This message was shared with Pembina Hills families.

At their November 26, 2025, meeting, the Pembina Hills Board of Trustees approved an amendment to the 2025–2026 school calendar. The non-instructional day originally scheduled for Friday, May 1, 2026, has been removed for all community school students and will now be a regular school day.

To support high school semester timelines, the Board has moved the May 1 non-instructional day to Wednesday, January 28, 2026, for Grades 10–12 only. Senior high students will not attend school on this day.

This change provides high school teachers with dedicated time to complete assessments and finalize marks ahead of the January 30 deadline set by Alberta Education and Childcare. On the revised calendars, January 28 is now identified as “Semester Turnaround Day (no SH students)”. 

Changing May 1 to an instructional day for all students also helps maximize learning time for students following the disruption caused by the October strike/lockout.

The division and alternate school calendars have been updated and are available on the Calendars webpage and on each school website.