Students will return to the classroom after Labour Day weekend. (Max Fischer/Pexels)

By Adrian St.Onge, Eli J. Ridder

Medicine Hat public school year start pushed back to after Labour Day

Feb 28, 2024 | 10:37 AM

Public elementary, middle and high school students in Medicine Hat will get a longer summer and a later start to the school year this fall.

The start date for the 2024-25 school year was pushed back to after Labour Day after the Medicine Hat Public School Division‘s board gave approval on Tuesday.

Staff, parents and students were surveyed prior to the proposal coming forward to the board, associate superintendent Jason Peters said.

Associate Superintendent Jason Peters speaks following a school board meeting on Feb. 27, 2024. (Adrian St.Onge/CHAT News)

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“People feel that they can keep the summer going until after that Labour Day weekend,” he told CHAT News.

The impacted schools include: Crestwood, École Connaught, Dr. Ken Sauer, Dr. Roy Wilson Learning Centre, Elm Street, George Davison, Herald, River Heights, Ross Glen, Southview Community, Medicine Hat Christian, Vincent Massey, Webster Niblock, Alexandra Middle, Crescent Heights, Medicine Hat high school, Hub Virtual, Pathways and Coulee Collegiate.

Students will return to school on Sept. 3.