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Part of K to 12 funding

School Construction Accelerator Program

This 3-year program will create more than 200,000 new and modernized student spaces to address Alberta’s growing enrolment pressures.

Overview

Alberta’s population is growing exponentially as more people from across Canada and around the world choose to make the province their home. This rapid growth is causing strain on the K to 12 education system, with student enrolment increasing at historic rates. To address this historic growth, the Alberta government launched the new School Construction Accelerator Program.

Program commitment

The program, along with previously approved school projects and modular classrooms, will deliver about 50,000 new and modernized student spaces over the next 3 years and an additional 150,000 spaces in the 4 years after that.

The Alberta government will create the new students spaces by:

  • building up to 90 new schools
  • modernizing or replacing up to 24 existing schools
  • expanding the modular classroom program
  • expanding public charter school builds

Accelerated school construction

As part of the program, the Alberta government also made changes to the funding process to speed up the construction of new schools. Funding for projects that are ready to proceed to the next step can be approved without having to wait for the next budget cycle.

To accelerate school construction immediately, 10 previously announced school projects are approved to move to the next stage.

Each of the next 3 provincial budgets will include up to 30 new schools and up to 8 modernizations or replacement schools. We will announce the first set of new school projects in Budget 2025.

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