Editing Edmonton (section)

== Education ==
[[File:Edmonton Public School Board Edmonton Alberta Canada 01A.jpg|thumb|Headquarters of [[Edmonton Public Schools]], one of three publicly funded [[school districts]] in the city]]

=== Primary and secondary ===
Edmonton has three publicly funded school boards (districts) that provide kindergarten and grades 1–12. The vast majority of students attend schools in the two large English-language boards: [[Edmonton Public Schools]], with 213 operating schools,<ref name="EPS profile">{{cite web |title=Facts and Stats |url=http://www.epsb.ca/ourdistrict/facts/ |publisher=Edmonton Public Schools |access-date=14 October 2024}}</ref> and the separate [[Edmonton Catholic School District]], with 95 operating schools, as of 2024.<ref name="Edmonton Catholic Schools">{{cite web|url=https://www.ecsd.net/school-directory|author=Edmonton Catholic Schools |title=School Directory |access-date=October 14, 2024 }}</ref> Since 1994, the [[Francophone]] minority community has had their own school board based in Edmonton, the [[Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2]], which includes surrounding communities. The city also has a number of public [[Alberta charter schools|charter schools]] that are independent of any board. All three school boards and public charter schools are funded through provincial grants and [[property tax]]es.{{Citation needed|reason=All these sentences are neither thoroughly sourced and verifiable here nor by reading the following paragraphs. More precise sourcing is thus needed.|date=December 2020}}

Some private schools exist as well, including Edmonton Academy,<ref name=EdmontonAcademy>{{cite web |url=http://www.edmontonacademy.com/home.html |publisher=Edmonton Academy |title=Edmonton Academy |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514200620/http://www.edmontonacademy.com/home.html |archive-date=May 14, 2008 }}</ref> [[Progressive Academy]]<ref name=ProgressiveAcademy>{{cite web|url=http://progressiveacademy.ca/about-us/ |publisher=Progressive Academy |title=About Us |access-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130411073318/http://progressiveacademy.ca/about-us/ |archive-date=April 11, 2013 }}</ref> and [[Tempo School]].<ref name="Tempo">{{cite web|url=http://www.temposchool.org/ |publisher=Tempo School |title=Welcome to Tempo School |access-date=January 24, 2013 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209035355/http://temposchool.org/ |archive-date=February 9, 2013 }}</ref>

Edmonton Public Schools is known for pioneering the concept of site-based decision making (decentralization) in Canada, which gives principals the authority, the financial resources and the flexibility to make decisions based on the individual needs of their schools.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aasa.org/SchoolAdministratorArticle.aspx?id=10846|title=AASA {{!}} American Association of School Administrators|website=www.aasa.org|access-date=April 9, 2020}}</ref> This initiative has led to Edmonton Public offering a school of choice model in which students have more options as to what school they want to attend to suit their interests, and has led to the creation of alternative programs such as Vimy Ridge Academy, [[Old Scona Academic]] and [[Victoria School of the Arts]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://epsb.ca/media/epsb/curriculumprograms/AlternativeProgramsHandbook.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190303182041/http://www.epsb.ca/media/epsb/curriculumprograms/AlternativeProgramsHandbook.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 3, 2019|title=Alternative Programs Handbook|date=April 5, 2016|website=Edmonton Public Schools|publication-date=April 5, 2016|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mun.ca/educ/faculty/mwatch/vol1/delaney.html|title=The Development of School-Based Management in the Edmonton Public School District|website=www.mun.ca|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://edmontonjournal.com/news/local-news/retired-edmonton-school-superintendent-bets-he-can-overhaul-massive-las-vegas-school-system/|title=Retired Edmonton school superintendent bets he can overhaul massive Las Vegas school system|website=edmontonjournal.com|access-date=March 31, 2020}}</ref> The Edmonton Society for Christian Education<ref name="Edmonton Society for Christian Education">{{cite web |url=http://www.edmchristian.org/our-schools/edmonton-society-for-christian-education |author=Edmonton Society for Christian Education |title=Edmonton Society for Christian Education |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925152404/http://www.edmchristian.org/our-schools/edmonton-society-for-christian-education |archive-date=September 25, 2012 }}</ref> and [[Millwoods Christian School]] (not part of the former) used to be private schools; both have become part of Edmonton Public Schools' alternative programs.<ref name="Edmonton Academy History">{{cite web |url=http://www.edmchristian.org/our-schools/edmonton-society-for-christian-education |author=Edmonton Society for Christian Education |title=Edmonton Society for Christian Education |access-date=April 18, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925152404/http://www.edmchristian.org/our-schools/edmonton-society-for-christian-education |archive-date=September 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="Millwoods Christian School History">{{cite web|url=http://www.millwoodschristianschool.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27|author=Millwoods Christian School|title=Millwoods Christian School|access-date=April 18, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125122941/http://www.millwoodschristianschool.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12&Itemid=27 |archive-date=January 25, 2010}}</ref>

Both the Edmonton Public Schools and the Edmonton Catholic School District provide support and resources for those wishing to [[homeschooling|homeschool]] their children.<ref name="Home Schooling in Edmonton">{{cite web|url=http://homeschooledmonton.wordpress.com/ |author=Home Schooling in Edmonton |title=Home Schooling in Edmonton |access-date=February 28, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110111081255/http://homeschooledmonton.wordpress.com/ |archive-date=January 11, 2011 }}</ref>

=== Post-secondary ===
Those post-secondary institutions based in Edmonton that are publicly funded include [[Concordia University College of Alberta|Concordia University of Edmonton]], [[MacEwan University]], [[NorQuest College]], the [[Northern Alberta Institute of Technology]] (NAIT) and the [[University of Alberta]] (U of A).<ref name=PublicPostSec>{{cite web|url=http://eae.alberta.ca/post-secondary/institutions/public.aspx |title=Publicly Funded Institutions |publisher=Alberta Enterprise and Advanced Education |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121206023215/http://eae.alberta.ca/post-secondary/institutions/public.aspx |archive-date=December 6, 2012 }}</ref> The publicly funded [[Athabasca University]] also has a campus in Edmonton.<ref name=AULocations>{{cite web|url=http://lss.athabascau.ca/advising/learning_centres.php |title=UA Locations |publisher=[[Athabasca University]] |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121125234858/http://lss.athabascau.ca/advising/learning_centres.php |archive-date=November 25, 2012 }}</ref><ref name=UofLEdmonton>{{cite web |url=http://www.uleth.ca/edmonton/ |title=Faculty of Management Edmonton Campus |publisher=[[University of Lethbridge]] |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115151423/http://www.uleth.ca/edmonton/ |archive-date=January 15, 2013 }}</ref>

The U of A is a board-governed institution<ref name=UofABoard>{{cite web|url=http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/ |title=University Governance |publisher=[[University of Alberta]] |access-date=November 19, 2012 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112201002/http://www.governance.ualberta.ca/ |archive-date=November 12, 2012 }}</ref> that has an annual revenue of over one billion dollars.<ref name=UofAFinancial>{{cite web |url=http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/Financial.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140726193811/http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/Financial.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 26, 2014 |title=Financial -UAlberta Facts |publisher=University of Alberta |access-date=July 19, 2014 }}</ref> In 2021/22, the university had over 40,000 students enrolled within over 700 undergraduate, graduate and professional programs, as well as over 7,000 students enrolled in its faculty of extension.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facts {{!}} University of Alberta|url=https://www.ualberta.ca/about/facts.html|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=www.ualberta.ca}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About|url=https://ext.ualberta.ca/information/about-us|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=UAlberta Extension|language=en-US}}</ref> The U of A is also home to the second-largest research library system in Canada.<ref name=UofALibrary>{{cite web |url=http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/distinctivelyua |title=Distinctively U of A – UAlberta Facts |publisher=University of Alberta |access-date=July 19, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140702121722/http://uofa.ualberta.ca/why-ualberta/ualbertafacts/distinctivelyua |archive-date=July 2, 2014 }}</ref>

In 2019/20, MacEwan University had a total student population of over 18,000 full-time and part-time students enrolled in programs offering bachelor's degrees, university transfers, diplomas and certificates.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Facts and Figures – MacEwan University|url=https://www.macewan.ca/wcm/Discover/OurStory/FactsandFigures/index.htm|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=www.macewan.ca|archive-date=November 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101165119/https://www.macewan.ca/wcm/Discover/OurStory/FactsandFigures/index.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> NAIT has an approximate total of 41,000 students enrolled in more than 200 programs,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Northern Alberta Institute of Technology|date=January 1, 2021|title=Quick Facts|url=https://www.nait.ca/nait/about/our-vision/quick-facts|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=NAIT}}</ref> while [[NorQuest College]] has approximately 21,000 students enrolled in various full-time, part-time and continuing education programs.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us – NorQuest College – Edmonton, Alberta|url=https://www.norquest.ca/about-us.aspx|access-date=November 1, 2021|website=www.norquest.ca}}</ref>

Other post-secondary institutions within Edmonton include [[King's University (Canada)|King's University]] (private), [[Newman Theological College]], [[Taylor College and Seminary]], and [[Yellowhead Tribal College]] (an Indigenous college).<ref>{{cite web | title=Yellowhead Tribal College | url=http://www.ytced.ab.ca/ | publisher=Yellowhead Tribal College | access-date=April 10, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120404184710/http://www.ytced.ab.ca/ | archive-date=April 4, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref>