​​​​​Fees will be charged to your MyCBE​ account beginning in October. School fees are due when assigned.

Annual system fees are set each year when the operating budget is passed by the Board of Trustees. To keep fees as low as possible, the CBE is committed to being as efficient as possible in the provision of services. The costs of providing the services include direct labour and supplies, as well as the cost of fee waivers and uncollectible accounts.

​It is important to know that we have a waiver process ​for families who cannot afford to pay the fees.

For the 2025-2026 school year, a student supplies fee will apply to all students in Kindergarten through Grade 6. The fee offsets the cost of purchasing supplies like pens, pencils, and erasers so that students have the tools to learn from their first day in class.

Student supplies fees will be assigned mid-October 2025.

2025-2026 Fees

 *Please visit Register Now for Yellow School Bus Service for more information. 

School-based and course specific fees may be charged by our school throughout the year. You can find a complete list of the approved school fees on Find My School Fees.

​Visit the CBE website for more information on fees and waivers​.​​​​

After you sign in to MyCBE, select the Student Fees & Service Registrations button to get started. 

Fee Information Questions & Answers

Q. Why are fees charged in a public education system?

A. Fees are charged to cover the gap between the cost of programs and services and the funding provided by the province.

Q. I can’t afford to pay the fees all at once. What options do I have to pay these fees?

A. The CBE accepts payments using VISA, MasterCard, VISA Debit or Interac Online. Payment, either lump sum or monthly installments, can be made at MyCBE.

Q. How can I register for noon supervision or bus transportation?

A. Online registration using MyCBE is the simplest and most convenient way to register for noon supervision and transportation services.

Q. When do I need to pay my fees?

A. Fees are due starting in October. Payment of school fees can be made online using your MyCBE account.

Q. Why are you charging the student supply fee?

A. The CBE believes every student should have the basic tools they need to learn from the first day of school. As CBE adjusts it processes to align with the new Assurance and Funding Framework, grant funding from the province needs to be directed to programming. There is a school supplies fee for students in kindergarten to Grade 9. The CBE uses its purchasing power to buy items like pens, pencils, and erasers at a reasonable cost and provide supplies to students instead of families purchasing them individually.

Q. What happens if I cannot afford the fees?

A. No child is ever denied access to an education in the CBE because of an inability to pay. There are several ways to be considered eligible for a waiver, including but not limited to:

• You receive assistance from Provincial Social Services
• Your family is eligible for the Alberta Child Health Benefit
• You are a Government Sponsored Conventional Refugee, your do not have the documents listed above but have a low income and Treaty status
• You have been approved by the City of Calgary Fair Entry Program, or
• You are an independent student living away from home

Applications can be made online at MyCBE.

If you are not approved for a Low-Income Central Waiver, check to see if you qualify for an Extraordinary Circumstance Waiver.

Q. Does the CBE use collection agencies?

A. If CBE efforts to collect fees fail, our last resort is sending the account to a collection agency. If you use a CBE program or service, our policy is to charge you for that program or service. If you cannot afford the fees, there are several ways that the fees can be waived. Fees are only sent to collection if families have not declared financial hardship for services they use and after every reasonable attempt has been made to settle the amount owing. No outstanding balances are sent to collections until at least 200 days (about six and a half months) have elapsed. Our policies require us to work to collect fees owing from any source. Again, no child is ever denied access to CBE programs or services because of an inability to pay.

Q. What if I received a collection notice in error?

A. If there has been an error, please contact our Finance Department immediately at 403-817-7888, or email studentfees@cbe.ab.ca. We will work with you to correct the error as soon as possible.

Q. Doesn’t the Education Act prohibit the charging for supplies?

A. The School Fees Regulation states that “a board shall not charge any fees for textbooks, workbooks or photocopying, printing or paper supplies.” The student supply fee will not be used to purchase or supplement these types of items.

Q. Can my school still ask me to bring supplies even though I am charged this fee?

A. Yes, the school may ask for other materials to be brought so long as they are not the items identified as provided through the student supplies fee.

Items covered by the fee include: crayons, pencil sharpeners, pencils, erasers, markers, notebooks, duo tangs, binders, binder dividers, loose leaf paper, pencil cases, tissue, highlighters, large resealable bags and pencil crayons.