Short answer: Colonel Sanders School is a Calgary Board of Education (CBE) school at 226 Northmount Dr NW in Thorncliffe. It runs the CBE's Traditional Learning Centre (TLC), an alternative program, for Grades 1 to 4. The school says Kindergarten students attend Thorncliffe School. TLC is a program families choose, and the school says it may need a lottery when more families register than there is space. Check any address with the CBE school finder.
Designated schools depend on the exact address and the program. Check with each board's official tool.
Designations are set by each school board and can change, including new schools, overflow and lotteries. A designated school may be full. Confirm with the board or school before buying.
Community: Thorncliffe. Board: Calgary Board of Education (public). Grades on file: 1–4; Kindergarten at Thorncliffe School. Address: 226 Northmount Dr NW. The community is the City boundary the building sits in. It is not an attendance area.
| Field | Value | Source (accessed Nov 4, 2026) |
|---|---|---|
| Board | Calgary Board of Education (public) | City Schools data; Alberta Education directory; CBE |
| Program | Traditional Learning Centre (TLC), an alternative program within the CBE | School site; CBE school-profile data |
| Grades | Grades 1–4 at Colonel Sanders. Kindergarten students attend Thorncliffe School. | CBE school-profile text: "The program at Colonel Sanders is Grades 1 to 4. Students in Kindergarten attend Thorncliffe School." |
| Kindergarten location | Thorncliffe School, 5646 Thornton Rd NW. Its CBE profile says it offers "a community half-day kindergarten program and a Traditional Learning Centre kindergarten program". | CBE school-profile data (Thorncliffe School) |
| Address | 226 Northmount Dr NW, Calgary, AB T2K 3G5 | City and CBE match. Alberta Education lists postal code T2K 3G2. |
| Community (physical location) | Thorncliffe | City school point inside the City Thorncliffe community boundary |
| Phone | 403-777-6034 | CBE school-profile data |
| Space | "This school has a program that may require a lottery when registration requests exceed available space." | Colonel Sanders: How to register |
| School website | https://colonelsanders.cbe.ab.ca/ | CBE |
| Board school code | 215 (CBE) | CBE school-profile data |
Cross-check: name, board and street address match in all 3 sources. The postal code differs in Alberta Education's file. Grades come from the school's own description, not from the City file. Sources: City of Calgary Schools (fd9t-tdn2), Alberta Education directory, CBE school-profile data.
TLC is not a neighbourhood program. The CBE links Colonel Sanders to a TLC attendance-area map for Grades 1–4 (CBE map file, labelled 2025–26). It covers a large part of north-central and northeast Calgary. Families in that area can apply for TLC. Living there does not reserve a spot, and the school says a lottery may apply. Confirm any address with the CBE school finder.
We compared the CBE map file with the City of Calgary community boundaries. These residential communities sit fully inside the TLC area: Thorncliffe, Highwood, Collingwood, Cambrian Heights, North Haven, North Haven Upper, Greenview, Highland Park, Tuxedo Park, Winston Heights/Mountview, Mount Pleasant, Capitol Hill, Banff Trail, Rosemont, Rosedale, Crescent Heights, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Hillhurst, Sunnyside, Bridgeland/Riverside, Renfrew, Mayland Heights, Vista Heights, Queens Park Village, Panorama Hills, Coventry Hills, Harvest Hills and Country Hills Village. Parts of West Hillhurst and Country Hills are inside. Confirm any address with the CBE school finder.
TLC families sign an agreement. The school says families sign the "Parent Acknowledgement of Understanding for Traditional Learning Centre Program", which covers the program's homework expectations, and that it is "reviewed and signed by families each year" (Colonel Sanders: Program, focus & approach). Confirm any address with the CBE school finder.
Regular program in Thorncliffe: Families who don't choose TLC are designated to a regular-program school by address. On the CBE's 2025–26 map for Thorncliffe School's regular K–6 program (map file), most of Thorncliffe and part of Greenview fall in its area. Confirm any address with the CBE school finder.
Attendance areas can change, and they depend on the exact address and program. Check the CBE school finder for the school year you need. For Catholic schools, use the CSSD school finder.
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Grades 1 to 4 in the Traditional Learning Centre (TLC) program. The school says Kindergarten students attend Thorncliffe School, which offers a TLC kindergarten program.
TLC is an alternative program that families choose. The CBE publishes a large TLC attendance area, and the school says a lottery may be needed when requests exceed space. Check with the CBE school finder and the school.
The CBE's 2025–26 map for Thorncliffe School's regular K–6 program covers most of Thorncliffe. Confirm your exact address with the CBE school finder.
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