School3.5%
Haultain Memorial School4.4%
Hawkwood School3.1%
Haysboro School3.8%
Henry Wise Wood High School0.2%
Hidden Valley School3.2%
Highwood School3.3%
Hillhurst School1.0%
Hugh A. Bennett School5.7%
Huntington Hills School4.9%
Ian Bazalgette School5.9%
Jack James High School0.2%
James Fowler High School0.0%
James Short Memorial School5.8%
Janet Johnstone School2.6%
Jennie Elliott School2.4%
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School0.0%
John G. Diefenbaker High School#N/A
John Ware School4.7%
Keeler School2.8%
Kenneth D. Taylor School2.2%
Killarney School3.2%
King George School1.5%
Lake Bonavista School3.6%
Lakeshore School3.1%
Le Roi Daniels School1.2%
Lester B. Pearson High School0.4%
Lord Beaverbrook High School0.2%
Louis Riel School2.2%
Louise Dean School0.0%
Mahogany School2.1%
Manmeet Singh Bhullar School4.3%
Maple Ridge School2.5%
Marion Carson School2.9%
Marlborough School1.9%
Marshall Springs School3.0%
Mayland Heights School1.6%
McKenzie Highlands School5.1%
McKenzie Lake School3.7%
McKenzie Towne School2.9%
Midnapore School2.8%
MidSun School4.0%
Monterey Park School4.4%
Mount Royal School3.7%
Mount View School2.0%
Mountain Park School3.9%
Nellie McClung School2.3%
Nelson Mandela High School0.2%
New Brighton School2.4%
Nickle School4.3%
Niitsitapi Learning Centre5.2%
North Haven School4.7%
North Trail High School0.3%
Northern Lights School4.3%
Nose Creek School3.1%
O. S. Geiger School5.1%
Olympic Heights School1.7%
Panorama Hills School2.7%
Patrick Airlie School6.8%
Penbrooke Meadows School3.8%
Peter Lougheed School4.5%
Piitoayis Family School3.1%
Pineridge School4.0%
Prairie Sky School3.5%
Prince Of Wales School3.0%
Queen Elizabeth High School2.2%
Queen Elizabeth School2.3%
R. T. Alderman School3.3%
Radisson Park School1.1%
Ramsay School3.1%
Ranchlands School5.2%
Richmond School1.4%
Rideau Park School3.9%
Riverbend School0.0%
Riverside School3.1%
Robert Thirsk High School0.1%
Robert Warren School6.5%
Roland Michener School3.5%
Ron Southern School4.0%
Rosedale School1.1%
Rosemont School1.5%
Royal Oak School2.6%
Rundle School3.0%
Saddle Ridge School2.7%
Sam Livingston School2.8%
Samuel W. Shaw School3.8%
Scenic Acres School1.0%
Senator Patrick Burns School3.8%
Sherwood School5.2%
Sibylla Kiddle School2.7%
Silver Springs School3.1%
Simon Fraser School5.7%
Simons Valley School2.0%
Sir John A. Macdonald School2.6%
Sir John Franklin School2.8%
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School2.9%
Sir Winston Churchill High School0.0%
Somerset School2.9%
Stanley Jones School3.7%
Sunalta School1.8%
Sundance School1.7%
Sunnyside School1.1%
Taradale School3.8%
Ted Harrison School5.0%
Terrace Road School4.1%
Terry Fox School3.6%
The Hamptons School2.3%
Thomas B. Riley School4.0%
Thorncliffe School4.3%
Tom Baines School5.1%
Tuscany School1.0%
Twelve Mile Coulee School5.6%
University School2.8%
Valley Creek School4.1%
Valley View School4.2%
Varsity Acres School0.2%
Vincent Massey School4.1%
Vista Heights School5.3%
W. O. Mitchell School1.8%
West Dalhousie School1.3%
West Dover School2.4%
West Ridge School2.1%
West Springs School2.1%
Western Canada High School0.1%
Westgate School1.1%
Wildwood School3.0%
William Aberhart High School0.2%
William D. Pratt School3.2%
William Reid School1.0%
William Roper Hull School2.9%
Willow Park School7.6%
Wilma Hansen School3.3%
Woodbine School1.2%
Woodlands School3.1%
Woodman School3.6%
Wood's Homes School0.7%​​


 
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