Question 1

How do I find homes for sale near a specific school in Calgary?

Accepted Answer

Use the search above: choose a walking distance, the school system you need (public, Catholic, charter, francophone or private) and a grade level, and it filters live MLS listings to homes with a matching school within that range. It covers 688 schools across Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere, Okotoks and Cochrane.

Question 2

Does buying a house near a school guarantee my child gets in?

Accepted Answer

No. Proximity and attendance area are different things. Alberta does not publish per-school attendance boundaries as open data, boards redraw them most years, and popular schools cap enrolment and redirect students to other buildings regardless of how close you live. Always confirm the designated school and current capacity with the school authority before you write an offer.

Question 3

Are there Islamic schools in Calgary that are publicly funded?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Alberta Education records Calgary Islamic School (Akram Jomaa and Omar Bin Al-Khattab campuses) and Green Dome Islamic School under public school divisions, operating as faith-based alternative programmes within the public system rather than as private schools. Alternative-programme fees can still apply under the Education Act, but this is a different funding model from private-school tuition. Almadina Language Charter Academy is a publicly funded charter school with an Arabic-English focus and no tuition.

Question 4

What is the difference between French immersion and a francophone school in Alberta?

Accepted Answer

French immersion is a programme inside an English-language school board and is open to any student. Francophone schools are a separate school system for rights-holders under section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, generally families where a parent's first language is French, who was educated in French in Canada, or who has another child educated in French. FrancoSud operates 13 francophone schools across these five communities, including in Airdrie, Okotoks and Cochrane.

Question 5

Can non-Catholic families attend Calgary Catholic schools?

Accepted Answer

Calgary Catholic School District generally accepts students of all faiths, though enrolment priority, programme access and fees can differ for non-Catholic families and vary by school. There are 133 separate (Catholic) schools across these five communities. Confirm eligibility directly with the district for the specific school you are considering.

Question 6

What are charter schools in Calgary and do they cost money?

Accepted Answer

Charter schools are publicly funded, tuition-free schools that operate independently of the local board with a specific educational focus. There are 28 charter school campuses across these communities, including Foundations for the Future, Almadina Language Charter Academy, Calgary Arts Academy, Connect Charter, Calgary Girls' Charter School, STEM Innovation Academy and Calgary Classical Academy. They enrol from anywhere rather than by catchment, and most maintain waiting lists.

Question 7

How is the distance to school on this page measured?

Accepted Answer

It is a straight-line distance from the listing to the school address, converted to minutes at a 4.8 km/h walking pace and rounded up. It is not a routed walking distance, so it does not account for rivers, rail lines, major roads or the absence of a safe crossing. Use it to build a shortlist, then check the actual route.

City	Total	Public	Catholic	Charter	Francophone	Private
Calgary	604	284	116	25	10	158
Airdrie	35	20	4	3	1	7
Okotoks	23	11	9	0	1	2
Cochrane	17	10	2	0	1	4
Chestermere	9	5	2	0	0	2

School	City	System	Authority	Grades
Ahmadiyya Muslim School	Calgary	Private School	Ahmadiyya Muslim Schools Society Alberta	K–9
Al-Qaim International School	Calgary	Private School	Al-Zahra Islamic Research Foundation	K–12
Almadina Language Charter Academy, Mountain View Campus	Calgary	Charter	Almadina School Society	K–6
Almadina Language Charter Academy, Ogden Campus	Calgary	Charter	Almadina School Society	Gr 1–9
Calgary Charter School Hub – Almadina Campus	Calgary	Charter	Almadina School Society	Gr 7–12
Calgary Islamic School, Akram Jomaa Campus	Calgary	Public	The Prairie Rose School Division	K–12
Calgary Islamic School, Omar Bin Al-Khattab Campus	Calgary	Public	The Prairie Rose School Division	K–9
Calgary Jewish Academy	Calgary	Private School	The Calgary Jewish Academy	K–9
Green Dome Islamic School	Calgary	Public	The Prairie Land School Division	K–9
MAC Islamic School - Calgary Chapter	Calgary	Private School	Muslim Association of Canada	K–9
MAC Islamic School Ranchlands	Calgary	Private School	Muslim Association of Canada	K–6

School	City	Grades
École des Hautes-Plaines	Airdrie	K–12
École de l’Horizon	Calgary	K–6
École de l’Oasis	Calgary	K–6
École de la Rose sauvage	Calgary	Gr 7–12
École de la Source	Calgary	K–6
École du Nouveau-Monde	Calgary	K–6
École La Mosaïque	Calgary	K–6
École Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix	Calgary	K–6
École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys	Calgary	K–9
École secondaire Le Phare	Calgary	Gr 7–12
École Terre des Jeunes	Calgary	K–6
École Notre-Dame des Vallées	Cochrane	K–12
École Beausoleil	Okotoks	K–12

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