Alberta School for the Deaf

Alberta School for the Deaf
Address
6240 113 Street NW Edmonton, Alberta Canada
Coordinates	53°30′00″N 113°31′26″W / 53.500°N 113.524°W / 53.500; -113.524Coordinates: 53°30′00″N 113°31′26″W / 53.500°N 113.524°W / 53.500; -113.524
Information
School type	Provincial School for the Deaf
Founded	1956
School board	Edmonton Public Schools
Principal	Joanne Aldridge
Grades	K-12
Enrollment	77^[1] (2015-16)
Language	American Sign Language (ASL), English
Website	asd.epsb.ca

The Alberta School for the Deaf is a provincial school in Edmonton, Alberta with elementary and secondary residential and day programs serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students.^[2]

Teachers are both deaf and hearing. Alberta School for the Deaf is modeled on a bilingual-bicultural approach.^[3] The total enrollment including the elementary school is 77 as of 2015-16. Deaf students from Canada often attend Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. for post-secondary programs.

References

↑ "Alberta School For the Deaf". Edmonton Public Schools. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
↑ "Alberta School for the Deaf". Retrieved 2011-03-24.
↑ "Bilingual / Bicultural Program". Retrieved 2011-03-24. Bilingual / Bicultural Program

High Schools in Edmonton

Public	Alberta School for the Deaf Eastglen High School Harry Ainlay Composite High School J. Percy Page High School Jasper Place Composite High School Lillian Osborne High School M. E. LaZerte High School McNally High School Millwoods Christian School Old Scona Academic High School Queen Elizabeth High School Ross Sheppard High School Strathcona High School Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts W. P. Wagner High School

Catholic Separate	Archbishop MacDonald High School Archbishop O'Leary Catholic High School Archbishop Oscar Romero High School Austin O'Brien Catholic High School École J. H. Picard School Holy Trinity Catholic High School Louis St. Laurent School St. Francis Xavier High School St. Joseph High School and Ascension Collegiate

Francophone	École Maurice-Lavallée École publique Gabrielle-Roy

Other	Boyle Street Education Centre Edmonton Christian High School

See also Edmonton Public Schools Edmonton Catholic School District Greater North Central Francophone Education Region No. 2 Edmonton portal

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