Public Schools Branch (PSB), formerly the English Language School Board or ELSB, is a Canadian school district in Prince Edward Island.
| Public Schools Branch Inspire - Achieve - Belong | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Canada | |
| Coordinates | 46°13′36″N 63°05′14″W / 46.2266°N 63.0873°W |
| District information | |
| Chair of the board | Bethany MacLeod (chair) Norbert Carpenter (director) |
| Schools |
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| Students and staff | |
| Students | 20,000 |
| Faculty | 3500 |
| Other information | |
| Board Members | Norman Beck, Mary Jane Ready |
| Website | edu |
The Public Schools Branch is an Anglophone district operating 56 public schools (gr. K–12) in Prince County, Queens County and Kings County. It maintains offices in Stratford and Summerside It currently enrolls approximately 20,000 students and has about 3500 employees.
History
editThe English Language School Board was created in 2012 when Eastern School District and Western School Board were merged. The Board took office on January 1, 2013.[1]
On November 5, 2015, the PEI Government announced that it would be dissolving the English Language School Board,[2] replacing it with the Public Schools Branch.
Family of Schools
editBluefield Family of Schools
edit- Bluefield Senior High School
- East Wiltshire Intermediate School
- Central Queens Elementary School
- Eliot River Elementary School
- Englewood School
- Gulf Shore Consolidated School
- Westwood Primary School
Charlottetown Rural Family of Schools
edit- Charlottetown Rural Senior High School
- Stonepark Intermediate School - In fall 2016 it had 908 students,[3] with an increase by 70 from the previous academic year, making it the public K-12 school in PEI with the largest student enrollment.[4] The enrollment was 12% over the building's official capacity.[3]
- L. M. Montgomery Elementary School
- Stratford Elementary School
- Glen Stewart Primary School
- Stonepark Intermediate School - In fall 2016 it had 908 students,[3] with an increase by 70 from the previous academic year, making it the public K-12 school in PEI with the largest student enrollment.[4] The enrollment was 12% over the building's official capacity.[3]
- Donagh Regional School
- Sherwood Elementary School
Colonel Gray Family of Schools
edit- Colonel Gray Senior High School
- Birchwood Intermediate School
- Parkdale Elementary School
- Prince Street Elementary School
- Queen Charlotte Intermediate School
- Spring Park Elementary School
- St. Jean Elementary School
- West Kent Elementary School
- West Royalty Elementary School
Kensington Family of Schools
edit- Kensington Intermediate Senior High School
- Queen Elizabeth Elementary School
Kinkora Family of Schools
edit- Kinkora Regional High School
- Amherst Cove Consolidated School
- Somerset Elementary School
Montague Family of Schools
edit- Montague Regional High School
- Belfast Consolidated School
- Cardigan Consolidated School
- Georgetown Elementary School
- Montague Consolidated School
- Montague Intermediate School
- Southern Kings Consolidated School
- Vernon River Consolidated School
Morell Family of Schools
edit- Morell Regional High School
- Morell Consolidated School
- Mt. Stewart Consolidated School
Souris Family of Schools
editThree Oaks Family of Schools
edit- Three Oaks Senior High School
- Athena Consolidated School
- Miscouche Consolidated School
- Summerside Intermediate School
- Elm Street Elementary School
- Greenfield Elementary School
- Parkside Elementary School
Westisle Family of Schools
edit- Westisle Composite High School
- Hernewood Intermediate School
- Bloomfield Elementary School
- Ellerslie Elementary School
- O’Leary Elementary School
- M. E. Callaghan Intermediate School
- Alberton Elementary School
- St. Louis Elementary School
- Tignish Elementary School
- Hernewood Intermediate School
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "New School Board".
- ^ "P.E.I. English school board cut, Department of Education takes over". CBC News. 2015-11-05. Archived from the original on 2022-12-08.
- ^ a b Higgins, Brian (2016-09-28). "A tale of two schools: One's half empty, one's extra full". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-07-31.
- ^ Yarr, Kevin (2016-06-20). "'We just don't have any room left': Charlottetown school principal". CBC News. Retrieved 2019-07-30.
External links
edit- Official website
- English Language School Board website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Former Western School Board website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)
- Former Eastern School District website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)