Colonel Macleod is located in the northeast community of Renfrew. A large portion of our student community is enrolled in the Traditional Learning Centre (TLC) program. The TLC program is comprised of students from our neighbourhood community, as well as students from the communities of Livingstone, Carrington, Evanston, Sage Hill, Kincora, Hidden Valley, Macewan, Sandstone, Beddington and Huntington Hills. The remainder of our students walk to school from the communities of Renfrew, Regal Terrace and Winston Heights. Students in Grade 7 - 9 from Vista and Mayland Heights who are not attending the Arts Centered Learning Program at Sir John Franklin also attend our school and access CTS to come to school.
Colonel Macleod School has one system Division 3 Bridges class. Students in the program are active participants in our school community and the goal of the program is for students to be included in classes with their peers. Colonel Macleod School also has a LEAD class, which provides support to refugees new to Canada
At Colonel Macleod we currently offer a varied program for Junior High students. Career Technology Foundations (CTF) will form the basis of our complimentary courses and will be provided through an innovative program delivery method. Students will have access to computers, technology, construction, foods, and fine arts.
Our school colors are yellow and black and our mascot is the cougar.
School Mission
A community dedicated to fostering confident lifelong learners and responsible citizens
School Motto
Cougar Pride - Personal Responsibility, Respect, Integrity, Determination and Excellence.
Who Was Colonel Macleod?
Our school is named after Colonel James Farquharson Macleod, the North West Mounted Police officer who was responsible for establishing and naming Fort Calgary.
Colonel Macleod School at a Glance
- The majority of our student community belong to the Traditional Learning Centre (TLC) program. TLC students are bussed from Huntington Hills and north. Please use the Find a School tool on the CBE website to see if Colonel Macleod is your designated TLC school. The rest of our students walk to school from the communities of Renfrew, Regal Terrace, Winston Heights, Vista and Mayland Heights. Those community students outside our walk zone access Calgary Transit to come to school. TLC and Community programs attend separate core classes, but work together in PE and options.
- 1 system Bridges class and 1 system LEAD class.
- Students and staff at Colonel Macleod are involved in co-curricular and character/citizenship building activities including Terry Fox Run, numerous field trips and presenters, school teams, intra-murals and donations of their time and money to several local and global communities.
- An active and supportive School Council. In addition, the Friends of Colonel Macleod Society supports the school in many ways.
- Colonel Macleod School accepts international student
Our School's Commitment to Truth and Reconciliation
We are committed to acknowledging and supporting the implementation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission 94 Calls to Action specific to education. Our school, along with all CBE schools, made a Truth and Reconciliation Commitment to Action, on June 21, we renewed our commitment.
View Our Truth and Reconciliation Commitment | 2024-2025
School Development Plan
Each year, our school prepares a development plan with input from teachers, school staff, students and parents. We review many sources of data, including report cards, provincial achievement test results and school surveys. Based on this information, we create our plan identifying targeted areas for growth. Our school development plan is not meant to represent all of the work that takes place in our school, but rather it focuses on specific areas for improvement.
View Our School Development Plan | 2024-2025
School Improvement Results Report
Our school also prepares a results plan, which looks at our previous school year. It shows our students’ achievement and progress in meeting the goals and outcomes as set out by the CBE and Alberta Education, outlines some of the highlights of our school development plan and gives an overview of our school. You can look on the CBE website for system-wide results.