Declining enrolment

What does the research say?

Birth rates across Canada are dropping, and as a result, many schools face declining enrolment - fewer students registering for school. In this section, you will find information and research on the impact of declining enrolment, including school closings.

  • 2012

    People for Education accommodation reviews and school closings list 2012

    People for Education compiles all data regarding current accommodation reviews for each board, identifying all potentially affected schools, from all boards across the province. Information reported in this list includes.

  • 2012

    Declining enrolment/school closings report

    Enrolment continues to decline at a dramatic rate in Ontario, and the effects of the decline are felt in school budgets, school closings and students’ access to rich educational choices. See also: ARC Reviews.

  • 2009

    Report of the Declining Enrolment Working Group

    Report to the Government of Ontario, 2009 This report provided advice to the provincial government and school boards on how best to change to deal with economic and social pressures.

  • 2009

    P4E Synopsis of the report from the Declining Enrolment Working Group

    People for Education, 2009. On May 30, 2008, the province established a Declining Enrolment Working Group to provide advice and recommendations on ways to help school boards better respond to.

  • 2008

    Declining enrolment in Ontario’s schools, 2008

    People for Education, 2008. Based on data from Statistics Canada and People for Education’s Annual School Survey, this excerpt from the Annual Report on Ontario’s Public Schools 2008, shows that across Canada,.