Education

Providing access to education and training opportunities is essential in creating a well-prepared workforce and strong communities. South east Alberta’s schools, college, other education institutions and have a lot to offer newcomers in lifelong learning.

Daycare/Nursery
Tilley Tiger Cubs, a preschool, prepares kids for kindergarten. It is partially funded by Family and Community Support Services (FCSS).

The Village of Tilley is served by the Grasslands School Division #6, with the main office in Brooks, Alberta. Tilley School caters to all children Kindergarten to Grade 9.

Public School

Tilley School
Box 70
148-1st Street East
Tilley, Alberta  T0J 3K0
Tel: 403-377-2233

Brooks Composite High School  provides students education for Grade 10 to 12.  Bussing is available from Tilley.

Brooks Composite High School
Bag 849, 650-4 Ave
Brooks, Alberta  T1R 0Z4
Tel: 403-362-4814

Alternative Schools
Tilley Mennonite School

Separate Schools
There are three Catholic schools available in Brooks through Christ the Redeemer Catholic Schools: Holy Family Academy (K-6) St. Joseph’s Collegiate (7-12) and St. Luke's Outreach School (10-12).

Holy Family Academy
440  First St. West
Brooks, Alberta   T1R 0L7
Tel: 403-362-8001
Fax: 403-362-8413

St.Joseph's Collegiate
408 First St. West.
Brooks, Alberta  T1R 0V8
Tel: 403-362-5989
Fax: 403-362-8335

St.Luke's Outreach School
511 - 4th Street West
Brooks, Alberta T1R 1B5
Tel : 403-362-5005

Continuing Education
The Brooks Community Adult Learning Council (BCALC) provides educational programs and non-credit courses to the community of Brooks.

Brooks Community Adult Learning Council (BCALC)
#200H, 327 – 3rd Street West
Brooks, Alberta  T1R 0E7
Tel: 403-362-5372

Post-Secondary Education

Medicine Hat College has been serving students in southeastern Alberta and beyond since 1965.  Situated in Canada’s sunniest city,  MHC’s main campus services almost 3,000 students each year with another 200 attending Brooks Campus, located 100 km west of Medicine Hat.  With some of the lowest student-to-instructor ratios in the province, MHC offers a very personal, one-on-one student experience.  MHC offers a wide variety of programs to meet the ever-changing needs of students from southeastern Alberta and around the world.

The Brooks Campus of the Medicine Hat College is located in Brooks and offers high school upgrading, university and college transfer courses, business training courses and apprenticeship courses. 

Medicine Hat College – Brooks Campus
200 Horticultural Station Road East
Brooks, Alberta  T1R 1E5
Tel: 403-362-1677

Athabasca University , Canada’s Open University, is dedicated to the removal of barriers that restrict access to and success in university-level study and to increasing equality of educational opportunity for adult learners worldwide.

For more information:

• ALIS (Alberta Learning Information Service)  – This site provides information on education, training, financial assistance, grants, bursaries, transfers, on-line student services, and more.
• Alberta Education Curriculum - Information and resources for parents of students is provided on this site; it includes information on school choices, summaries of required curriculum, and “homework” help.
• Alberta Education - Schools  -  A complete list of schools and school boards is available here.
• Alberta Children's Services – This site provides information and check-lists to help parents find quality child care; information and links about child care subsidies, adoption, parent support services; and phone numbers for the Kids Help Line, and the Child Care Help Line for Parents.
• Child Care Subsidy – If you have child care costs for preschool children, you may not be aware that all eligible Albertans may qualify for the Child Care Subsidy Program.  Go to this site to get complete information about the Child Care Subsidy or to try the Estimator.
• Monthly Living Allowance - Information from the Alberta Student Finance Board is available at this site.
• National Child Benefit (Low Income Families)  - This program provides financial and social support to low-income families

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