Class size

Ontario education policy includes class size guidelines for all grades, and a cap on class size for primary grades (kindergarten to grade 3). In this section, you will find information about the class size policy and its impact on schools, and research tracking class size over the past several years.

  1. Education funding for 2012: “The party’s over.” (P4E news and views)

  2. Three-grade classes scrapped at Toronto school (P4E news and views)

  3. Are there any limits on class size in Ontario? (FAQ)

  4. Ontario’s primary class-size reduction initiative: Report on early implementation (Report)

  5. Research findings for parents: Effects of class-size reduction (Report)

  6. Newsletter P4E – Jan 2009 (Newsletter)

  7. Class Sizes in Ontario schools, 2007 (P4E Reports)