Richard Froese
South Peace News
Enrolment in Peace River School Division schools remains above 3,000 students after the first month of the 2024-25 school year.
PRSD reported 3,079 students in schools across the division as of Sept. 30, the date for the official enrolment figures.
Supt. Adam Murray presented the numbers for students from kindergarten to Grade 12, says a PRSD news release dated Nov. 1.
PRSD enrolment is slightly down, however, from the figure of 3,128 at the end of the 2023-24 school in June but up from one year ago when the figure was 3,058.
Murray notes several schools have seen significant growth enrolment since June 2024.
Following are some enrolment numbers:
Lloyd Garrison School in Berwyn posted an enrolment of 82 students, up by 12.3 per cent.
Fairview Jr/Sr High School recorded an enrolment of 320, an increase of 19. 4 per cent.
Pace Home Learning Connection registered 131 students for an increase of 10 per cent.
Other schools reported enrolment increases of 6-8 per cent.
E.E. Oliver Elementary School in Fairview registered 299 students, an increase of 7.9 per cent.
T.A. Norris Middle School in Peace River has an enrolment of 286 students, an increase of 6.3 per cent.