Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) is non-denominational evangelical Christian K-12 school located in Calgary, Alberta.
Since 2006, it is publicly funded and operates as an "alternative school program based on Christian values" within the Palliser School District.
[3] The school courted controversy in 2014 by requiring students and staff to sign agreements vowing to abstain from "sexual immorality" including homosexuality.
[4] In 2015, however, HCA announced it would welcome a Gay Straight Alliance in the school.
[5] In 2020, it was given a score of 6.8/10 by the Fraser Institute and ranked 73rd out of 253 schools in the province.