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École Secondaire Foothills Composite High School and Alberta High School of Fine Arts High School work together in our building to ensure all student needs and interests are met. We are unique in that although there are two schools in our building, we offer all courses in our school to all students. 

As for demographics, we serve the learning needs of approximately 1450 students in Grades 10,11 and 12. Currently there are approximately 60 teachers and 20 support staff with a common goal of “Improving Learning for ALL Students.”

We are committed to academic excellence in all areas of education:  academics, the arts, athletics, and career and technology instruction. Together with strong character education, we believe these are all equally important contributors to the development and future employability of our students. We have safe, caring, and inclusive learning environments for our students. 

Our Alberta High School of Fine Arts School, which is an integral part of our school community, is recognized for award-winning performances in all facets of art, choir, theatre, dance & music. AHSFA (Alberta High School of Fine Arts) is the perfect steppingstone to advancing in the Arts.

We also host a vibrant French Immersion Program, where students improve their French Literacy skills both through taking courses in Social Studies and French Language Arts. Students in the French Immersion program are exposed to a variety of authentic learning experiences in the French Language. 

ÉSFCHS | AHSFA
229 Woodhaven Drive
Okotoks, T1S 2A7 View Map
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School Contacts
  • Principal Kerry Welsh
  • Vice Principal Jeromy Hall
  • Vice Principal Gina Kilbreath
  • Vice Principal David Taylor
  • Trustee Sharon Nichols
  • Trustee Lisa Penzo

Families within Foothills School Division may download our app. Once signed in, you'll be able to receive updates from your school, report your child absent, review current bus status, and more!

Families within Foothills School Division may download our app. Once signed in, you'll be able to receive updates from your school, report your child absent, review current bus status, and more!

École Foothills Composite High School / Alberta High School of Fine Arts is on Treaty 7 territory, a traditional travelling route, gathering place, and meeting grounds of Indigenous Peoples. Our school is on the ancestral, traditional, and future lands of the Siksikaitsitapi, which is comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, Amskapi Piikani First Nations; the Tsuut’ina First Nation; and the Îyârhe Nakoda, including the Chiniki, Bearspaw and Goodstoney First Nations, as well as the Métis Otipemisiwak and Esikisimu Nunangat. We are grateful for the languages, cultures, traditions, and histories of this land that influence our lives, providing the foundation to grow our knowledge and pursue our passions. Let this acknowledgement invoke in all of us a call to action to uphold our treaty relationships and fulfill our duties to reconciliation.

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