08/19/2026
We’re getting ready to welcome most students back on September 1! 📚🍎
Take a look at the 2026–27 school year calendar to stay on top of important dates, holidays and breaks: https://epsb.ca/media/epsb/calendars/EPSB_School_Year_Calendar_2026-27.pdf?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_id=new202627schoolcalendar
08/10/2026
Don’t miss out! 🚌 Registration for First Riders closes August 21.
Is your child new to riding the bus? Join us on August 24 at the Edmonton EXPO Centre. This free, hands-on event helps students and families get ready to ride the bus safely before the school year begins. Sign up now to save your spot: https://epsb.ca/news/events/learntoridethebussafelyatfirstridersaugust24.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_id=firstriders2026
08/05/2026
We’re refreshing SchoolZone so you can access everything you need to get ready for September! SchoolZone will be down for maintenance from Wednesday, August 5 to Tuesday, August 11.
Thanks for your patience and understanding.
07/30/2026
Families of students new to the Division may receive a text message from our urgent message system, SchoolMessenger. 📲 This system alerts you if there is a major incident at your child’s school.
To sign up for alerts text ‘Y’ or ‘YES’ to 978338. Message and data rates may apply.
For more info: https://epsb.ca/schools/goingtoschool/health/urgentmessagesystem/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_id=schoolmessenger
06/11/2026
Let us know about your experience using SchoolZone before June 15! We want to hear from parents, guardians and students so we can learn how SchoolZone can better support communication between families and schools. 📝 Take the short survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SchoolZone-families
06/04/2026
Next school year, Grades 4 to 6 students will learn the new provincial curriculum in social studies 📚. Our focus is professional learning for teachers and setting schools and students up for success. Read more: https://epsb.ca/news/albertaeducation/newprovincialcurriculuminthe202627schoolyear.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_id=newcurriculum2026
06/01/2026
June is National Indigenous History Month, and June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day. Join us in listening to Indigenous voices, celebrating First Nations, Métis, and Inuit cultures, histories, languages and perspectives, and honouring the lives, contributions, histories and accomplishments of Indigenous peoples.
05/21/2026
For most Division schools, there are no classes from Wednesday, May 27 to Friday, May 29 for a Professional Development (PD) Day, a Teachers’ Day in Lieu and a Board Approved Non-instructional Day. Classes resume Monday, June 1. Find more dates and holidays for the 2025–26 school year: https://vist.ly/54x4n
05/12/2026
For most schools, there are no classes on Monday, May 18 for Victoria Day. Find more important dates: https://vist.ly/53x8x