The Public Schools Branch Board of Trustees is pleased to announce the appointment of Tracy Beaulieu as the new director of the Public Schools Branch. Mrs. Beaulieu served as the acting director since August 2023 and is the successful candidate of a public competition carried out...
Westwood Primary has more playground equipment at the school to encourage fun, active learning and support the health and wellness of young Islanders. Part of the equipment cost was covered by the Playground Equipment Fund, which helps home and school and parent organizations pay...
Artists from across Prince Edward Island have been awarded $100,000 through the provincial arts grants program. The Arts Grant program gave grants to 32 artists in the following disciplines: crafts, film and media arts, music, theatre, visual arts, interdisciplinary arts, writing...
The Prince Edward Island International Student Program (PEIISP) provides public education opportunities to international students wishing to continue their education in PEI. Our schools provide a quality learning experience for everyone from kindergarten to grade 12 (elementary...
Supporting Island families – Results from the last spring’s province-wide student learning assessments are arriving at homes this week. The annual assessments take place at the end of grades 3 and 6 in reading, writing, and math, and in math at the end of grades 9 and 11. School...
Islanders gathered today at Fanningbank to welcome and celebrate Prince Edward Island’s new Poet Laureate Julie Pellissier-Lush. In her new role, Ms. Pellissier-Lush will act as a spokesperson for literature in Prince Edward Island and raise awareness of poetry and the spoken...
The Minister of Education and Early Years issues directives the Minister considers necessary to carry out the Minister’s responsibilities under the Education Act. The current Minister’s directives(MD) are listed here. 2025 MD 2025-09 Enhanced Education Authority Measures to...
You must hold a valid PEI Teacher’s licence and have your eligibility verified by the Registrar in order to substitute teach at the certified rate in a PEI public K-12 school. Please complete the online form below to apply for Verification of Eligibility as a Substitute Teacher. Please note: It is a substitute teacher’s responsibility to register with the employing education authority initially and for each subsequent school year to ensure their name is added to the substitute teacher call centre system. A certified teacher may accept day-to-day substitute assignments and contract assignments...
More than 400 Island students will have the opportunity to participate in French Immersion programs at West Kent Elementary and Birchwood Intermediate schools, beginning this year. Over the summer, classrooms have been prepared, materials ordered and teachers hired to welcome 165...
Residents will have the opportunity this fall to shape the future of the public education system by electing new or returning trustees to serve on the Public Schools Branch and la Commission scolaire de langue francaise’s respective boards. Both education authorities are governed...