Dear Parents/Guardians,

The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) would like to inform parents and students that due to the continued registrations at Sir Winston Churchill High School, an overflow school designation will be in place to William Aberhart High School.

No changes for current students or those already registered at Sir Winston Churchill High School

Students currently attending Sir Winston Churchill High School and students already registered to attend for the 2023-24 school year will remain at Sir Winston Churchill High School, provided they do not move out of the regular program attendance area.

New registrations will be re-designated to William Aberhart High School

Last August, a decision was made to overflow all new regular program students designated to Sir Winston Churchill High School for the 2022-23 school year to Robert Thirsk High School. Effective immediately, all new registrations for regular program students designated to Sir Winston Churchill High School will now be overflowed to William Aberhart High School. This replaces the previous overflow of Robert Thirsk High School.

Eligible students who cannot attend Sir Winston Churchill High School will be placed on a call-back list and contacted if space becomes available. Students will only be placed on a call-back list if they are attending the designated overflow school.

Registrations for the International Baccalaureate (IB) program are closed for the 2023-2024 school year. All students already accepted to the IB program at Sir Winston Churchill High School will attend the school.

Students currently overflowed to Robert Thirsk High School

Students who were overflowed from Sir Winston Churchill High School and are currently attending Robert Thirsk High School will be designated as follows:

Current Grade 10 students that are overflowed from Sir Winston Churchill High School to Robert Thirsk High School, can stay at Robert Thirsk High School or choose to attend William Aberhart High School for their Grade 11 (2023-24) and Grade 12 (2024-25) school years.

Students should inform their school principal of their choice to remain at Robert Thirsk High School or transfer to William Aberhart High School by Monday, June 26.

Current Grade 11 students attending Robert Thirsk High School who were overflowed from Sir Winston Churchill High School will remain at Robert Thirsk High School to complete Grade 12.

How does a waitlist work?

If space becomes available in Sir Winston Churchill High School throughout the school year, that space will be offered to students on the waitlist who are currently attending their designated overflow location. (William Aberhart High School for new registrations or Robert Thirsk High School for previously overflowed students).

Nolan Hill Community Students Designated to Robert Thirsk High School

Last November, a decision was made to re-designate all incoming Grade 10 students and new registrations attending the regular program from the Nolan Hill community to Robert Thirsk High School beginning in the 2023-24 school year. This re-designation continues to be in place.

Why are these changes being made?

While a decision was made to re-designate students from the Nolan Hill community to Robert Thirsk High School for the 2023-24 school year, a high number of registrations at Sir Winston Churchill High School from the designated communities and programs continues to cause pressure on the capacity of the school. A new overflow school is being implemented to maintain a safe and robust learning environment.

Robert Thirsk High School will be accepting students from the growing community of Nolan Hill for the 2023-24 school year and beyond. Introducing William Aberhart High School as the new overflow for Sir Winston Churchill will help manage increasing enrolment at Robert Thirsk High School.

When will we learn more?

We will continue to closely monitor enrolment over the summer and fall months and will provide another update in November. Should there be an unexpected change in our school projections, we may need to implement additional measures to manage enrolment at Sir Winston Churchill High School.

Will transportation be provided for students attending William Aberhart High School?

High school students are assigned to Calgary Transit as their mode of transportation. Routes can be accessed at www.calgarytransit.com through the “Plan a Trip” tool. While CBE works collaboratively with Calgary Transit, decisions on service levels are made by Calgary Transit based on available space and resources.

What if I have more questions?

If you still have questions or require additional information, please contact Sir Winston Churchill High School at sirwinstonchurchill@cbe.ab.ca 403-289-9241 or the Area 1 office at Area1@cbe.ab.ca or 403-777-8710 (extension 0).

Michael W. Nelson EdD
Director, Area 1

Martine Sawatzky
Director, Area 1

Kevin Howell
Director, Area 2

Catherine Ford
Director, Planning

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