For immediate release
September 25, 2000

School enrolments meet projections

        The Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board has completed its preliminary enrolment calculations for the 2000-2001 school year. The Board is pleased that, in both elementary and secondary schools, enrolments are very close to the projections issued in the spring.
        In elementary schools, total enrolment stands at 14,140 which is a slight increase over its projection of 14,107. Increased enrolments beyond projections in Junior and Senior Kindergarten were reported in a number of schools and have resulted in seven additional full time equivalent teachers being hired across the system.
        Secondary enrolments currently stand at 7,092, down slightly from last year when enrolments were 7, 255. An analysis of previous years' trends indicates that the Board will come very close to the projected number of students (7,001) on the official count date of October 31, 2000.
 

For information contact:
Dave Rutherford
Superintendent of Finance
966-9491 ext. 2280

Randy Brown
Superintendent of Instruction and Human Resources
966-9491 ext. 2203