Health & Wellness in School
COVID-19 Information for the 2021-22 School Year
As of June 15, the Government of Alberta has moved to the final step of its three-step approach to lifting public health measures related to COVID-19.
The move to Step 3 marks the end of masking on public transit and mandatory isolation for people who test positive for COVID-19.
Alberta Education had specific direction to school authorities, including the CBE:
- Reference to the school guidance documents, the School Year Plan or the Alberta Health Daily Checklist is no longer required.
- Illness outbreaks in schools will be managed based on pre-pandemic practices through Alberta Health Services, with identification of outbreaks based on student absenteeism.
- As of June 30, 2022, school authorities will no longer need to seek ministerial approval to shift to at-home learning.
Alberta Education has also provided notice of changes to provincial assessments.
- Diploma exams taken in August 2022 will continue under the current weighting of 10 per cent.
- Diploma exams will likely return to 30 per cent of a student’s overall mark for the 2022-23 school year.
- Mandatory Provincial Achievement Tests will continue for Grades 6 and 9.
- Literacy and numeracy screening assessment in Grades 1 to 3 will be mandatory.
