Named after a series of novels written by Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832). An addition was added to the school in 1967.

Named after Dr. Morris Weinlos (1902-1980) and Dr. Harry Weinlos (d.1977), prominent surgeons and active members of the Edmonton arts and humanitarian communities. Morris also served on city council from 1960 to 1971. An addition was added to the school in 1984.

Named after the residential neighbourhood the school was constructed in. An addition was added to the school in 1972.

Formerly known as Mountglen School. An addition was added to the school in 1956.

The school is named after Westminster, which is often used to refer to the seat of British Parliament and is also a large borough in London. Additions were added to the school in 1954 and 1970.

Constructed by Winterburn School District No. 4680 in 1975 and was annexed by Edmonton Public Schools in 1982.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Windsor Park was named after Windsor, England and more specifically, Windsor Castle which is found in Windsor. Windsor Castle is the largest Castle in England and is the primary residence of Queen Elizabeth II. Additions were added to the school in 1956 and 1957.

Winterburn School was constructed by Winterburn School District No. 4680 in 1913 and was originally named Splan School in 1913 and was renamed Winterburn School in 1935. The school was named after the residential neighbourhood, it was constructed in. The name Winterburn originates from old English, meaning "a stream dry except in winter." Local tradition, however, connects Winterburn with the burning off of muskeg in the winter. In 1918 the school was utilized as a hospital during the influenza epidemic. In 1951, a new building was constructed and the original building was sold and moved to the Stony Plain area. In 1957, a second school was built at the same location, with additions made in 1959, 1971-1972 and 1977; this makes up the current school building. Winterburn School District No. 4680 was annexed by Edmonton Public Schools in 1982.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. Woodcroft is thought to be a descriptive name and was first used around 1907. As of 2022, the Institute for Innovation in Second Language Education operates out of the decommissioned school.

Named after the residential neighbourhood it was constructed in. The York neighbourhood is named after Annie A. York Secord who came to Alberta in 1889 to teach school at Poplar Lake and Namao. In 1891, she resigned from teaching to marry Richard Secord, Annie York Secord died in 1950.

Named after Garth Worthington. He was a lifelong musician and singer who shared his love of music both in and outside the classroom. During his 33-year career with Edmonton Public Schools, he served as a Teacher, assistant supervisor of music, consultant and music curriculum coordinator. He mentored many students and advocated for music programming and performance opportunities throughout the Division and city. He was one of the creators of 'Night of Music', an annual showcase of students from Edmonton Public Schools. For over 20 years, Worthington also worked with the Edmonton Centennial Singers, a choir of students from across the city.

Opened as a junior high school in 1958.

Constructed by Cloverbar School Division No. 13 in 1950. In 1954 part of the land within East Edmonton School District No. 98 was annexed by the City of Edmonton. From 1954 to 1959, the school was operated by Edmonton Public School Division No. 7. The school was demolished and the new Terrace Heights school was built on the existing site and opened in 1958.

Burt Demeriez was an Edmonton Public Schools teacher, Outdoor Education Consultant, Bennett Environmental Education Centre Coordinator and Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum Program Coordinator. After retiring from the Edmonton School Division in 1991, Demeriez began contract work with Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum. Notably, he conducted the "1881 Schoolhouse" program as one of its pioneering program teachers. Additionally, he developed the Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum programs "Mr. Puffer Goes to Provincial Parliament: A Study of Government in Perspective" (implemented in 1991-92) and "Grandma's Place: A Visit to Grandma and Grandpa's Place in the Past" (implemented in 1993-94).

Michael Alexander Kostek was born in 1926 in Poland and immigrated to Two Hills, Alberta, with his parents in 1928. He moved to Edmonton to earn an education degree at the University of Alberta. In 1953, Kostek started with Edmonton Public Schools as a junior high school teacher at Oliver School (now Wîhkwêntôwin School), Ritchie School and Hardisty School and was a principal at Lauderdale School and Waverly School. Kostek also held positions of Junior High School Consultant, Director of Communications, Director of Administrative Staffing and retired as the Executive Assistant to the Superintendent in 1983.

In addition to his years of service with Edmonton Public Schools, he had teaching experiences in Quebec, Malawi, and the Netherlands. After retirement, Kostek put his experience to good use as the school Archivist-Historian at McKay Avenue School. Kostek’s contributions to public education were recognized in 1984 when he received an Alberta Achievement Award for Excellence in Education.

After retiring, Kostek became involved in the history community in Edmonton and was heavily involved in the restoration of McKay Avenue School and in the creation of Edmonton Public Schools Archives and Museum. Michael wrote two books: "Looking Back: A Century of Education in Edmonton's Public Schools" in 1982 and an undated version in 1992 called "A Century and Ten: A History of Edmonton Public Schools.

In recognition of his many contributions as a volunteer with many historic associations, Kostek was inducted into the city’s “Historic Hall” in 1982 and in 1989, he received the City of Edmonton Certificate of Appreciation and Recognition as an Outstanding Citizen in Alberta. In 2002, he was awarded the Award of Merit from the Edmonton Historical Society and in 2003, was the recipient of the Queen’s Jubilee Medal. Michael Kostek died in 2015.

Ron Thompson is the fourteenth Superintendent of Edmonton Public Schools.

We began in 1939 as the Alberta Tuberculosis Association. At that time our goal was to educate the public about tuberculosis (TB), conduct mass chest X-rays and provide a rehabilitation service for TB sanitorium patients.

Miss McAvoy has been a resident of Edmonton for many years, taught school in the city and is keenly interested in the preservation of Edmonton's history. She was a championship tennis player and active in many other sports. She has compiled her own and others' memories and written a history of the Edmonton School District.

The Centre for Education provides office space, switchboard, custodial and mailroom/receiving services, and conference room and training facilities for all Division staff.
Café 1881 provides food service to staff at the Centre for Education, Victoria School students and other Division staff.

Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack has been a pillar in the community and has worked with numerous community organizations, including Edmonton Public Schools, as a trusted Elder and cultural advisor. He is committed to sharing traditional knowledge and teachings, and promoting awareness and understanding of Indigenous ways of knowing, being and doing. His sincere commitment to advocate on behalf of Indigenous people has earned him immense respect from the Edmonton community.

Catholic education in Edmonton has a proud tradition that dates back to before Alberta was a province. In August 1888, Edmonton Catholic parents applied to organize a separate school division for their children. In October of that same year, three sisters from the Faithful Companions of Jesus sailed from France to open a convent and a school in Edmonton. They began teaching at the newly formed St. Joachim Catholic School on November 2, 1888. That first year the sisters taught 23 students. At that time compulsory schooling began at age seven and was complete by the age of 12.

The Schoolhouse was the first lumber building in Edmonton. Built for a cost of $968. Money for the building was secured by private subscription. The schoolhouse was erected by contract just one month after its patrons decided to build. The Hudson's Bay Company, following a generous policy towards education, donated four lots which are still used for educational purposes decades later, including the McKay Avenue School site. The Hudson's Bay Company donated the land with the tacit understanding that they would not be taxed.

The Design Construction Branch began in 1969 under the Department of School Facilities.

Dr. Ernest Hodgson was Board Chair for 1980-1983.

Ernest Lund was an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee.

Frank Scott School was renamed to Eastwood in 1925 following petitions from Eastwood residents wanted to acknowledge the importance of the temporary Eastwood school for the previous ten years. See Eastwood School for more information.

In 1867, Edwin Ginn founded the publishing company Ginn Brothers in the City of Boston. After a series of brief partnerships and name changes, the firm was finally established under the name Ginn & Company in 1885. By the 1890s, the publisher, which had become particularly known for its school texts, outgrew its Boston location and sought to expand elsewhere. In 1895, the company built a new publishing factory, the Athenaeum Press, in Cambridge. By the late nineteenth century, the Press had an output of ten thousand books per day and was responsible for publishing over 800 titles (Gilman, 1896; Eliot, 1913). Merged with Silver Burdett (under Simon & Schuster) and later became an imprint of Pearson Education, leaving behind a rich history of beloved and classic school books.

Also sometimes known as the Algonquin School, the Group of Seven was a group of Canadian landscape painters from 1920 to 1933, originally consisting of Franklin Carmichael (1890–1945), Lawren Harris (1885–1970), A. Y. Jackson (1882–1974), Frank Johnston (1888–1949), Arthur Lismer (1885–1969), J. E. H. MacDonald (1873–1932), and Frederick Varley (1881–1969). Later, A. J. Casson (1898–1992) was invited to join in 1926, Edwin Holgate (1892–1977) became a member in 1930, and LeMoine FitzGerald (1890–1956) joined in 1932.

Two artists commonly associated with the group are Tom Thomson (1877–1917) and Emily Carr (1871–1945). Although he died before its official formation, Thomson had a significant influence on the group. In an essay, Harris wrote that Thomson was “a part of the movement before we pinned a label on it”; Thomson’s paintings The West Wind and The Jack Pine are two of the group’s most iconic pieces. Emily Carr was also closely associated with the Group, though never an official member.

Believing that a distinct Canadian art could be developed through direct contact with nature, the Group is best known for its paintings inspired by the Canadian landscape, and initiated the first major Canadian national art movement. By the early 1930s, the Group’s art was popular around the world.

R. Herbert Jamieson was an Edmonton Public School Board Trustee from 1971 to 1983.

Herbert Story served as Building Commissioner for Edmonton Public Schools from 1916 to 1936.

Dr. John Andrews was a member of the Board of Trustees for 1961-1962.

Joseph Malaby Dent (30 August 1849 – 9 May 1926) was a British book publisher who founded J.M. Dent and Company in 1888; the name was changed to J.M. Dent & Sons in 1909.

Jack Weldon Humphrey was born in Saint John, New Brunswick on January 12th, 1901. From 1920 to 1923, Humphrey studied at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts under Philip Hale (1865-1931), learning to draw the figure with charcoal. He was subsequently enrolled from 1924 to 1929 at the National Academy of Design in New York, where he studied painting under Charles Hawthorne (1872-1930) for two years. In the late 1920s Humphrey spent his summers in Provincetown, Massachusetts and at the Cape Cod School of Art, where he continued to study with Hawthorne. Travelling abroad for nine months in 1930, Humphrey studied painting at Hans Hofmann's (1880-1966) school in Munich from March to May. The Depression forced him to remain in Saint John upon his return, except for a trip in 1933 to Vancouver and in 1938 to Mexico. Humphrey painted still lifes, portraits, landscapes, and figures in oil and watercolour. He was affiliated with many artist groups, including the Canadian Group of Painters (founding member, 1937); the Eastern Group in Montreal, 1938 (later, the Contemporary Arts Society); the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour (Director, 1944; Vice-President, 1945); and the Canadian Society of Graphic Art (Regional Representative, 1946; Eastern Vice-President, 1951; Regional Representative, 1956, 1959). In March 1945, Humphrey was appointed to the art staff of Queen's University Summer School, in Kingston, Ontario, to teach painting. Humphrey has also been honoured with numerous awards including a Doctor of Laws by the University of New Brunswick in 1951; a Canadian Government-Royal Society Overseas Fellowship to paint in France for a year in 1952; and a Canada Council Senior Arts Fellowship in 1960. In 1966-1967, a retrospective exhibition of his work was organized by the National Gallery of Canada that toured through Canada. Humphrey died of a heart attack on March 23rd, 1967, in Saint John, New Brunswick. After his death, Jack Humphrey's wife, Jean, was very active in the promotion and sale of his work.

Jim Wiebe was a member of the Edmonton Public School Board Trustees from 1980 to 1983.

Joan Cowling was a member of the Edmonton Public School Board of Trustees from 1980 to 1992. Cowling helped establish the new French Immersion program through an active parent organization and was later elected as a trustee to the EPSB. She served on the board for 12 years, including three terms as chair, during a period of incredible growth and innovation.

Joan Cowling has worked extensively in the area of human resource management and development in both the public and private sectors. In 1991-1992, Ms. Cowling served as the President of the Canadian School Boards’ Association (CSBA). As President of CSBA, she was part of a committee that developed a model policy for multiculturalism and race relations for school boards throughout Canada. During her public tenure, Ms. Cowling has served in the following capacities: Provincial Executive, Alberta School Boards Association; Steering Committee Member, Economic Development Study, City of Edmonton; Board of Directors, Alberta Association for Multicultural and Intercultural Education; Board of Directors, Alberta School Employees’ Benefit Plan; Board of Directors, Edmonton Space Science Centre; Names Advisory Committee, City of Edmonton; and, Chairman, Museum/Archives Restoration Committee, McKay Avenue School. Ms. Cowling continues to be an active member and facilitator of various civic, provincial and national committees and task forces dealing with intergovernmental relations, multicultural and race relations, collective bargaining and contract interpretations, organizational analysis and strategic planning.

Cowling now serves as Vice-President of the Friends of 1881 Schoolhouse and Historic McKay Avenue School Society.

King George Park School was constructed by East Edmonton School District #98 in 1951. The East Edmonton School District had been consolidated with Cloverbar School District #13 in 1938. From 1954 to 1959, the school was operated by Edmonton Public School Division No. 7. The amalgamation of the East Edmonton School District #98 by the City of Edmonton began in 1960 and was completed in 1964.