Lethbridge School District No. 51
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Lethbridge School District No. 51 is the public school board in Lethbridge
Lethbridge
Lethbridge is a city in the province of Alberta, Canada, and the largest city in southern Alberta. It is Alberta's fourth-largest city by population after Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer, and the third-largest by area after Calgary and Edmonton. The nearby Canadian Rockies contribute to the city's...

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Size

Lethbridge School District No. 51 operates 19 schools covering grades ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Enrolment for 2007/2008 was 7,800 students. As well, the school district operates six outreach programs/schools. The operating budget was $69.8 million for the 2007-2008 fiscal year.

Governance

A group of seven elected trustees run the Lethbridge School District. They are elected every three years, in the regular municipal election. In the election, Lethbridge voters can only vote for a trustee to one (not both) of the two major school boards (Lethbridge School District and the separate Holy Spirit Roman Catholic division
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4
Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No.4 is the Catholic school board in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.-Size:The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 runs 13 schools in Lethbridge, Taber, Coaldale, Picture Butte and Pincher Creek. The school board enrollment...

). The public and Catholic systems operate independently of each other, and are both under the direct authority of the provincial government of Alberta. The last election was in October 2010
Lethbridge municipal election, 2010
The 2010 Lethbridge municipal election was held Monday, October 18, 2010 to elect a mayor and eight aldermen , and five of the Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4's nine trustees . The seven Lethbridge School District No. 51 trustees were acclaimed, five being incumbents...

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List of schools

High schools
  • Chinook High School (opens 2010)
  • Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
    Lethbridge Collegiate Institute
    Lethbridge Collegiate Institute is the largest school operated by Lethbridge School District No. 51. The public high school is one of four in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, that serve grades nine through twelve. Entry into LCI is loosely based on resident location in either south or west...

  • Winston Churchill High School
    Winston Churchill High School (Lethbridge)
    Winston Churchill High School is the smaller of two public secondary schools in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, serving grades nine, ten, eleven, and twelve. Entry is loosely based on location in north Lethbridge.Locally, Winston Churchill High School is often referred to by one of two...


Middle schools
  • Gilbert Paterson Middle School
  • G.S. Lakie Middle School
  • Lethbridge Christian School
  • Wilson Middle School

Elementary schools
  • Dr. Gerald B. Probe Elementary School
  • École Agnes Davidson Elementary School
  • Fleetwood Bawden Elementary School
  • Galbraith Elementary School
  • General Stewart Elementary School
  • Lakeview Elementary School
  • Lethbridge Christian School
  • Mike Mountain Horse Elementary School
  • Nicholas Sheran Community School
  • Park Meadows Elementary School
  • Senator Buchanan Elementary School
  • Westminster Elementary School

See also

  • List of Alberta school boards
  • Schools in Alberta
  • Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4
    Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4
    Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No.4 is the Catholic school board in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.-Size:The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division No. 4 runs 13 schools in Lethbridge, Taber, Coaldale, Picture Butte and Pincher Creek. The school board enrollment...

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