Rainbow District School Board welcomes 13,191 students on September 7th

According to official predicted enrolment for the start of the 2016-2017 school year, Rainbow District School Board will welcome 13,191 students in Rainbow Schools when classes resume on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. There will be no early dismissal on the first day of school.

In the elementary panel, enrolment will total 8,413 students including 5,754 in the English Program and 2,659 in the French Immersion Program.

In the secondary panel, enrolment is expected to reach 4,778 students including 4,147 in the English Program and 631 in the French Immersion Program.

Enrolment is calculated as full-time equivalents.

This fall, 1,483 children are expected to be enrolled in Kindergarten in Rainbow Schools, a full-day program for four and five-year-olds.

A total of 893 students have registered for Grade 9 classes in area Rainbow Schools.

Official enrolment data will be available at the end of October.

Rainbow District School Board is the largest school board in Northern Ontario with 35 elementary school buildings and 9 secondary school buildings in Sudbury, Espanola, Manitoulin and Shining Tree. The Board also offers educational programs at Barrydowne College (a re-engagement school at Cambrian College), the N’Swakamok Native Friendship Centre, the Shkagamik-Kwe Health Centre, the Children’s Treatment Centre, Frank Flowers School and Cecil Facer Secondary School.

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Media Contact:

Nicole Charette, Senior Advisor,
Corporate Communications and Strategic Planning,
Rainbow District School Board, 705-674-3171, ext. 7217.