For the 2024 - 2025 school year, Hillcrest School is full in planned classes in Grades 7 and 9 in the regular program AND Grades 7 and 8 in the STEM program. We will no longer accept enrolment requests for Grades 7 and 8 in the STEM program. For the regular program, we will now only accept resident students for Grades 7 and 9 whose parent(s)/legal guardian(s) have newly moved into the school’s attendance area. A resident student of Edmonton Public Schools has at least one parent or legal guardian living in Edmonton who is not Roman Catholic. Non-resident students can enrol in another Division school with space in planned classes.

If you are registering for Kindergarten or are new to Edmonton Public Schools, you must register online. 

Supply Lists 

Please find below our printable supply lists:

Basic School Supply List: This is our basic list and individual teachers or classes may request some additional items.

Opportunity Class Supply List: this list should be used for students in our Opportunity Program

For the 2024-25 school year, we have once again partnered with School Start.

You may choose to purchase your student's school supplies listed below directly from School Start (our school’s name is Hillcrest). Remember, you can purchase parts of the additional section if your child already has supplies that are in good order from a previous year - we encourage the reuse of supplies which are in good condition. Further information can be found in the attached School Start documents.

School Start - Basic Supply List 2024-25

School Start - Basic Supply List - Grade 9 2024-25

School Start - Opportunity Class List 2024-25

Bringing your own device to school?

Get ready to ride on Edmonton Transit

Grade 7 students new to the Edmonton Transit Service (ETS) are invited to the Edmonton Expo Centre on Thursday, August 22 for the 16th annual First Riders event. This free event is a unique hands-on opportunity for you and your child to get familiar with riding the bus before the school year begins. 

Afternoon sessions run every half hour, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Evening sessions run every half hour, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.

Please register by August 19 to save your spot.

PRE-ENROLMENT AND REGISTRATION FOR 2024-2025: UPDATE

Thanks to all the families who pre-enrolled before the deadline to help our school get ready for 2024–25! 

We’re happy to let you know that, based on available space, all students who registered or pre-enrolled before March 22, 2024, have been accepted. 

STEM Program in Gr. 7 - We are able to accommodate all students who registered or pre-enrolled before 4 pm on March 22, 2024 and requested STEM programming. 

We are excited to offer the STEM Program, which started in September of 2023.

In the 2024-2025 school year, we will have two STEM classes in Grade 7 and one STEM class in Grade 8. There is limited space in these planned classes. 

Learn more about our Hillcrest STEM Program and our STEM Learner Profile!

NEW STUDENT REGISTRATION

Supply Lists 

Please find below our printable supply lists:

Basic School Supply List: This is our basic list and individual teachers or classes may request some additional items.

Opportunity Class Supply List: this list should be used for students in our Opportunity Program

For the 2024-25 school year, we have once again partnered with School Start.

You may choose to purchase your student's school supplies listed below directly from School Start (our school’s name is Hillcrest). Remember, you can purchase parts of the additional section if your child already has supplies that are in good order from a previous year - we encourage the reuse of supplies which are in good condition. Further information can be found in the attached School Start documents.

School Start - Basic Supply List 2024-25

School Start - Basic Supply List - Grade 9 2024-25

School Start - Opportunity Class List 2024-25

Bringing your own device to school?

Clubs, Activities & Trips

Hillcrest School provides a range of academic and curricular options. The extras are part of the Mustang experience! 

School clubs: 

Every year, we offer a variety clubs that are offered either before school, during lunch hour or after school:

• Animal Club
• Anime Club
• Art Club
• Badminton Club
• Board Game Club
• Breakfast Club
• CO2 Dragster Club
• Crochet Club
• Culture Club
• Drama Club
• Dungeons and Dragons Club
• eSports
• GSA Club
• Jazz Rock Band
• Lego Club
• Pottery Club
• Woodworking Club (Grade 8 and 9)
• Yearbook Club

Students are encouraged to participate in these clubs or start new clubs based on student interest.

Activities

Hillcrest offers a number of school-wide challenges throughout the year in which each student participates. Other events such as our annual Bike-a-thon and Read-a-thon are popular with our students as well. 

‌Extracurricular trips: 

Each year, optional extracurricular trips may be planned as enrichment activities. It is important to note that details and prices of specific trips may vary from year to year, and not all trips will run every year. The organization of these trips depend on a number of factores including student interest, school scheduling and cost to families.

Hillcrest is Success!

Our ultimate goal is student success. In order to achieve this goal, it is important that students, parents/guardians, and staff work cooperatively. To maximize academic success we believe in creating an environment that provides optimal learning experiences and prepares our students for high school. To support achieving this success, we emphasize regular attendance at school, arriving on time and ready to learn, students being diligent in their studies, and completing homework and assignments on time.

Our staff is committed to providing enriching learning experiences and opportunities for individual student success. We also hold students directly responsible for assuming their role in our partnership. We will support students who are not able to meet requirements through tutorials, individual support, extended learning opportunities, and parent contact.

We know that student behavior has a direct impact on student success academically. Knowing this, we have placed a high priority on ensuring student conduct meets acceptable standards. In this way, we can ensure that the learning environment is protected for all students. This means that students need to arrive at school on time, be prepared to learn and demonstrate appropriate behavior in a variety of situations. The underlying goal is to maximize the safety and well-being of our students at Hillcrest School.

Developing responsible citizens is paramount as one of the responsibilities of education. To meet this expectation, Hillcrest School continues to be a leader of schools in connecting with our community. We are highly involved in community service-related activities. Our students are encouraged to participate in community activities through school-wide projects and individually. At the school level, our students have opportunities to participate in a variety of community service events such as Crest for the Cure, Hillcrest Greetings, the United Way, and other current events.