The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) works with provincial and municipal partners to deliver approved school construction projects across Calgary. These projects support student learning by providing new schools in developing communities and improving existing schools through additions, modernizations, replacements and other capital improvements.
Once approved for funding by the Government of Alberta, projects move through planning, design and construction before opening to students.
For information about how projects are prioritized and approved, visit the Capital Planning, Maintenance & Renewal page.
Project Types
School construction projects may include:
New Schools
New schools are built to support developing communities and accommodate current and future student enrolment.
Additions
Additions provide permanent space at existing schools that require additional capacity to serve students in their area.
Modernizations
Modernizations renovate all or part of an existing school building to support current and future educational programming.
Replacements
Replacement projects involve constructing a new facility to replace an aging school."
Solution Projects
Solution Projects involve construction activity at multiple school sites to address broader student accommodation and infrastructure needs.
Capital Project Approval Process
Once approved for funding, school construction projects generally move through three stages:
Planning
During this stage, project requirements are confirmed, partnerships are established and preliminary project work begins.
Design
Building designs are developed and refined, site planning is completed and construction documents are prepared.
Construction
Construction activities begin and continue until the project is complete and ready for occupancy. On average it takes 3-4 years to deliver elementary and middle schools and 4-5 years to deliver a high school. Project timelines vary depending on factors such as project scope, site readiness and construction requirements.
New School Projects
Project Name | Quadrant | Student Capacity | Approved |
|---|---|---|---|
NW | 925 | 2022 | |
NE | 2,410 | 2024 | |
NW | 650 | 2024 | |
NE | 890 | 2024 | |
NE | 925 | 2024 | |
SW | 925 | 2025 | |
NE | 1,225 | 2025 | |
NE | 890 | 2025 | |
NE | 1,225 | 2025 | |
NE | 890 | 2025 | |
SE | 1,215 | 2025 | |
NW | 590 | 2025 | |
NW | 1,035 | 2025 | |
NW | 590 | 2025 | |
NW | 925 | 2025 | |
Carrington Elementary School | NW | 590 | 2026 |
Cityscape Elementary School | NE | 590 | 2026 |
Country Hills K-9 School | NW | 950 | 2026 |
Kincora | Sage Hill Elementary School | NW | 590 | 2026 |
Legacy Middle School | SE | 885 | 2026 |
Mahogany Elementary School | SE | 740 | 2026 |
Walden Elementary School | SE | 590 | 2026 |
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New & Modernized Schools
Existing School Projects
Capital investment into existing schools can take many different forms (project types) as follows:
- Addition to existing school: provides additional permanent space for schools that are undersized for the needs of the community it serves.
- Modernization of an existing school: provides for the renovation of a whole or part of a school building for both present and future educational programs.
- Replacement of an existing school: occurs when a school building’s condition has deteriorated sufficiently, and it becomes more economical to replace the school with a new facility.
- Solution: provides an integrated solution where to meet the project delivery objective, more than one school facility will require construction activity.
Below is a list of approved existing school projects:
Project Name | Quadrant | Project Type | Approved |
NE | Modernization | 2024 | |
NW | Replacement | 2026 | |
Joane Cardinal-Schubert High School | SE | Addition | 2026 |
Former Kensington School Site | NW | Replacement | 2026 |
Community Information Sessions
The Calgary Board of Education (CBE) and Alberta Infrastructure hosts community information sessions for new school projects when the reach their preliminary design stage. During this time, we invite the public from impacted communities, as well as local members of government to attend and learn more about the upcoming school projects.
The events are structured as a drop-in format, and allow attendees to browse the design displays, ask questions directly to the project and design team, and share their feedback about the proposed school designs and planning process.
Upcoming information sessions will be posted here when available. Please note, new school projects are funded and managed by Alberta Infrastructure and we will share updated when available on individual project pages listed below.
Please visit our recently updated Questions & Answers for helpful information on new school projects, construction, planning, registration, transportation and more.
Last modified: 2026-09-26 06:14:21.901764 +0000 UTC