Henry Wise Wood High School (HWW) is a public high school located in the southwest quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

The school was built in 1961 and is named after Henry Wise Wood, an American stockman and farmer who moved to Alberta in 1905, where, as a progressive agrarian activist, was instrumental in making the United Farmers of Alberta an active political movement. Wood is regarded as an influential individual in Canadian agricultural and farming history.

Academically, the school offers the International Baccalaureate Programme (IB), and the Gifted and Talented Education Program (GATE), in addition to the full range of academic programs standard to the province. The school is part of the Action for Bright Children Society. A unique option in the IB Programme that the school offers to students as an additional Group 3 subject is Philosophy 20/30 SL IB, which is made available bi-annually.

Henry Wise Wood has a music program that includes a symphonic band, jazz band, and choir.

On January 16, 2026, a 16 year old Henry Wise Wood student was stabbed at a bus stop near the vicinity of the school, and an 18 year old man, Brayen Cailou, was charged in relation to the incident.

Athletics programs

Henry Wise Wood is noted for its football team, having won several city championships over the years. The school also has many other sports teams, including soccer, badminton, swimming, basketball, volleyball, rugby, and track.

Wise Wood features number of athletics programs and teams which include: Swimming Cross Country Running Curling Football Rugby Soccer Basketball Badminton Track and Field Volleyball Field Hockey

Notable alumni John Davidson (born 1953), NHL goaltender, Foster Hewitt Memorial Award winner (2009) Linda Taylor, lawyer, UN administrator, IRB member Miles Gorrell (born 1955), CFL football player Mark Laurie (born 1955), photographer Marina Paperny, lawyer, jurist (Alberta Court of Queen's Bench, Alberta Court of Appeal) Nancy Southern (born 1956), business executive, equestrian Mike Vernon (born 1963), NHL goaltender, Hockey Hall of Fame (2023) Ari Taub (born 1971), Olympic Greco-Roman wrestler Pierre Poilievre (born 1979), Canadian member of Parliament, leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the leader of the Official Opposition Dave Cohen (born 1985), musician, producer Evan Williams (born 1985), actor (Blonde) Spencer Wilson (born 1988), CFL football player Samuel Carson (born 2002), CFL football player

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