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

In Spring 2022, the CBE upgraded to MERV 13 filters in schools wherever possible. These filters continue to be utilized this school year and are changed more frequently. 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​

February 18, 2025
GradeNumber Percentage
K-323505.55%
4-616895.29%
7-916055.06%
10-1215104.43%
K-1271545.105%


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

​​School
February 18, 2025
A. E. Cross School8.7%
Abbeydale School4.4%
Acadia School5.0%
Alex Munro School6.7%
Alexander Ferguson School5.2%
All Boys Program9.1%
Altadore School7.8%
Alternative High School4.4%
Andrew Sibbald School6.5%
Annie Foote School5.0%
Annie Gale School6.4%
Arbour Lake School4.7%
Auburn Bay School3.3%
Balmoral School5.8%
Banff Trail School4.4%
Banting and Best School7.4%
Battalion Park School4.3%
Bayside School5.9%
Beddington Heights School5.7%
Belfast School4.5%
Belvedere Parkway School5.7%
Bishop Pinkham School2.6%
Bob Edwards School3.1%
Bowcroft School8.5%
Bowness High School4.2%
Braeside School5.4%
Branton School4.1%
Brentwood School5.5%
Briar Hill School7.5%
Bridlewood School3.2%
Buchanan School2.6%
Buffalo Rubbing Stone School6.8%
Cambrian Heights School7.4%
Canyon Meadows School4.8%
Capitol Hill School5.2%
Cappy Smart School5.7%
Captain John Palliser School7.9%
Captain Nichola Goddard School3.6%
Catherine Nichols Gunn School3.8%
Cecil Swanson School4.9%
Cedarbrae School4.7%
Centennial High School5.8%
Central Memorial High School5.8%
Chaparral School6.0%
Chief Justice Milvain School5.7%
Children's Village School2.6%
Chinook Park School2.1%
Chris Akkerman School3.9%
Christine Meikle School5.7%
Citadel Park School5.2%
Clarence Sansom School4.9%
Collingwood School6.1%
Colonel Irvine School4.1%
Colonel J. Fred Scott School7.0%
Colonel Macleod School4.5%
Colonel Sanders School6.5%
Colonel Walker School3.0%
Connaught School4.1%
Copperfield School7.8%
Coventry Hills School8.4%
Cranston School5.4%
Crescent Heights High School4.7%
Crossing Park School5.3%
Dalhousie School4.9%
David Thompson School3.9%
Deer Run School6.4%
Douglas Harkness School4.6%
Douglasdale School3.5%
Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School5.1%
Dr. E. W. Coffin School4.3%
Dr. Freda Miller School4.6%
Dr. George Stanley School3.9%
Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert School7.3%
Dr. Gordon Higgins School3.8%
Dr. Gordon Townsend School0.0%
Dr. J. K. Mulloy School7.0%
Dr. Martha Cohen School5.5%
Dr. Oakley School6.5%
Dr. Roberta Bondar School4.0%
Earl Grey School6.2%
Edgemont School6.3%
Elbow Park School4.3%
Elboya School5.7%
Emily Follensbee School15.7%
Eric Harvie School5.3%
Erin Woods School5.6%
Ernest Manning High School3.5%
Ernest Morrow School5.5%
Ethel M. Johnson School6.1%
Eugene Coste School6.8%
Evergreen School4.8%
F. E. Osborne School5.6%
Fairview School5.1%
Falconridge School4.3%
Fish Creek School4.0%
Forest Lawn High School2.9%
G. W. Skene School1.8%
Georges P. Vanier School7.7%
Glamorgan School4.9%
Glenbrook School9.0%
Glendale School4.9%
Glenmeadows School3.7%
Grant MacEwan School4.5%
Griffith Woods School3.9%
Guy Weadick School7.3%
H. D. Cartwright School5.9%
Harold Panabaker School4.0%
Haultain Memorial School4.3%
Hawkwood School4.9%
Haysboro School6.8%
Henry Wise Wood High School4.3%
Hidden Valley School6.6%
Highwood School3.6%
Hillhurst School5.1%
Hugh A. Bennett School10.4%
Huntington Hills School8.6%
Ian Bazalgette School7.7%
Jack James High School4.5%
James Fowler High School4.1%
James Short Memorial School6.1%
Janet Johnstone School7.9%
Jennie Elliott School4.5%
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School4.4%
John G. Diefenbaker High School2.6%
John Ware School6.9%
Keeler School7.2%
Kenneth D. Taylor School6.5%
Killarney School1.4%
King George School5.7%
Lake Bonavista School6.1%
Lakeshore School3.8%
Le Roi Daniels School6.1%
Lester B. Pearson High School4.9%
Lord Beaverbrook High School6.6%
Louis Riel School4.7%
Louise Dean School9.4%
Mahogany School5.3%
Manmeet Singh Bhullar School3.6%
Maple Ridge School3.3%
Marion Carson School6.9%
Marlborough School6.6%
Marshall Springs School4.2%
Mayland Heights School3.4%
McKenzie Highlands School5.6%
McKenzie Lake School4.6%
McKenzie Towne School6.9%
Midnapore School3.6%
MidSun School6.0%
Monterey Park School7.9%
Mount Royal School5.9%
Mount View School8.8%
Mountain Park School6.9%
Nellie McClung School4.2%
Nelson Mandela High School4.3%
New Brighton School3.4%
Nickle School6.3%
Niitsitapi Learning Centre2.2%
North Haven School4.7%
North Trail High School3.9%
Northern Lights School6.6%
Nose Creek School8.0%
O. S. Geiger School6.4%
Olympic Heights School6.7%
Panorama Hills School6.6%
Patrick Airlie School8.0%
Penbrooke Meadows School7.0%
Peter Lougheed School5.1%
Piitoayis Family School2.4%
Pineridge School3.8%
Prairie Sky School7.0%
Prince Of Wales School4.6%
Queen Elizabeth High School5.4%
Queen Elizabeth School4.0%
R. T. Alderman School6.5%
Radisson Park School4.2%
Ramsay School5.6%
Ranchlands School7.4%
Richmond School7.4%
Rideau Park School4.1%
Riverbend School2.6%
Riverside School3.9%
Robert Thirsk High School4.2%
Robert Warren School6.1%
Roland Michener School6.3%
Ron Southern School5.6%
Rosedale School3.7%
Rosemont School5.4%
Royal Oak School4.7%
Rundle School7.6%
Saddle Ridge School5.8%
Sam Livingston School3.5%
Samuel W. Shaw School5.3%
Scenic Acres School4.6%
Senator Patrick Burns School5.2%
Sherwood School7.2%
Sibylla Kiddle School5.7%
Silver Springs School7.0%
Simon Fraser School5.2%
Simons Valley School4.1%
Sir John A. Macdonald School6.2%
Sir John Franklin School3.6%
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School4.6%
Sir Winston Churchill High School3.5%
Somerset School9.2%
Stanley Jones School5.8%
Sunalta School4.5%
Sundance School3.2%
Sunnyside School5.7%
Taradale School5.8%
Ted Harrison School4.7%
Terrace Road School3.8%
Terry Fox School4.1%
The Hamptons School6.9%
Thomas B. Riley School2.5%
Thorncliffe School5.3%
Tom Baines School6.6%
Tuscany School4.9%
Twelve Mile Coulee School5.5%
University School5.8%
Valley Creek School3.7%
Valley View School5.9%
Varsity Acres School4.2%
Vincent Massey School4.2%
Vista Heights School2.6%
W. O. Mitchell School3.9%
West Dalhousie School5.9%
West Dover School5.5%
West Ridge School5.2%
West Springs School5.9%
Western Canada High School3.6%
Westgate School5.1%
Wildwood School6.0%
William Aberhart High School5.4%
William D. Pratt School6.3%
William Reid School3.9%
William Roper Hull School2.0%
Willow Park School1.2%
Wilma Hansen School7.8%
Woodbine School8.8%
Woodlands School6.7%
Woodman School6.2%
Wood's Homes School1.5%​


 
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