[3] The school has been in operation since 1981 and was named after a St. Albert educator.

The school is a double-track school, offering Kindergarten to Grade 9 in the Cogito[4] program, and Kindergarten to Grade 6 for the global program.

The current principal is Randy Roszell and the Assistant Principals are Derek Harrison and Sue Werner.

[5] Elmer S Gish School is notable in that, in August 2010, Kindergarten teacher Derek Harrison was honored as one of the top three teachers in Canada by Canadian Family Magazine.

[6] The following is a table of the current staff roster, sourced from the official page.