A bit of hike in student numbers at the Kenora Catholic District School Board to begin the school year.
Superintendent of Business Services Alison Smith says they saw the biggest increase in their junior high numbers.
“In the big picture, we’re higher by 16 students, so just some growth that we’ve mainly seen in our grade 7 and 8 classes at St. Thomas Aquinas High School,” points out Smith.
There was also an increase of 8 students at St. John Paul and 3 more at Ste. Margarite Bourgeoys.
Enrolment was stable at St. Louis and down by one at St. John elementary school in Red Lake.
Smith says the only school that saw a decline in enrolment was in the upper grades at St. Thomas Aquinas.
“We did see a drop of approximately 13 students for our secondary, for grade 9 to 12. But overall, most of our schools were in line with our projections.”
Overall, enrolment at the KCDSB is 1,280 students,
Final enrolment numbers will be confirmed as part of the October 31st Revised Estimates submission to the Ministry of Education.
