Election 2025
Election Date and Information
Advance Polls
October 15th from 4-8pm
October 18th from 11am-4pm
Election Day
October 20th from 10am-8pm
Nominations will be accepted from January 1, 2025 to September 20,2025
Notice of Nomination
The last day candidates can file for the election is on Nomination Day, September 20, 2025, 12noon.
School Board Elections
Elected School Board Trustees
Through the Education Act, Alberta’s legislation has delegated some authority for the governance of education to school boards. As statutory corporations, school boards have obligations to perform and they have been given powers to carry out these tasks.
Through the Education Act, Alberta’s legislation has delegated some authority for the governance of education to school boards. As statutory corporations, school boards have obligations to perform and they have been given powers to carry out these tasks.
The citizens of our Wards elect Trustees to govern The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division (Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools or GPCSD) on their behalf. Trustee elections occur every four years, during the same time as municipal elections.
The role of the Trustee is to be a contributing member of the Board as it carries out its governance mandate in order to achieve the Grande Prairie & District Catholic School’s four-year education plan.
Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools promotes and encourages its interested citizens to run for the office of elected school board Trustee. The Division is committed to providing an environment that will give all candidates fair access to the electorate.
Becoming a Trustee
Generally, you are eligible to be nominated as a candidate, if on Nomination Day you are:
Generally, you are eligible to be nominated as a candidate, if on Nomination Day you are:
- at least 18 years of age;
- a Canadian citizen;
- a resident of the Catholic School Division and the Ward they are running in, 6 months before Nomination Day; and of the Roman Catholic Faith.
Information about the vocation of a Catholic School Board Trustee, compiled by the Alberta Catholic School Trustees Association (ACSTA), can be found here:
Information about the role of the Trustee (abridged edition) is available on:
Ward Boundaries
The Grande Prairie Roman Catholic Separate School Division has two Wards. Five (5) Trustees to be elected from Ward 1 (Grande Prairie, & immediate county) and one (1) trustee to be elected from Ward 2 (Beaverlodge, Sexsmith, Spirit River & immediate county).
Contact
For the purpose of the Elections scheduled for October 2025, please contact
Mike Matheson, Returning Officer at [email protected]
Candidate Information
The Candidate Information Package can be found here:
Checklist for Applicants:
- Form 4 Completed
- Form 5 Completed
- Form 29 Completed
- Criminal Record Check Completed
Submit Documents to: Mike Matheson, Returning Officer at [email protected]
The Board’s home page is at https://www.gpcsd.ca/apps/pages/Board
To view Grande Prairie & District Catholic School's Audited Financial Information, Budgets and Expense Disclosures, click here.
Division Plans can be found here.
Register to Vote in 2025 School Board Elections
Every four years, residents have the opportunity to vote for School Trustees. Recent changes to the Local Authorities Election Act require that all voters register in the Permanent Elector Register.
Register to Vote:
Register online at www.voterlink.ab.ca
Register by Phone at 780-427-7191
toll-free at 310-0000, then dial 780-427-7191
Register by email at [email protected]
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