Dear Students and Parents/Guardians,

We would like to update you on work to balance enrolment at schools in south-central Calgary. On Feb. 11, 2025, the Board of Trustees approved the relocation of CBE Home Education from Windsor Park School to Bel-Aire School. As a result of the decision, Windsor Park School will reopen as a regular program kindergarten to Grade 4 school for the 2025-2026 year and beyond. To help balance enrolment in the area, school designation changes will be implemented for Bel-Aire, Mayfair, and Meadowlark Park communities.

Please see the maps attached at the end of this letter for the new designation areas for Chinook Park School and Woodman School.

K-9 Regular Program Designations

• All new registrations from Bel-Aire, Mayfair, and Meadowlark Park will be designated to Chinook Park School for kindergarten to Grade 6 and Woodman School for Grades 7 to 9 for the 2025-2026 school year and beyond.
• Current students who will be in Grades 1 to 3 for the 2025-2026 school year will be redesignated from Elboya School to Chinook Park School. Elboya School will no longer be offering kindergarten to Grade 3 programming starting in the 2025-2026 school year.
• Current students who will be in Grades 4 to 5 for the 2025-2026 school year are redesignated from Elboya School to Chinook Park School. These students have the choice to remain at Elboya School until the end of Grade 6 as out of attendance area students or transfer to Chinook Park School.
• Current students who will be in Grade 6 for the 2025-2026 school year are redesignated from Elboya School to Chinook Park School. These students can choose to remain at Elboya School and will have access to transportation services until June 26, 2026.
• Current students who will be in Grades 7 to 8 for the 2025-2026 school year are redesignated from Elboya School to Woodman School. These students have the choice to remain at Elboya School until the end of Grade 9 as out-of-attendance area students or transfer to Woodman School.

Current students who will be in Grade 9 for the 2025-2026 school year are redesignated from Elboya School to Woodman School. These students can choose to remain at Elboya School until the end of Grade 9 and will have access to transportation until June 26, 2026.

K-9 Early and Late French Immersion Designations

• All new registrations will be designated to Chinook Park School for kindergarten to Grade 6 and Woodman School for Grades 7 to 9 for the 2025-2026 school year.
• Current students who will be in Grades 1 to 5 for the 2025-2026 school year are redesignated to Chinook Park School.
• Students currently attending William Reid School can choose to remain at William Reid School as out of attendance area students until they graduate or transfer to Chinook Park School. Students who will be in Grade 4 for the 2025-2026 school year and choose to remain at William Reid will have access to transportation until June 26, 2026.
• Current students who choose to stay at William Reid until they graduate, may choose to go directly to Woodman for Grade 5 as out-of-attendance-area students.
• Current students who will be in Grade 6 for the 2025-2026 school year are redesignated to Chinook Park School. Students currently attending Elboya School can choose to remain or move to Chinook Park School and will have access to transportation until June 26, 2026.
• Current students who will be in Grades 7 to 9 for the 2025-2026 school year are redesignated to Woodman School. If a student is currently attending Elboya School, they can choose to remain at Elboya School as an out-of-attendance-area student or move to Woodman School. Students who will be in in Grade 9 will have access to transportation services until June 26, 2026.

How do I register for school next year?

Current students should inform their school principal of their choice to remain at either Elboya School or William Reid School or move to Chinook Park School or Woodman School by March 14, 2025.

For new students residing in these communities, kindergarten registrations for the 2025-2026 school year began on Jan. 13, 2025. The CBE will automatically transfer registrations to the newly designated school.

For more information on how to register, please visit our website.

Why is this change happening?

The CBE is experiencing record enrolment growth. To address this, changes are being made to balance enrolment across our schools.

In May 2024, the former Bel-Aire School was returned to the CBE from charter school use. The return of this school provides for an additional 200 elementary school spaces in the area. On Feb. 11, 2025, the Board of Trustees voted in favour of the relocation of the Home Education Program from Windsor Park School to Bel-Aire School. As a result, we will be opening a regular program kindergarten to Grade 4 at Windsor Park School. Additionally, Elboya School will become a Grade 5 to 9 school, serving regular program, early French Immersion, and late French Immersion students. This decision means that designation changes are needed to balance enrolment across schools in south-central Calgary. These changes will help alleviate current and anticipated enrolment pressures in the area while keeping community cohorts together.

For more information on this project visit our website.

How will students get to school?

Students are eligible for transportation to their designated school if they live beyond the walk zone. Visit Busing & Transportation for more information, and for students in French Immersion, also visit Transportation for Alternative Programs.

Families choosing to remain at William Reid School or Elboya School as out of attendance area students will be responsible for providing their own transportation and can apply as conditional riders for the 2025-2026 school year. All transportation from these communities to William Reid School or Elboya School will end on June 26, 2026.

What if I have more questions?

If you still have questions or require additional information, please contact the Area 7 office at Area7@cbe.ab.ca or 403-777-8750 (extension 0).