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Main article: List of Saskatchewan school divisions

This template includes the school divisions of the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. It does not include locally controlled Saskatchewan Band Operated Schools which are funded and regulated by the federal Government of Canada. Band operated schools are operated by the local band identified in the First Nations in Saskatchewan category.

Saskatchewan, Canada has the following types of publicly funded school divisions (school board):

Public either English or Francophone instruction- These are open to any student regardless of their religion or language (e.g. even if they can't speak any English they must still be accepted).
Separate Catholic either English or Francophone instruction (normally just called "Separate" or "Catholic" abbreviated R.C.S.S.D.) - These are open to all baptized Roman Catholic students, and may also accept non-Catholic students, when space is available.

In Saskatchewan school boards have been designated as school divisions within 7 regions as set out by the Government of Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. Saskatchewan schools which use the term "district" in their name, are rural schools offering educational schooling between K - 12 in a local area or district. There are several rural school districts within a rural school division. Overlapping regional territories means more than one school board can be in this category for the same geographical area (for instance, there are two school boards based in the city of Saskatoon one public and one R.C.S.S.D.).

For historical rural Saskatchewan One Room School Houses which numbered over 5,000 and were operational from 1887 to c1970 see the Saskatchewan One Room School House Project. For current schooling by division see Saskatchewan Schools and School Divisions SriMesh | talk 21:47, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Standardisation for Saskatchewan school division naming[edit]

Discussion initiated for Saskatchewan continuity in names/categories. Please comment on Saskatchewan school division, school district article naming and categorisation. Kind Regards. SriMesh | talk 18:44, 21 December 2008 (UTC)[reply]