Education Property Tax and Education Funding

The Education Property Tax

How it is Collected and Distributed

The Education Property Tax is collected every year from all property owners in Alberta. The money collected through this tax is pooled into the Alberta School Foundation Fund and then distributed to public and separate school boards on an equal per-student basis.

What it Supports

This tax helps to support all public and separate school students. Funding to the Kindergarten to Grade 12 education system comes from two revenue sources – general provincial revenues and education property taxes. Using two revenue streams provides stability for education funding.