Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division or Holy Spirit Catholic School Division is the Catholic school authority in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada and surrounding communities.
The Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division runs 16 schools in the communities of Lethbridge, Taber, Coaldale, Picture Butte, Bow Island and Pincher Creek in southwestern Alberta.[2] The school board enrolment for 2024/25 was 5,491 students.[3]
Governance
A Board of Trustees, comprised of nine elected trustees, runs the Holy Spirit Catholic School Dvision. The trustees are elected from five different wards across the area covered by the school division. The five wards are:[4]
Ward 1 (Coaldale, Broxburn, Fairview, Tempest, and area): 1 trustee
Ward 2 (Lethbridge, Coalhurst, Craddock, Raymond, Stirling, and area): 5 trustees, elected at large
Ward 3 (Picture Butte, Diamond City, Iron Springs, Shaughnessy, Turin, and area): 1 trustee
Ward 4 (Pincher Creek, Drywood, Summer View, Twin Butte, and area): 1 trustee
Ward 5 (Taber, Bow Island, Barnwell, Chin, Cranford, Conrad, Elcan, Fincastle, Purple Springs, Reliance, Wrentham, and area): 1 trustee
The trustees are elected every four years under the provisions of the Local Authorities Elections Act of the Province of Alberta.[5] The last election was in October, 2021.
At an annual organizational meeting, the Board of Trustees elects one of its members to be Chair of the Board[6] and another to be Vice Chair.[7]
Schools
In 2025/26, the Holy Spirit Catholic School division operated the following 16 schools:[8]
Father Leonard Van Tighem School (Early Learning-6)
Our Lady of the Assumption School (Early Learning-6)
St. Francis Junior High (7-9)
St. Patrick Fine Arts School (K-6)
St. Paul School (Early Learning-6)
St. Theresa of Calcutta (Early Learning-6)
Picture Butte
St. Catherine School (Early Learning-6)
Pincher Creek
St. Michael's School (Early Learning-6)
Taber
St. Mary School (6-12)
St. Patrick School (Early Learning-5)
Alternative Learning School
Trinity Learning Centre (10-12)
In September 2026, the Holy Spirit Catholic School Division will open a new K-6 school in West Lethbridge with a capacity of 250 students and the ability to accommodate up to 400, when fully built out.[9] Upon the opening of this new elementary school, Father Leonard Van Tighem School will become a junior high school (grades 7-9).[10]
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