Calgary Board of Education
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Calgary Board of Education
The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) is the largest school board in Alberta. The board is governed by seven trustees, each representing two wards within the board. Each trustee is elected to a three-year term, which began for the current trustees in 2007.
Calgary Board of Education Ward Map
The school board encompasses 214 schools in the city of Calgary, 126 of which are elementary schools (grades Kâ6). There are 29 junior high schools (grades 7â9) and 16 senior high schools (10â12). The school board also presides over combination schools, where junior high and either elementary or high school programs are taught.
In 2007, 97,795 students were enrolled at various grade levels within CBE-governed schools. The annual operating budget of the school board for 2007 was $905.5 million. The school board employed 10,726 people during the school year ending June 2008, 6823 of which were teachers. The remaining comprised support staff and other school workers such as caretakers and management.
