FAQs

No. Students attending any school can attend GSACRD Summer School, and the credits will still be recorded on your official Alberta Education transcript.

No. The orientation course is mandatory and must be completed on the posted date provided in your registration package. Please ensure that you attend on the posted orientation date and time. You will receive an email with this information soon after you register

If a student is registered for a CORE course, he or she is still required to attend the assigned Core Course Starter Session at 8-9:30 a.m. on the orientation date. 

If a student is taking a COMPLEMENTARY course and has previously taken the orientation course, he or she does not need to take it again. However, in this case, the student must notify the course registrar by email that they have previously completed the orientation (registrar.ss@gsacrd.ab.ca).

Core courses - MUST ATTEND DAILY:

One day in a Summer School course is equivalent to one week of a regular semester. To ensure success, attendance is mandatory for in-class courses.

Online Courses - CALM, PE and Religious Studies
No face-to-face attendance is necessary.

To complete a core course in the 3.5 weeks provided, it takes commitment and hard work. One day of Summer School is equivalent to about a week of regular school classes. If you have a job during this time where you are working more than one day a week , this will make successful completion difficult.

Students repeating a core course:
If you are repeating a core course you should be able to complete within the 3.5 weeks in class time (8 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., daily), as well as some homework in the evening.  

If you are taking a core course for the first time, you should expect to do a substantial amount of extra work on your course outside of class hours.

It depends.

If you are repeating the course, then yes, you can likely work in the evening. However, if you are doing an exceptionally challenging core course for the first time, you may want to approach the course in a way that gives you time to complete extra work outside of class hours.

Working once or twice a week may be possible during the 3.5 weeks of the course. Also, remember that you will be tired after putting in a 5 hour day at school working on your course. Leaving school and going straight to a 6-8 hour shift could feel like your are working two jobs, which will be exhausting over an extended period of time.

No. All exams for these courses are completed online.

All out-of-province students are required to pay as a non-funded student. Please contact us for more information.

Core courses (Math Science, Social, English)
Students may only take one core class. It is possible to take online Phys Ed while taking a core course, but this may be difficult for some students to manage due to the number of activity hours required for PE....  taking a core course in Summer School is all most students can handle. Religious Studies and CALM can NOT be taken at the same time as a CORE course.

Online courses 
Students taking online courses will only be approved to take a maximum of one core course or two complementary courses (CALM, PE, Religious Studies).  

Teachers will be on-site for the orientation course and available virtually between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on weekdays. Online course materials and resources can be accessed at any time.

Classroom courses 
We require a minimum number of students in order to run a course. The average class size is similar to that of a class during the regular school year.

We have a limited number of computers on-site. Students are encouraged to bring their own devices.

All courses are submitted to Alberta Education and will show up on your permanent transcript, which can be accessed by logging on to your MyPass account.

You will be sent an email by email by July 30.

No. All high school students in Alberta are welcome to register for our Summer School programs. 

Core course students must write all exams onsite at SACHS, therefore we do not accept students for core courses that are farther than a 1 hour drive from St. Albert.

Yes. You can scan your birth certificate and send a copy of it to the registrar by email (registrar.ss@gsacrd.ab.ca).

Yes. Adult students (age 20 or older, as of Sept. 1, 2021) and students who are non-Alberta residents may register for courses but are required to pay for these courses. 

Students taking CORE courses must attend daily and write all exams onsite, therefore we do not accept student more than 1 hours from St. Albert.

Students taking ONLINE courses can live outside of the St. Albert area. If course materials (books) are required, they must be picked up and returned in person. Books will not be shipped.