Western Canada High School | Calgary Board of Education

Excellent school. Phenomenal teachers better than private schools. Broad range of programs for all learning styles. Strong support for those with learning needs. Outstanding extracurricular offerings for all interests. Exceptionally caring administration. The school has worked very hard to manage their numbers and it shows!

My kid were top of their school in math but now are almost failing, plus the math teachers for IB do not teach at the same level or pace. She had to switch classes due to a schedule change, and there was a complete shift on the difficulty. The current teacher she has the tests are comparable to throwing a kid into the olympics then hoping they had any pervious history with contests. She has no issue completing any homework or assignments. I've caught her many times before studying late at night for the test only to come home confused as most of what she's been told to study. Was not at all on the test, she came from America where the education isn't that good as compared here. However I've been tutoring her ahead of her curriculum all her life. Never have I seen her struggle this much in math this much. I only recommend the teachers teach a similar pace to make it fair for each student. Thank you

Good teachers, great location, good student life, good facilities, great food, great students, great culture --- time flies at Western.

One of the best high school in Calgary with 115 years history of high standards of education as well as all round kids performance. Very talented management team and overall teachers are excellent. This school is ranked among best schools in Alberta as well as nationally.

I went to this school on November 18, 1991 (13 days after arriving to Calgary as a landed immigrant) and graduated on June 1994.I still remember a few dear teachers such as Mrs. Tebo and Mr. Milner. Thank you!

My friend who attended here has faced many cases of ableism by both students AND staff. I was and am furious after they vented to me about this. They are autistic and often non verbal but a teacher got mad at this and YELLED at them to speak up or to just use your words. Absolutely disgusting and unacceptable the workload put on them has even led them to attempting cause the teachers are not accepting to neurodivergent kids and in fact mock them for it.

Great overall school. The teachers are knowledgeable and demonstrate a high level of education. The only downside is the impractically small student parking lot, which hinders many people's commute times. Considering the population of the school it is unrealistic.

If you want your kids raised properly,this is not the school.

Great school with good standards for education and a large student body. Like most schools it isn't free from its fair share of controversies and delinquents but it's far less widespread.Western Canada High School offers both an IB and an Alberta Education curriculum.Trying out the harder IB courses in grade 10 if you have the smarts is a way to see if you'll acclimatise properly to the more difficult learning environments offered by IB. Remember that there is no shame in dropping. Some IB courses barely/do not compensate your grades for the expected mark drop many will encounter.

Highly disappointed as a parent at the lack of interest and caring of the students. Seems to be a common non caring environment with too many students for the admin of this school to handle . This school lets in any students , no need to be designated, it doesn’t matter .My review is solely based on lack of support from admin and teachers . Instead of helping students it’s more about the reputation of this school. Completely disappointed in this school , there’s nothing to be proud of here. You haven’t only let the parents down you’ve let your kids down . Shame