Education

Providing access to education and training opportunities is essential in creating a well-prepared workforce and strong communities. Southeast Alberta’s schools, college, and other education institutions have a lot to offer newcomers in lifelong learning.

Cypress County is part of the Medicine Hat Public School District No. 76 (Tel: 403-528-6729) and the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education (Tel: 403-527-2292), which serves the fringe area surrounding Medicine Hat. The remainder of the area is served by the Prairie Rose School Division No. 8, headquartered in Dunmore (Tel: 403-527-5516).

Daycare/Nursery
Daycare facilities are available throughout Cypress County.

Public Schools

The Prairie Rose School Division operates eight schools in the Cypress County: Seven Persons School (1-9), Schuler Elementary School (1-9), Ralston School (1-9), Isabel F. Cox School (Redcliff - K-3), Margaret Wooding School (Redcliff - 4-6), Parkside School (Redcliff - 7-9), Irvine School (1-8) and Eagle Butte High School (9-12).

High school students from the south part of the District attend Eagle Butte High School while students from the north part of the district attend Medicine Hat high school .

Separate Schools

Separate school education is available in Medicine Hat and the surrounding area.

Post Secondary Education

Medicine Hat College (MHC) has been serving students in southeastern Alberta and beyond since 1965. Situated in Canada’s sunniest city, MHC’s main campus services almost 3,000 students each year with another 200 attending Brooks Campus, located 100 km west of Medicine Hat. With some of the lowest student-to-instructor ratios in the province, MHC offers a very personal, one-on-one student experience. MHC offers a wide variety of programs to meet the ever-changing needs of students from southeastern Alberta and around the world.

Athabasca University, Canada’s Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide.

For more information:

• ALIS (Alberta Learning Information Service) – This site provides information on education, training, financial assistance, grants, bursaries, transfers, on-line student services, and more.
• Alberta Education Curriculum - Excellent information and resources for parents of students is provided on this site; it includes information on school choices, summaries of required curriculum, and “homework” help.
• Alberta Education - Schools - A complete list of schools and school boards is available here.
• Alberta Children's Services – This site provides information and check-lists to help parents find quality child care; information and links about child care subsidies, adoption, parent support services; and phone numbers for the Kids Help Line, and the Child Care Help Line for Parents.
• Child Care Subsidy – If you have child care costs for preschool children, you may not be aware that all eligible Albertans may qualify for the Child Care Subsidy Program.  Go to this site to get complete information about the Child Care Subsidy or to try the Estimator.
• Monthly Living Allowance - Information from the Alberta Student Finance Board is available at this site.
• National Child Benefit (Low Income Families) - This program provides financial and social support to low-income families.

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