There are also charter schools and private schools that act as their own authorities, as well as schools under the authority of early childhood services (ECS), private operators, and Federal Indian Affairs.
[1] Alberta has 17 separate school authorities.
[1] After a 1990 Supreme Court decision, based on the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms minority language rights provisions, Alberta established francophone school authorities to allow francophone communities to administer their own schools, and provide French language instruction, wherever numbers warrant.
[citation needed] Alberta has four francophone school authorities.
Each has its own board with powers similar to a district authority, but limited to a single school.