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Important dates
The application intake process is now open for schools aiming to open in September 2026.
The next collegiate school application deadline is January 31, 2026.
Overview
In partnership with publicly funded post-secondary institutions and industry partners, collegiate schools bring together students with similar interests to benefit from enriched programming, specialized facilities and enhanced learning opportunities through a unique delivery model.
Collegiate schools offer specialized programming in a particular subject or field and provide all students with a clear pathway into post-secondary education and careers in their chosen field.
The schools can be public (public, separate, francophone, public charter) or accredited funded independent (private).
They are given special approval and startup funding, if applicable, by the Minister of Education and Childcare.
A collegiate school must continue to meet the requirements of its original school type.
Essential components
Collegiate schools are intended to provide specialized programming in a particular subject area or field and to provide students clearer pathways into post-secondary education and careers in their chosen field.
Essential components of a collegiate include:
- specific subject area(s) or field(s) of focus
- formal agreement with a publicly funded post-secondary institution(s) and industry partner(s)
- provision of experiential learning opportunities and work experience
- dual credit programming and/or bridging opportunities into post-secondary
How to establish a collegiate school
Interested applicants can contact the department to request an application package.
Applications for new public charter schools and accredited funded independent schools may be completed and submitted simultaneously with the collegiate status application.
However, approval of the school application does not guarantee approval of the collegiate status application.
Post-secondary institutions interested in partnering with an existing or new school authority to operate a collegiate school can initiate the collegiate school status application process.
Collegiate schools
Calgary Area
| Collegiate Name | School Authority | Opening Date |
|---|---|---|
| STAND (ST&) | Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School (Okotoks) | 2023-24 |
| CBE Digital Futures Pathway & Calgary Trades & Technologies Collegiate | Calgary School Division (Calgary) | 2024-25 |
| Fusion Collegiate | Fusion Education Association (Calgary) | 2024-25 |
| Our Lady of the Rockies/St. Mary’s High School | Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division (Calgary) | 2024-25 |
Central Alberta
| Collegiate Name | School Authority | Opening Date |
|---|---|---|
| Central Alberta Collegiate Institute (CACI) | Chinook’s Edge School Division, Red Deer Catholic Separate School Division, Red Deer School Division, and Wolf Creek School Division (Red Deer, Olds, Sylvan Lake) | 2023-24 |
| Calmar Secondary Collegiate School | Black Gold School Division (Calmar) | 2024-25 |
| Human Services Collegiate | Buffalo Trail School Division (Central East) | 2025-26 |
| Prairie Land Collegiate | Prairie Land School Division (Hanna, Cessford, Altario, Youngstown, Virtual) | 2025-26 |
| STAR Catholic Collegiate | St. Thomas Aquinas Roman Catholic Separate School Division (Drayton Valley, Ponoka, Leduc) | 2025-26 |
Edmonton Area
| Collegiate Name | School Authority | Opening Date |
|---|---|---|
| STEM Collegiate | STEM Collegiate Canada Society (Edmonton) | 2023-24 |
| Heartland Collegiate | Elk Island School Division (Fort Saskatchewan) | 2025-26 |
| PSD Collegiate | Parkland School Division (Stony Plain) | 2025-26 |
| Skilled Trades and Technology Collegiate | Edmonton School Division (Edmonton) | 2025-26 |
| St. Eligius Catholic Collegiate | Edmonton Catholic Separate School Division (Edmonton) | 2025-26 |
| St. Albert Collegiate Pathways | St. Albert School Division (St. Albert) | 2025-26 |
| Sturgeon Collegiate | Sturgeon School Division (Sturgeon County) | 2025-26 |
Northern Alberta
| Collegiate Name | School Authority | Opening Date |
|---|---|---|
| Building Futures Collegiate School | Fort Vermilion School Division (Fort Vermilion, La Crete, High Level) | 2023-24 |
| North Peace Commercial Driving Academy | Peace River School Division (Peace River, Grimshaw) | 2024-25 |
| HPSD Pathways School | High Prairie School Division (High Prairie) | 2025-26 |
| Northeastern Alberta Collegiate Institute (NACI) | Northern Lights School Division, and St. Paul Education Regional Division (North-East Alberta) | 2025-26 |
| Northland Collegiate School | Northland School Division (North-West Alberta) | 2025-26 |
Southern Alberta
| Collegiate Name | School Authority | Opening Date |
|---|---|---|
| Southern Alberta Collegiate Institute (SACI) | Palliser School Division, Lethbridge School Division, Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate School Division, Horizon School Division, Westwind School Division, and Livingstone Range School Division (Lethbridge) | 2023-24 |
| PEAKS Collegiate Campus | Livingstone Range School Division (Coleman) | 2024-25 |
| The Southern Alberta Flight Academy & South Alberta School of Agriculture | Prairie Rose School Division (Dunmore) | 2024-25 |
| GHSD Collegiate of Digital Arts and Esports | Golden Hills School Division (Strathmore) | 2025-26 |
| Monsignor McCoy First Responders | Medicine Hat Roman Catholic Separate School Division (Medicine Hat) | 2025-26 |
| Prairie Sky Collegiate | Medicine Hat School Division and Grasslands School Division (Medicine Hat, Brooks) | 2025-26 |
| The Canadian Rockies Collegiate Institute | Canadian Rockies School Division (Banff) | 2025-26 |
Contact
For more information regarding the collegiate school status application process and requirements, to request an application package, or to receive feedback on a draft application package, contact Alberta Education and Childcare:
Hours: 8:15 am to 4:30 pm (open Monday to Friday, closed statutory holidays)
Phone: 780-422-9423
Toll free: 310-0000 before the phone number (in Alberta)
Email: [email protected]