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Building & Modernizing Schools

School Projects

​With the tremendous increase in Calgary's population in the last five years and many families deciding to live in new suburban communities, our need for new schools has never been greater. We also need to modernize many of our existing schools, many of which are mor​e than 40 years old, to meet the learning needs of 21st century learners.

The first step in building or modernizing a school is receiving funding for the work. Funding for CBE school construction and modernization projects is solely granted by the Alberta Government. Annually, we provide Alberta Education with a list of our building and modernization priorities, along with every other school district in the province. This list of priorities is part of our Three-Year School Capital Plan, which is approved by the Board of Trustees.

The Three-Year School Capital Plan​ contains information on your community, including whether your community is listed, its ranking, how the rankings are determined and the breakdown of each project’s ranking.

See Criteria for School Capital Planning Priorities for details on how we rank projects.

 New Construction


North Trail High School

Evanston Middle School ​
Address: To be determined.
Opening Date | To be determined. 
Capacity | To be determined.

 Modernizations

School major modernization projects provide for the renovation of the whole or part of a school building for both present and future educational programs. Modernization projects provide enhanced facilities and increased learning opportunities across the CBE. School major modernization projects should not exceed 75% of the replacement value of the school building as per provincial guidelines. See our Three-Year School Capital Plan for more information.


Jack James High School

Jack James High School

Louise Dean School relocated on Oct. 15, 2024 

 Modular Classrooms

Each year, CBE submits requests for modular classroomsto Alberta Education. Modulars are stand-alone or attached classrooms that can provide additional learning spaces for schools that are full or reaching maximum capacity. They also provide flexibility to accommodate students as they can be removed or relocated as needed. The province provides new modulars, as well as funding for the relocation or demolition of existing modulars. 

Demolishing modulars that are at the end of their useful life cycle reduces expensive recurring operating expenses (i.e., heat, electricity and maintenance).  

Below is the list of schools affected by the ongoing modular classroom program at CBE, organized by expected completion date. ​​


School ​​
​Number of Modular Units
Project Type
​Expected Completion 

Simon​s ​​Valley

4​​​​​​

​Relocation
(Receiving) 

F​all 2024​

Samuel W. Shaw

​4

​Relocation
(Donor)

Fall 2024​

​Ian Bazalgette 

​1

​​Relocation
(Receiving) 

​Fall 2024​

​MidSun

​1

​​Relocation
(Donor)

Fall 2024​

Colonel Walker

​1

​Demol​ition

Fall 2024​

W.O. Mitchell

​2

​Demolition

Fall 2024​

Sam Livingston

​1

​Demolition

Fall 2024​

Battalion Park

​​1

​Demolition

Fall 2024​

Sir Winston
Churchill

​​6

​​​Relocation
(Receiving​) 

Fall 2024​

Riverbend

​4

​​Relocation
(Donor)

Fall 2024​

Glenmeadows

​4

​Relocation
(Donor)

Fall 2024​

Connaught

​4​


New

Winter 2025


2​​

Relocations​​

Nelson Mandela 


6


New 

Winter 2025

Prairie Sky 


3 + 1 bathroom

New
Winter 2025
​4

Relocations

​Peter Lougheed

​4

​New

Winter 2025

Banting & Best

2​

​Relocation
(Donor)

Spring 2025

Belfast

​1

​Relocation
(Donor)

Spring 2025

​Hugh A. Bennett

​4

​New

Spring 2025

​Joanne Cardinal - Schubert ​

5
Relocations​



Spring 2025
​​


1​
New
Mahogany

​4
​New
Spring 2025
North Trail 

​6
​New
Spring 2025

Olympic Heights

4

​​Relocation
(Donor)

Spring 2025

Somerset

​4

​​​Relocation
(Donor)

Spring 2025

Buffalo Rubbing
Stone

​2

New

Summer 2025

​​Colonel Irvine 

​4

New

Summer 2025

Grant MacEwan 

​6

New

Summer 2025

Kenneth D. Taylor

​2

New
Summer 2025





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