- New Student Registration - 2024/2025 School Year
- Academic Alternative (Grade 7-9)
- Gifted and Talented Program (Grade 7-9)
- Frequently Asked Questions
JUNIOR HIGH OPEN HOUSE AND REGISTRATION - 2025/2026
Our Junior High Open House event is scheduled 6 - 7:30 pm on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. We encourage Grade 6 families and students to attend.
CURRENT STUDENT REGISTRATION - 2024/2025
For the 2024 - 2025 school year, Crestwood School is full in planned classes in the regular program AND full in Grades 7 to 9 in the Academic Alternative program. We will no longer accept enrolment requests for the Academic Alternative program. For the regular program, a Kindergarten student who is a resident and lives in the school's attendance area may still register. We will now only accept resident students in Grades 1 to 6 whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area for the regular program. A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic. Non-resident students can enrol in another Division school with space in planned classes.
If you are registering for Kindergarten or are new to Edmonton Public Schools, you must register online.
GENERAL REGISTRATION INFORMATION
SIBLING RULE
The Superintendent has suspended sibling access to Crestwood School for students residing outside of the Crestwood neighbourhood.
For the regular program only, the following students are guaranteed admission:
- resident students who live in the attendance area
Only resident students who live in the designated attendance area are guaranteed to attend the school. If there are spaces available after pre-enrolment closes, they will be filled in the following order:
- siblings of current students who are returning to the school the following year who live outside the attendance area.
- resident students who live outside of the attendance area
- non-resident students
UPDATES ON SCHOOL ZONE
-If your child is returning to Crestwood School next year check the School News in SchoolZone periodically for news updates.
-If your child will be new to Crestwood School, check the Next Year tab in SchoolZone periodically for school news updates.
ACADEMIC ALTERNATIVE PROGRAM (GR 7-9) 2024/2025
The Academic Alternative Program is for junior high students who meet entrance criteria prior to entering the program in Grade 7. Application deadline for the Academic Alternative program has now passed. No further applications will be accepted for the 2024/2025 school year.
Crestwood School offers its Gifted and Talented (G&T) Program for students identified as "Gifted and Talented", as coded by their elementary school. Students coded G&T are eligible to apply to the Program.
The G&T Program presents the curriculum delivered at a challenging pace, allowing us greater instructional time for enrichment activities; enabling a focus on critical thinking, inquiry, and problem solving; presenting an environment where teachers encourage students' development of strategies, of a growth mindset, all within a “culture of learning” from mistakes; and the program presents a lively and productively busy room, where students engage in collaboration, in meaningful debate, in vibrant discussion, in authentic peer feedback, and in goal setting. There is active questioning by both teachers and by its students!
Interested families already with an EPSB school must express interest for program application through consultation with their current Grade 6 school. The school will need to SNAP your child to our program. You are not required to complete a portfolio. Schools can complete this process from February 5–16, 2024.
Visit our Gifted and Talented information website for further information.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: When can I apply to Crestwood for the Academic Alternative Program?
A: The application process is open from: January 12 - February 2, 2024.
Q: When is the portfolio due?
A: The portfolio must be completed by February 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm.
Q: Can I apply to both the Gifted and Talented Program and the Academic Alternative Program at Crestwood ?
A: Sorry, you do not have this option. If you are requesting to attend our Gifted and Talented Program, your current school will need to help you with this process. From February 5–16, 2024 schools will be able to complete the SNAP process for coded students. Please note that the timelines are different for our two Junior High programs.
Q: How does my child’s current Grade 6 teacher fill out the Teacher Input form?
A: Once the application form is complete, we will send an email to the student’s current Grade 6 teacher. They will complete the confidential teacher input section, which is due February 8, 2024.
Q: When are the group interviews?
A: Students will come to the school for a scheduled group interview during the week of February 12-16, 2024. We will send you more information once applications are complete.
Q: What if my child does not complete the portfolio before the due date?
A: Students must complete all aspects of this portfolio before February 2, 2024 at 4:00 pm in order to be considered for a position at Crestwood.
Q: When will we find out if my child has been accepted to attend Crestwood for Grade 7?
A: Families will be notified of the status of their application by March 8, 2024.
Q: I have another younger child, can they attend Crestwood as well ?
A: That depends on whether that particular grade has room for additional students. Crestwood School is currently at Growth Control Model Level 2. Schools at Level 2 of the Growth Control Model are nearing capacity. Most schools at this level have closed boundaries and do not accept students from outside the attendance area. ( Growth Control Model Explained )
Q: My child currently does not attend an Elementary School with Edmonton Public Schools. Can they still apply to attend Crestwood for Junior High?
A: Yes, however students need an EPSB (Edmonton Public School Board) email to join the Google Classroom required to complete the portfolio process. These students should contact the office for a paper copy of the portfolio at crestwood@epsb.ca .
Q: We live in the attendance area for Crestwood School, and are not currently attending Crestwood School, what do we need to do?
A: If you live in our designated attendance area, you are not required to complete the application process since Crestwood is your designated Junior High School. Please contact our school office for more information at crestwood@epsb.ca .
Q: How is the Gifted and Talented Program different from the Academic Alternative Program?
A: The Gifted and Talented programming supports students who have advanced intellectual ability compared to other students their age. These students have exceptional potential or ability across a wide range of areas, from creative thinking to understanding abstract relationships. Students in this program have the special needs code 80. Group activities and projects allow students to extend their learning and explore multiple complex problems and challenges.
Q: If my child currently attends Edmonton Public and is coded Gifted and Talented, are they guaranteed a spot in the Gifted and Talented program at Crestwood?
A: Sorry, attendance in our Gifted and Talented Program is based on available space and the zone in which you currently live.
Q: How does the Academic Alternative Program differ from regular programming in Junior High?
A: All Edmonton Public Schools programming is based on curriculum determined by Alberta Education. The Academic Alternative Program combines a focus of academic excellence in the core subjects with strategies that foster a joy in learning through creative, critical and global thinking. Students discover their own strengths as learners in order to become citizens and leaders in a changing world.
Q: I have more questions about Crestwood?
A: Please join us for our Open House on Thursday, January 16, 2025 from 4:00 - 6:00pm, or contact our school office at crestwood@epsb.ca or (780) 452-4525.