School fees

As a public charter school, the Alberta Classical Academy does not charge tuition. However, like other public schools, all families are required to pay some annual fees to cover program costs that are not funded by Alberta Education. Some additional fees may apply for school trips, optional extracurricular programs, bussing, utilizing the Full-Day Kindergarten Program, or attending after-school programs.

To view our School Fee Policy, click here.

2023 / 2024 Academic Year Fee Schedule


Kindergarten:
Instructional Resource fee	$115/year
School Supply Program fee	$40/year
Extended (Full-Time) Kindergarten fee (optional)	$400/month
Total fees for full-time Kindergarten:	$4155/year
Total fees for part-time Kindergarten:	$155/year


Grades 1-8:
Instructional Resource fee	$170/year
School Supply Program fee	$65/year
Home Library Program fee	$30/year
Total Required fees (Grades 1-8):	$265/year

Additional fees for activities such as field trips may be presented to parents during the academic year, in such cases the fees presented will be on a cost-recovery basis.

Transportation Fee

Bussing will be provided using congregated community stops. The fee for bussing will be $975/year, payable in instalments throughout the year. Families with 3 or more children will pay no more than $3000/year.

Fee Waivers and Financial Supports

We believe that all children should have the opportunity to access a traditional liberal arts education, irrespective of their background, socio-economic status, or postal code.

In addition to providing a tuition-free program and a transportation fee payment plan, low-income families may also apply for a partial fee waiver and other financial supports.

For qualifying families in the 2023/24 academic year, we offer:

50% Waiver for Field Trip fees for all mandatory students trips in a particular class/grade
50% Waiver for Instructional Resource fees
50% Waiver for School Supply Program fees
50% Waiver for Home Library Program fees
100% Waiver of the February Transportation fee payment,
$100 uniform credit (On November 1st 2023, a cheque or statement credit will be issued per enrolled child as of October 1st, 2023)

The above supports are available to families that have a combined household income below the income thresholds for Canada Student Grant eligibility, for the maximum grant, as determined by the federal government.

  
    Family Size 
    Income Threshold
  
    (including parent(s))
     
    2
    $45,399 
 
    3
    $55,602 
  
    4
    $64,204
  
    5
    $71,782
  
    6
    $78,634
      
    7+
    $84,933

If the combined gross family income for all adults in the household from the previous year is below the amount for family size, all students from the family will qualify for the above listed financial supports. Should your family have a significant change in circumstances this year that would not be reflected in your previous year’s Notice of Assessment, please provide details in the notes section of the application form.

The only documentation required or accepted is the previous year’s Notice of Assessment from the Canada Revenue Agency for all adults in the household and all parents/legal guardians. Single adult households will qualify with submission of one parent’s Notice of Assessment.

Please do not submit any of the following, as they are not acceptable:

Paystubs
Employment Insurance documents
Workers Compensation documents