More students are in desks across each of the six Central Alberta school divisions, even if some of those desks are now in what were once staff rooms or libraries.
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Record enrolments have Edmonton, area schools bursting at seams
EDMONTON – Students have enrolled in record numbers this year with both Edmonton Catholic and public schools, with the biggest influx hitting schools around the city’s perimeter where most new development is occurring.
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Another drop off in Prairie Rose enrolment
Prairie Rose School Division has once again seen a large drop in the number of enrolled students.
The division is down by 40 students with the start of this school year, reported PRSD superintendent Brian Andjelic to trustees at Tuesday’s board meeting.
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First-year student enrolment up at U of L
The University of Lethbridge will welcome 114 more new students this fall as enrolment by first-year students is up by about 11 per cent.
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Province pitches in $75,000 for playground
Premier Alison Redford announced $75,000 in grant funding for an Okotoks school’s playground Friday and said Albertans can expect more school announcements in the upcoming budget, despite the tough fiscal times.
Redford toured Good Shepherd School, listening in on student presentations, visiting classrooms and handing out books to students before handing over a cheque to students on the school’s existing 22-year-old playground.
The grant comes from the Province’s lottery fund and Redford said the fund will continue to be available to schools looking to make improvements.
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Litun pleased with progress in 2012
The Lethbridge public school district has grown to more than 9,100 students and that has spelled the addition of more than 20 teaching positions and an equal number of support staff, says superintendent Barry Litun.
“We’ve had tremendous growth in the last two years,” Litun said. “Our kindergarten numbers have grown by 25 per cent in the last two years and our overall student population from early education to Grade 12 has grown by eight per cent.”
Litun, who announced last week he’ll retire at the end of the school year, credits a staff that continually provides engaging learning experiences for students, collaboration and professional learning among staff and trustees’ decision to eliminate some fees at the elementary and high school levels.
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Fort Catholic student count rising
Fort Saskatchewan’s population boom is filtering down to the classrooms, as local Catholic schools are seeing a noticeable increase in the number of students from the Elk Island Catholic Schools (EICS) board of trustees.
The population across the board in EICS — which includes schools in Fort Saskatchewan, Strathcona County, Camrose and Vegreville — sits at a total of 5,543 students.
According to Tony Sykora, chairperson of the EICS board of trustees, that’s an approximate two-per-cent increase from last year. He added that rise in numbers is typical on the provincial scene.
That, in a big part, is being fueled by local families.
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Dwindling enrolment may affect small schools
Two small Peace Country schools have shown dwindling student numbers and the Peace Wapiti School Division board will have to make decisions about what programs will be offered in smaller schools in the coming years.
Woking school has been operational without the government’s “Small School by Necessity” funding for six years, while Rycroft school is in its second year without the provincial funding boost.
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Medicine Hat School District Enrolment is Up
An increase in enrolment numbers has prompted the province to shell out $1.3 million to Medicine Hat School District#76.
Secretary Treasurer Jerry Labossiere said the increase is due to numbers that were higher than projected in the spring. “It’s driven mainly by our expanded enrolment,” he said. “We have 212 extra students this year from the prior year, which translates to about a 3.1 percent growth. We’re very happy with the September numbers this year.”
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