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Education
Providing access to education and training opportunities is essential in creating a well-prepared workforce and strong communities. Southeast Alberta schools, college, and other education institutions and have a lot to offer newcomers in lifelong learning.
The County of Forty Mile No. 8 is part of the Prairie Rose Regional School Division No. 8 , headquartered in Dunmore and the Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education, headquartered in Medicine Hat. Foremost School has been the recipient of the Overall Excellence Award for non-selective schools, an award presented by The Fraser Institute in 2004.
The County has the luxury of a smaller population base leading to smaller classroom sizes. This translates into excellent learning environments to raise brilliant minds. The advantage of one-to-one teaching is yet another attraction to the family-minded resident.
Public Schools
Separate Schools
Separate Schooling is available in:
Private Schools
Private Schooling is available in:
Continuing Education
- Community Adult Learning provides further education offering a variety of courses at numerous locations throughout the County. Tel: 403- 867-3973.
Post Secondary Education
The County of Forty Mile No. 8 residents have access to post-secondary institutions located in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat.
- Lethbridge – The University of Lethbridge offers degree programs in Arts and Science, Management, Education, Fine Arts, Music and Nursing. A Master of Education and graduate programs leading to a MA or MSC are also available, as are 12 professional transfer programs in areas such as engineering, medicine and law. A Bachelor of Social Work is offered on campus by the University of Calgary
- 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.
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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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