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.​​​​​​

Spring​​ Break 

Note | CBE schools will be closed for a non-instructional day and spring break from March 21 – 30. Absence reporting will resume on Tuesday, April 1. ​



Student Absence Rate Due t​​​o Illness​

March 20, 2025
 GradeNumber Percentage
K-316483.88%
4-613204.13%
7-914534.57%
10-1212703.73%
K-1256914.053%​


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

SchoolMarch 20, 2025
A. E. Cross School5.6%
Abbeydale School3.2%
Acadia School4.4%
Alex Munro School3.9%
Alexander Ferguson School5.6%
All Boys Program0.0%
Altadore School2.2%
Alternative High School3.6%
Andrew Sibbald School2.9%
Annie Foote School4.7%
Annie Gale School4.4%
Arbour Lake School5.0%
Auburn Bay School4.1%
Balmoral School5.1%
Banff Trail School2.1%
Banting and Best School4.0%
Battalion Park School4.3%
Bayside School5.9%
Beddington Heights School4.3%
Belfast School3.0%
Belvedere Parkway School3.1%
Bishop Pinkham School2.9%
Bob Edwards School2.3%
Bowcroft School4.8%
Bowness High School4.3%
Braeside School2.3%
Branton School5.1%
Brentwood School4.6%
Briar Hill School2.6%
Bridlewood School5.1%
Buchanan School8.9%
Buffalo Rubbing Stone School5.5%
Cambrian Heights School5.4%
Canyon Meadows School5.2%
Capitol Hill School2.3%
Cappy Smart School5.8%
Captain John Palliser School3.6%
Captain Nichola Goddard School3.5%
Catherine Nichols Gunn School5.4%
Cecil Swanson School4.0%
Cedarbrae School1.0%
Centennial High School3.9%
Central Memorial High School4.2%
Chaparral School2.0%
Chief Justice Milvain School3.0%
Children's Village School11.7%
Chinook Park School7.0%
Chris Akkerman School3.0%
Christine Meikle School3.3%
Citadel Park School5.2%
Clarence Sansom School2.4%
Collingwood School2.4%
Colonel Irvine School4.0%
Colonel J. Fred Scott School5.5%
Colonel Macleod School3.0%
Colonel Sanders School5.2%
Colonel Walker School4.1%
Connaught School3.5%
Copperfield School5.9%
Coventry Hills School2.9%
Cranston School5.5%
Crescent Heights High School4.7%
Crossing Park School4.9%
Dalhousie School5.4%
David Thompson School5.7%
Deer Run School4.2%
Douglas Harkness School3.4%
Douglasdale School3.7%
Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School6.5%
Dr. E. W. Coffin School2.9%
Dr. Freda Miller School5.7%
Dr. George Stanley School3.2%
Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert School6.9%
Dr. Gordon Higgins School4.6%
Dr. Gordon Townsend School0.0%
Dr. J. K. Mulloy School4.8%
Dr. Martha Cohen School4.6%
Dr. Oakley School4.9%
Dr. Roberta Bondar School3.0%
Earl Grey School4.7%
Edgemont School2.4%
Elbow Park School0.8%
Elboya School2.3%
Emily Follensbee School7.1%
Eric Harvie School3.0%
Erin Woods School2.5%
Ernest Manning High School0.0%
Ernest Morrow School4.1%
Ethel M. Johnson School6.4%
Eugene Coste School2.4%
Evergreen School3.8%
F. E. Osborne School2.7%
Fairview School3.3%
Falconridge School6.9%
Fish Creek School4.6%
Forest Lawn High School3.6%
G. W. Skene School3.0%
Georges P. Vanier School5.0%
Glamorgan School3.6%
Glenbrook School2.3%
Glendale School6.0%
Glenmeadows School2.4%
Grant MacEwan School2.4%
Griffith Woods School3.6%
Guy Weadick School7.0%
H. D. Cartwright School8.3%
Harold Panabaker School6.5%
Haultain Memorial School8.2%
Hawkwood School4.0%
Haysboro School2.1%
Henry Wise Wood High School3.6%
Hidden Valley School3.9%
Highwood School3.6%
Hillhurst School5.4%
Hugh A. Bennett School7.6%
Huntington Hills School7.0%
Ian Bazalgette School5.1%
Jack James High School3.5%
James Fowler High School4.9%
James Short Memorial School10.9%
Janet Johnstone School4.9%
Jennie Elliott School2.3%
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School3.4%
John G. Diefenbaker High School4.0%
John Ware School6.7%
Keeler School4.3%
Kenneth D. Taylor School3.5%
Killarney School3.2%
King George School2.8%
Lake Bonavista School2.5%
Lakeshore School4.5%
Le Roi Daniels School1.4%
Lester B. Pearson High School3.3%
Lord Beaverbrook High School4.0%
Louis Riel School5.2%
Louise Dean School12.1%
Mahogany School4.0%
Manmeet Singh Bhullar School5.0%
Maple Ridge School3.1%
Marion Carson School4.0%
Marlborough School4.7%
Marshall Springs School5.1%
Mayland Heights School2.0%
McKenzie Highlands School4.1%
McKenzie Lake School3.9%
McKenzie Towne School8.4%
Midnapore School1.0%
MidSun School4.2%
Monterey Park School6.3%
Mount Royal School2.9%
Mount View School7.8%
Mountain Park School4.9%
Nellie McClung School2.6%
Nelson Mandela High School3.3%
New Brighton School6.9%
Nickle School5.2%
Niitsitapi Learning Centre9.4%
North Haven School2.7%
North Trail High School3.2%
Northern Lights School6.6%
Nose Creek School5.9%
O. S. Geiger School4.6%
Olympic Heights School5.9%
Panorama Hills School6.1%
Patrick Airlie School4.9%
Penbrooke Meadows School4.6%
Peter Lougheed School5.1%
Piitoayis Family School5.9%
Pineridge School4.9%
Prairie Sky School3.0%
Prince Of Wales School4.2%
Queen Elizabeth High School5.4%
Queen Elizabeth School3.3%
R. T. Alderman School3.5%
Radisson Park School2.9%
Ramsay School4.0%
Ranchlands School3.3%
Richmond School4.4%
Rideau Park School4.2%
Riverbend School4.7%
Riverside School3.6%
Robert Thirsk High School4.2%
Robert Warren School5.5%
Roland Michener School8.2%
Ron Southern School5.3%
Rosedale School3.7%
Rosemont School3.9%
Royal Oak School3.7%
Rundle School5.7%
Saddle Ridge School3.7%
Sam Livingston School2.4%
Samuel W. Shaw School4.6%
Scenic Acres School7.1%
Senator Patrick Burns School4.2%
Sherwood School3.3%
Sibylla Kiddle School3.9%
Silver Springs School5.4%
Simon Fraser School3.8%
Simons Valley School4.4%
Sir John A. Macdonald School3.0%
Sir John Franklin School3.9%
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School5.9%
Sir Winston Churchill High School4.5%
Somerset School0.8%
Stanley Jones School3.5%
Sunalta School3.8%
Sundance School3.8%
Sunnyside School6.8%
Taradale School4.7%
Ted Harrison School4.9%
Terrace Road School0.5%
Terry Fox School3.9%
The Hamptons School4.6%
Thomas B. Riley School4.2%
Thorncliffe School4.7%
Tom Baines School5.8%
Tuscany School2.8%
Twelve Mile Coulee School4.1%
University School1.9%
Valley Creek School4.0%
Valley View School5.3%
Varsity Acres School2.2%
Vincent Massey School5.1%
Vista Heights School3.8%
W. O. Mitchell School6.5%
West Dalhousie School2.6%
West Dover School6.6%
West Ridge School5.0%
West Springs School3.3%
Western Canada High School3.0%
Westgate School3.4%
Wildwood School4.9%
William Aberhart High School2.9%
William D. Pratt School6.2%
William Reid School1.9%
William Roper Hull School2.0%
Willow Park School5.0%
Wilma Hansen School3.5%
Woodbine School5.9%
Woodlands School6.0%
Woodman School5.8%
Wood's Homes School0.0%​​


 
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