Information for Parents

Welcome to Crescent Height's website. We strive to ensure that you find all the relevant information here that will result in a smooth transition into Crescent Heights for your children. This page as well as the School News and Career Centre pages are updated regularly with what is happening at the school. In order to gain a fuller understanding of what the requirements are for high school graduation, please visit the parent section of the Alberta Education website.

An additional resource for parents is My Child's Learning: A Parent Resource which provides suggestions on how to assist your children, as well as providing an overview of different programs and courses.

Final Examinations

Final examinations are a critical component of the assessment of student learning. A significant portion of a student’s final mark is determined by their performance on final exams. Students and their parents need to understand the following expectations about final examinations:

1. Students are expected to write their final exams when they are scheduled. The exam schedule is posted by the mid-way point of each semester.
2. Regulations for the administration of diploma exams and provincial achievement tests are set out by Alberta Education. Issues arising about diploma exams will be referred to Alberta Education.
3. Expectations for non-diploma exams are clearly communicated to students and their parents through PRIDE, the school website, and school newsletter.
4. Students who miss a non –diploma exam will be assigned a mark of zero unless extenuating circumstances exist.
5. Re-scheduling exams and other accommodations will ONLY be considered if an emergency or extenuating circumstance exists.
6. These cases will be reviewed by the administrator responsible for examinations.
7. Parents are advised against planning family vacations and trips during the administration of exams in January and June.

Lockdown Practice

As part of the normal protocol of all Calgary Board of Education schools we are to perform practices of fire drills and lockdowns throughout the school year. These measures are taken to enhance safety and security for our students and staff. Therefore, the Administration and staff of Crescent Heights High School are planning a lockdown practice sometime after Spring Break. At that time we will be reviewing the lockdown procedures in our building with staff and students.

Please be aware this is just a practice.

Moved or Moving?

Have you recently moved or are moving over the summer? If so, the Main Office needs your new address. A summer newsletter will be sent home sometime in August which contains important back-to-school information and you don’t want to miss out! Grade 12 students will have their High School Diploma mailed to the address we have on file so again, you don’t want to miss out!