Frequently Asked Questions

Junior High, Grades 7-9:
1204 – 96 Avenue SW, Calgary

High School, Grades 10-12:
Alastair Ross Technology Building in University Innovation Quarter.  Address is 150, 3553-31 Street NW.

Please note we can not have public viewing of the interior space outside of our open houses.

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No, our program is open to everyone! Please take a look at our program offerings to learn more.

It is important to register early as spaces are limited and we have waiting lists.

Our Junior High serves students in grades 7-9. For 2022-23, our High School offers only grade 10, but we will expand to include grade 11 in 2023-24 school and grade 12 in 2024-25. Students who entered grade 10 in the fall of 2022 will be our first graduating class!

Yes! For questions about the junior high program, please call (403) 259-4211; for the high school program, please call (587) 943-2499. You can also email us at info@stemia.ca or fill out our contact form.

• Our decision to offer an Honours Academy rather than the International Baccalaureate or Advanced Placement program is because curriculum needs to be forward thinking, timely and relevant to keep up with the advances in technology, something the Honours Academy can uniquely deliver.
• We want our students to have the best chance for acceptance in high demand programs, and this is a changing process. Students are increasingly being asked to provide additional information about relevant projects, courses, or club activities that support the chosen field. Our Honors courses provide the opportunity to demonstrate our students are a good fit for their preferred program. It is important to note your child’s high school transcript will not show they took AP or IB courses and it is not an advantage for post-secondary admission.
• Our staff, who have extensive experience at the high school level, completed a thorough review of all available programs to best meet the future needs of our students.
• Our Honours courses are designed for self-motivated students who want additional challenge. They are developed and continuously re-evaluated with advisory boards from Canadian post-secondary schools as well as professionals and experts in respective fields.

We are excited to host the first MIT Fab Lab in Alberta! There are over 1,750 labs in 100 countries around the world.

Fab Labs are digital fabrication labs providing access to equipment, materials, and advanced technology that enable students to fabricate nearly anything. The lab will have state-of-the-art digital fabrication equipment including 3D printers, laser cutters, large format printers, virtual reality/augmented reality equipment, and a precision CNC mill.

Students can connect with peers in other parts of the world, discuss projects, and share ideas and plans. A student in Kenya, Italy, or Finland can upload a project to the network and be completed by one of our students here.

MIT stands for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, a university in Boston that is consistently ranked the top university in the world.

Students have a traditional semester system, with both a fall and spring semester

Yes, we offer yellow bus service to the junior high. For high school, we are located very close to the LRT station and bus hub and students may take Calgary transit to attend the school.

Like all public school boards in Alberta, we can charge fees to cover the costs of unique programming. For the 2022-23 school year, our school fees are $295 and yellow bus fees for the junior high school are $965.