2024-2025 school calendars finalized
The Elk Island Catholic Schools Board of Trustees approved the 2024-2025 school year calendars at their public board meeting on Wednesday, January 24.
A number of factors are taken into consideration during the creation of the school calendars for each year, including:
- Maintaining a fall and spring break.
- Providing the necessary hours of instruction.
- Support of a quality learning environment and staff professional development.
- Joint student transportation coordination with service providers, including Elk Island Public Schools in Fort Saskatchewan and Vegreville, and Battle River School Division in Camrose.
- The four-day school weeks at Our Lady of Mount Pleasant Catholic School in Camrose.
Draft versions of these calendars were provided to the Alberta Teachers’ Association Local 21 and our school communities for feedback prior to their finalization.
Some of the notable dates from the 2024-2025 calendars include:
- August 29: First day of school in Fort Saskatchewan, Sherwood Park/Strathcona County, Vegreville.
- September 3: First day of school in Camrose.
- September 30: National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - All schools closed.
- October 14: Thanksgiving - All schools closed.
- November 11 - 15: Fall Break - All schools closed.
- December 23 - January 3: Christmas Break - All schools closed.
- February 17: Family Day - All schools closed.
- March 24 - 28: Spring Break - All schools closed.
- April 18 - 21: Good Friday and Easter Monday - All schools closed.
- May 19: Victoria Day - All schools closed.
- June 25: Last day of school in Fort Saskatchewan, Sherwood Park/Strathcona County, Vegreville.
- June 26: Last day of school in Camrose.
In addition, all schools have the flexibility to implement staggered starts to begin the year.