Westgate School was built in 1960 with additions in 1964 and 1967. The school was named after the community in which it was built. Westgate School began offering programs in French Immersion in 1977. In September 2005, it became a single track, French Immersion School due to decreased enrolment in the regular program. The following year, a Spanish Bilingual Program was opened and Westgate became an official International Spanish Academy. Due to increased enrolment in both programs, the Spanish Bilingual Program relocated to Glenmeadows School in September 2018. Today, Westgate School has students from kindergarten to grade 6 in French Immersion.
Westgate School at a Glance
- Westgate recognizes and celebrates the uniqueness of all of our learners.
- It has as its primary focus student learning, characterized by collaborative decision making processes, progressive thinking and acting, risk-taking, commitment to linking with the broader community, peer learning, ongoing staff development and the expanding of already existing staff expertise, and team and team planning
- Technology is a core element in all of our curricular areas.
- We integrate the fine arts into all curricular areas.
- Our school wide focuses are character education and personalization of learning.
- Westgate has active, supportive, and involved parents, including a dynamic School Council and Society.
- The school council and society operate a lunch hour choir in the school and a Mad Science Club available to all students.
- School council and society supports an Artist in Residence Program for Music and Movement Education during the day.
Our School's Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
We are committed to acknowledging and supporting the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 94 Calls to Action specific to education. Our school, along with all CBE schools, made a Truth and Reconciliation Commitment to Action, on June 21, we renewed our commitment.
View Our Truth and Reconciliation Commitment | 2025-2026
School Development Plan
Each year, our school prepares a development plan with input from teachers, school staff, students and parents. We review many sources of data, including report cards, provincial achievement test results and school surveys. Based on this information, we create our plan identifying targeted areas for growth. Our school development plan is not meant to represent all of the work that takes place in our school, but rather it focuses on specific areas for improvement.
View Our School Development Plan | 2024-2025
School Improvement Results Report
Our school also prepares a results plan, which looks at our previous school year. It shows our students’ achievement and progress in meeting the goals and outcomes as set out by the CBE and Alberta Education, outlines some of the highlights of our school development plan and gives an overview of our school. You can look on the CBE website for system-wide results.