CEU Quick Facts

Credit Enrolment Units (CEUs) are a method of allocating funds to school jurisdictions for senior high school courses and are not intended to prescribe how this funding must be used.
School jurisdictions have maximum flexibility in determining how CEU funds should be spent.
Credit Enrolment Units (CEUs) help schools broaden the programs they offer students to meet the 100 credit requirement of an Alberta high school diploma. They offer flexibility in programming, quality instruction, and fair allocation of funding no matter where a student lives.
Schools are able to tailor programming to meet the needs of students directly. Students can take courses through a variety of delivery methods and programs, some of which include self-directed instructional packages, on-line, blended delivery (a combination of classroom based and on-line instruction), and the Registered Apprenticeship Program.

CEU funding is a conditional grant for high school courses that has a series of reasonable expectations. School boards receive CEU funding for courses which meet basic requirements, such as a minimum final mark and following an approved Alberta program of study.
Student learning is always the focus of CEU funding, which can be granted for a variety of traditional and non-traditional learning situations.
Schools and school jurisdictions are provided with an understanding of funding and programming requirements through a number of resources.

CEU monitoring is based on the principles of fairness and equity. Monitoring allows Alberta Education to make sure students have equal access to quality learning opportunities and that all school boards receive funding based on the same criteria.
Funding may be recovered by Alberta Education if basic requirements, such as attendance, a minimum mark of 25%, and meeting the curriculum are not followed.
Approximately 250 schools are randomly selected by Alberta Education for annual provincial CEU monitoring and also conducts on-site monitoring.
Alberta Education is accountable to the Auditor General and the citizens of this province for ensuring that provincial requirements have been met.

On-site monitoring is conducted at some schools where abnormalities in the funding data indicate follow-up is required.
During on-site monitoring, Alberta Education staff work closely with school staff to review student assessment documents, attendance records, timetables, and course outlines.
At the end of the visit, schools are presented with preliminary findings. Alberta Education then uses this information to compile a more comprehensive CEU Monitoring results report for each school.
All final reports for the spring 2006 on-site monitoring have been reviewed and discussed by staff from the school, school jurisdiction and the CEU Monitoring Branch in a new draft report review process. Schools had an opportunity to provide further information prior to the final report release.