School Authority District Boundaries for Alberta

Geospatial boundaries for school authority districts in Alberta, Canada. The dataset is an approximated visualization of jurisdiction maps published by Alberta Education, informed by Ministerial Orders. It was last updated by the Government of Alberta in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze geographic overlap between school authority boundaries and census demographic data using polygon geometries.
• Calculate the area and perimeter of each school district from the boundary features for resource planning.
• Visualize the spatial distribution and adjacency of different school jurisdictions across Alberta on a map.
• Join district boundary data with school location points to assign schools to their correct administrative authority.

Strengths

• Data is sourced directly from the authoritative Alberta Education public website and Ministerial Orders.
• Includes multiple file formats (XML, ZIP, HTML, ESRI REST) for different geospatial workflows.
• Maintained and last updated by the Government of Alberta in March 2026.

Limitations

• The data is described as an 'approximated visualization', indicating it may not be the legally definitive boundary source.
• Specific quantitative details like row count, column count, and precise spatial accuracy metrics are unavailable.
• The dataset's scope is limited to the province of Alberta, Canada.

Provenance

Source

Alberta Education public website (https://education.alberta.ca/boundary-maps/school-jurisdiction-maps/everyone/view-and-print-maps).

Collection Method

Information informed by Ministerial Orders and presented in a mapping format.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Alberta, Canada.