About Us

About Us

Elk Island Catholic  Schools (EICS), part of Alberta’s publicly-funded education system, is blessed to serve more than 8,600 students in the communities of Camrose, Fort Saskatchewan, Sherwood Park, Strathcona County and Vegreville.

We warmly welcome students and families to the EICS community, as our mission is to develop educational opportunities in the context of Gospel values. Quality Catholic education opportunities from Kindergarten to Grade 12 ensures all students' gifts and talents are celebrated and nurtured through lifelong spiritual and personal experiences.

EICS is a place for students to grow and discover who they are and where they want to go in life -- and our faith-integrated education opens those doors. Every student deserves the opportunity to excel and succeed, and we strive to ensure that every child -- at every age -- has this opportunity by providing:

• Responsive and diverse educational opportunities.
• Outstanding staff and excellent teaching standards, technology, and facilities.
• Service based on strong ethics and values.
• Up-to-date technology and facilities.
• Community involvement in a division composed of urban and rural school communities.

Our division has 18 Catholic schools in the following communities:

• 2 in the City of Camrose
• 4 in the City of Fort Saskatchewan
• 8 in the Hamlet of Sherwood Park
• 2 in rural Strathcona County
• 2 in the Town of Vegreville