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A strong education system is the key to ensuring the future success and growth of our children and our province. From kindergarten through university, Manitoba offers world-class programs and curricula to challenge young minds and encourage innovation.

K-12 schools

• Students in Manitoba will be getting a little help from Microsoft to make learning more exciting in the classrooms. Source: Winnipeg Free Press
• Going to School in Manitoba outlines everything you need to know about sending your children to school in Manitoba.
• Manitoba School Curriculums offers a glimpse into the courses and programs generally offered in Manitoba schools.
• The Manitoba School Divisions site provides links to all the Manitoba school divisions so you can find out more about the wealth of learning opportunities available to your children.

Post-secondary schools

• Highlights of Manitoba Universities does just that; it summarizes the features of Manitoba’s post-secondary institutions and examines their tuition costs, which, as a provincial average, rank third lowest in the country.
• University of Manitoba, founded in 1877, is Manitoba’s largest and Western Canada’s oldest university. The Fort Garry Campus and the Bannatyne Campus are the main hubs for its 27,000 students.
• University of Winnipeg is centrally located in downtown Winnipeg and is consistently ranked in the Top Ten in the country by both Maclean’s magazine and The Globe & Mail.
• Brandon University is located in Manitoba’s second largest city and prides itself on keeping classes small for its 3,000 students to encourage richer student/professor interactions.
• Collège universitaire de Saint-Boniface is the proud French language university of Manitoba, located in the heart of historic St. Boniface.
• Red River College is Manitoba’s largest institute of applied learning, with 32,000 students on eight campuses throughout Manitoba.
• Assiniboine Community College offers 30 programs on campuses throughout Manitoba.
• University College of the North is Canada’s newest post-secondary institution serving the needs of northern Manitoba.
• Winnipeg Technical College is a preferred choice for students looking for a skill-based, technical education.

Education tax credits

• The Tuition Fee Income Tax Rebate can help you recover up to 60 per cent of your tuition fees if you graduated from a recognized post-secondary institution anywhere in the world after January 1, 2007, and currently work and pay taxes in Manitoba.
• The Education Property Tax Credit Program helps Manitobans offset the property taxes homeowners and tenants pay to support our public school systems.