Education

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

Public School

The Medicine Hat School District #76 has 13 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools (Grades 7-12). School Disctrict #76 offers a variety of programs for students, including French Immersion (elementary and high school levels) virtual learning programs, learning assistance programs and outreach programs for junior and senior high school students. District #76 provides programs for students with special needs and also offers training programs for physically and mentally challenged persons.

Separate/Private Schools
The Medicine Hat Catholic Board of Education offers a complete academic program (Kindergarten - Grade 12), including Fine Arts and Business course options. A comprehensive religious education program is offered for all students. The Separate School Division includes six Catholic elementary schools, two middle schools and one high school.

There are 4 private schools in Medicine Hat, the Cornerstone Christian School, the Medicine Hat Christian School, Cape School , (Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence), and the Montessori Elementary Institute of Southeastern Alberta. The Centre for Academic and Personal Excellence school is a chartered school. Ecole les Cypress  is a public francophone school included in the Greater Southern Public Francophone Education Region #4. For information on these schools, please refer to the yellow pages in the telephone book. Medicine Hat believes that education is the key to the future. Great care is taken to ensure the educational facilities provide the best possible instruction for the city's young people.

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 servicesalmost3,000students each year with another 200 attendingBrooksCampus, located 100 km west of Medicine Hat. With some of the lowest student-to-instructor ratios in the province, MHCoffers 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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