Options for Getting Your High School Diploma

You can attend publicly funded high school in Alberta for free if you are 20 years of age or under prior to September 1.

Contact your local school board to explore your options. Use the school board directory at the Alberta School Boards Association.

Outreach or alternative high school programs

Outreach or alternative high school programs are accessible and flexible. Their goal is to encourage you to complete your diploma.

Outreach programs typically offer hours, support and programs that are not available in a regular high school setting.

Calgary

• Encore CBE
  • Calgary public school system
  • Helps young people who left school early plan their path back to learning
  • Call 403–817–7820
• St. Anne Academic Centre 
  • Calgary Catholic school system
  • Offers direct instruction, self–directed study, online options and work experience
  • Call 403–500–2012
• Discovering Choices
  • Calgary public school system
  • Offers courses based on Alberta Education high school curriculum and work experience opportunities
  • Call 403–268–3265

Edmonton

• The Learning Store
  • Edmonton public school system
  • It offers individual programs and work experience
  • Call 780–437–8119
• Fresh Start
  • Edmonton Catholic school system
  • Students can set their own pace for learning
  • Call 780–944–2000
• Inner City High School 
  • Offers learning, arts, and long-term supports
  • Call 780–424–9425
• Boyle Street Education Centre Charter School 
  • Supports students in achieving their goals in school and in life
  • Call 780–428–1420

Fort McMurray

• Frank Spragins High School
  • Fort McMurray Public School District
  • Offers assisted self–paced instruction, independent learning, and evening hours
  • Call 780–714–3434
• Father Mercredi High School
  • Fort McMurray Catholic school system
  • It offers individualized programming for eligible students
  • Call 780–799–5725

Grande Prairie

• Bridge Network Program
  • Grande Prairie Public School District
  • Offers flexible programs and hours with support from community partners
  • Call 780–539–0950
• St. John Bosco Outreach School
  • Grande Prairie Catholic School District
  • Offers modular programs and upgrading in a non–traditional setting
  • Call 780–532–3013

Medicine Hat 

• Medicine Hat Outreach School
  • Medicine Hat School District
  • Offers distance learning and individualized support
  • Call 403–526–7877

Lethbridge

• Alternative School Programs at Victoria Park School
  • Lethbridge School District
  • Offer flexible classroom–based and distance learning
  • Call 403–327–3945
• Catholic Centre High School
  • Holy Spirit Roman Catholic Separate Regional Division #4
  • Offers flexible hours and programs, including accelerated programming
  • Call 403–327–4596

Peace River

• Peace Regional Outreach Campus
  • Peace River School Division
  • Students learn in an alternative learning environment
  • Call 780-624-5534

Red Deer

• Alternative School Centre
  • Red Deer public school system
  • Students learn in their own way and at their own pace
  • Call 403–343–1354
• John Paul II Catholic Outreach School
  • Red Deer Catholic Regional Schools
  • It offers personalized learning plans, evening hours, and online options
  • Call 403–314–9382