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TEMPO School

Edmonton, Alberta · Day school · Co-ed · Grades K–12

TEMPO School is a non-profit independent day school in Edmonton's Riverbend area, founded in 1963 and covering Kindergarten to Grade 12. It has over 380 students and about 30 teachers, split into Lower (K–4), Middle (5–8) and Upper (9–12) schools. The program follows a set sequence of subjects: phonics-based reading in the early grades, French from Grade 2, Latin in Grades 7–9, and separate biology, chemistry and physics courses, ending with Alberta diploma-level courses in Grade 12. Most students join in Kindergarten; places in Grades 1–12 open only through attrition and require an entrance exam.

  • Founded in 1963; incorporated by a 1967 Act of the Alberta Legislature as a non-profit
  • Structured academic program with phonics, French from Grade 2 and Latin in Grades 7–9
  • Senior students take Alberta 30-level sciences, Mathematics 30-1 and 31
  • About 380 students and 30 teachers on one Edmonton campus
  • Most students enter at Kindergarten; upper-grade seats depend on attrition