Saskatoon Public Schools Explained
Saskatoon Public Schools (Saskatoon S.D. No. 13) |
Motto: | Inspiring Learning |
Grades: | Pre-Kindergarten to Grade 12 |
Location: | 310 21st St E, Saskatoon, SK S7K 1M7 |
Accreditation: | --> |
Schools: | 58 |
Budget: | CA$256 million (March 2023) |
Students: | 28,924 (Sept 2024) |
Staff: | Approx. 3,300 |
Website: | Saskatoon Public Schools |
Free Label: | Director of Education |
Free Text: | Shane Skjerven |
Free Label2: | Board of Directors Chairperson |
Free Text2: | Kim Stranden |
Free Label3: | Teachers' Union |
Free Text3: | Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation |
Saskatoon Public Schools (SPS) or Saskatoon S.D. No. 13 is the largest school division in Saskatchewan serving 28,924[1] students as of September 2024. Saskatoon Public Schools operates 47 elementary schools, one alliance school (Charles Red Hawk Elementary School on the Whitecap Dakota Nation), and 10 secondary schools in Saskatoon.
SPS is overseen by a Board of Trustees. The board is responsible for crafting the overall educational vision of schools, as well as creating and upholding board policy. The offices of the Saskatoon School Board are housed in the former Eaton's Building.
Saskatoon Public Schools are multicultural and multi-faith. SPS has been recognized as a leader in literacy as well as for its unique program offerings. Some of these unique programs include:
- French Immersion
- Montessori
- Nêhiyâwiwin Cree Language and Culture
- Métis/Michif Cultural Program
- English as an Additional Language
- Nature-Based Learning
- Flexible/Blended Learning
- Intergenerational Classroom
- Saskatoon Academically Gifted Education (SAGE)
- Creative Action (Arts)
- Ecoquest (Ecological Outdoor Adventure)
- Let's Lead - Nīkānētān (Experiential Learning)
- ScienceTrek (Field-Based Science)
Elementary schools
[2] Saskatoon Public Schools is home to the following elementary schools:
- École Alvin Buckwold School
- Brevoort Park School
- Brownell School
- Brunskill School
- Buena Vista School
- Caroline Robins Community School
- Caswell Community School
- Chief Whitecap School
- City Park School
- Colette Bourgonje School
- École College Park School
- Dr. John G. Egnatoff School
- École Dundonald School
- Ernest Lindner School
- Fairhaven School
- École Forest Grove School
- Greystone Heights School
- École Henry Kelsey School
- Holliston School
- Howard Coad Community School
- Hugh Cairns V.C. School
- James L. Alexander School
- John Dolan School
- John Lake School
- King George Community School
- Lakeridge School
- École Lakeview School
- Lawson Heights School
- Lester B. Pearson School
- Mayfair Community School
- Montgomery School
- North Park Wilson School
- Prince Philip School
- Queen Elizabeth School
- École River Heights School
- Roland Michener School
- École Silverspring School
- Silverwood Heights School
- Sutherland Community School
- Sylvia Fedoruk School
- École Victoria School
- Vincent Massey Community School
- wâhkôhtowin Community School
- Westmount Community School
- Wildwood School
- Willowgrove School
- W.P. Bate Community School
Secondary schools
[2] Saskatoon Public Schools is home to the following secondary schools:
Alliance school
[2] Saskatoon Public Schools is home to the following alliance school:
- Charles Red Hawk Elementary School] (Whitecap Dakota alliance school)
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Board Meeting Minutes - October 15, 2024 . live . November 18, 2024 . Saskatoon Public Schools.
- Web site: Our Schools . Saskatoon Public Schools . Saskatoon Public Schools . 26 September 2024.
- Web site: School Division Boundaries and Schools .
- Web site: Role of Trustees . live . November 18, 2024 . Saskatoon Public Schools.