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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.
Special Areas No. 2 is served by Prairie Land Regional Division #25 and Prairie Rose School Division#8
Public Schools
Berry Creek Community School
General Delivery
Cessford, Alberta T1R 1E2
Tel: 403-566-3744
Jenner School
Box 64
Jenner, Alberta T0J 1W0
Tel: 403-898-3926
Bindloss School
Box 64
Bindloss, Alberta T0J 0H0
Tel: 403-379-3752
Hanna Primary School
Box 1237
618-1st Street E
Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0
Tel: 403-854-3694
JC Charyk Hanna
Box 1270
801-4th Street W
Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0
Tel: 403-854-3642
Hanna Outreach School
Box 2049
Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0
Tel: 403-854-2222
Continuing Education
The Hanna Learning Center offers the community adult learning program located in Hanna. The Learning Centre offers a wide variety of courses and programs to the community including: workplace safety, health, fitness, computer, personal, and career related courses. The Learning Centre also delivers the Registered Apprentice Program (RAP) for citizens interested in a career in the trades.
Hanna Learning Centre
Box 1255
401 Centre Street
Hanna, Alberta T0J 1P0
Tel: 403-854-2099
Fax: 403-854-4166
Email: info@hannalearning.com
The Big Country Community Adult Learning Council (BCALC) provides community based adult learning. Located in Oyen, the BCALC provides learning opportunities for the entire region. Learning opportunities range from learning Thai cooking to oil/gas industry requirement training.
Big Country Community Adult Learning Council
Box 667
113 - 2 Avenue W
Oyen, Alberta T0J 2J0
Phone: 403-664-2060
Fax: 403-664-2905
Email: bccalc@telusplanet.net
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.
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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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