A new Kindergarten to Grade 9 school will be built in Chestermere, Alberta, to help relieve overcrowded classrooms as the city’s population keeps growing fast, the province announced on July 14, 2026.
The school is one of seven new schools across Alberta that will open for the 2028-29 school year, creating space for more than 6,100 students. The whole project is budgeted at over $351 million and will be run by Rocky View Schools, which serves Chestermere and surrounding areas.
Chestermere has grown from about 14,800 people in 2011 to over 31,600 in 2025. That surge has packed local schools. Rocky View Schools now has close to 29,600 students, and more than half its schools are full with modular classrooms, those portable units that act as a temporary fix. Modular spaces make up about one-third of all classrooms in the division.
Education Minister Demetrios Nicolaides said nearly 90,000 more students have joined Alberta schools in the last four years, so the need for new spaces is urgent. Infrastructure Minister Martin Long added that families need schools that keep up with growth.
The schools will be built through a public-private partnership with Concert Infrastructure and construction partners. This method is expected to save over $76 million compared to regular construction, roughly 18 percent, while still delivering quality buildings.
Fiona Gilbert, board chair for Rocky View Schools, called the announcement good news after years of rising enrolment. The new school is part of a broader push, with 161 school projects now underway across the province.
