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728 - 32 Street N.W. (Elementary) 2215 Uxbridge Drive N.W. (Mid-High/Highschool) , , T2N 4Y3 (Mid-High), T2N 2V9 (Elementary) | |
| Coordinates | 51°04′17″N 114°07′59″W / 51.071268°N 114.133165°W |
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| School type | Charter |
| Founded | 1996 |
| School board | Westmount Charter Board |
| Superintendent | Joe Frank |
| Principal | Hal Curties (Elementary) Graeme Finlay (Mid-High) |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Purple, Gold |
| Team name | Westmount Wild |
| Website | www |
Westmount Charter School is a charter school based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada which educates students from kindergarten to grade 12. It was founded in 1996 as ABC (Action for Bright Children) Charter Public School, a school for gifted children.
The school started with 116 students, from grades one to three, and is now hosting a student body of approximately 1,300[1] in grades kindergarten through 12.[2] The name was officially changed from ABC Charter Public School to Westmount Charter School in 2002, though the school remains publicly funded. Westmount's first graduation occurred in June 2006.[2]
Demographics
As of 2017, 25.1% of students at the elementary campus are speakers of English as a second language (ESL) and 13.5% have special needs.[3] 19.9% of students at the mid-high campus are speakers of English as a second language and 13.4% have special needs. [4] As of 2016–2017, Westmount is ranked the 9th best school in the last 5 years in Alberta by the Fraser Institute. [5] Admission to the school requires a detailed academic history as well as a private psychological assessment in order to prove that the student is gifted.[6]
Teams
Westmount has the following Mid-High sports teams:
- Badminton
- Basketball
- Cross-country running
- Golf
- Rugby - 15 & 7s (Senior Men's, Women's)
- Track and field
- Volleyball
- Wrestling[7]
Facilities
Westmount Charter School started out in 1996 with a small building in Bridgeland as their home. They have since progressed through a building in the old CFB Currie, and for ten years shared the Viscount Bennett Centre with Chinook Learning Services. In September 2011, Westmount moved to two buildings: Parkdale Elementary, which houses Kindergarten to grade 4, and Sir William Van Horne High School in University Heights, which houses grades 5 to 12.[2] These buildings are leased from the Calgary Board of Education, the public school board of Calgary.
See also
References
- ^ "Home". Westmount Website. Retrieved 2018-10-28.
- ^ a b c "About Westmount". Westmount Website. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ^ "Westmount Charter School Calgary Alberta Academic school ranking". alberta.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "Westmount Charter School, Mid-High Campus Calgary Alberta Academic school ranking". alberta.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2018-02-13.
- ^ "Compare academic rankings and ratings of Alberta schools". alberta.compareschoolrankings.org. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
- ^ Ferguson, Eva (2019-03-05). "Charter schools may get ally in UCP while public school advocates fear path to privatization". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2019-05-28.
- ^ "Mid-High Athletics". Westmount Website. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
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