Another Year of Record Enrolment Growth

Dec. 12, 2023


​​On Dec. 12, 2023, the 2023-2024 School Enrolment Report​​ was presented to the Board of Trustees. The report provides enrolment data for CBE schools and programs.

The official end of September count showed that total student enrolment was 138,244 — an increase of 7,029 students, or 5.4 per cent from the previous school year. For the second consecutive year, this is the largest increase experienced in the last 40 years.

Enrolment Comparison of End of September 2022 to 20​​​23

Sept. 2022

Sept. 2023

Difference

Pre-K

71

37

-34

Kindergarten

9,051

8,972

-79

Grades 1-3

29,757

31,554

1,797

Grades 4-6

28,855

30,577

1,722

Grades 7-9

28,860

29,849

989

Grades 10-12

32,152

34,591

2,439

Subtotal

128,746

135,580

6,834

Self Contained Special Ed.*

2,269

2,664

195

Total

131,215

138,244

7,029

*Self Contained Special Ed represents system classes at the school level such as ACCESS, ALP, CSSI, etc. See report for program descriptions.

Report Highlights

  • 111,259 CBE students were enrolled in the regular program (including Home Education, Outreach, Unique Settings, Chinook Learning and CBe-learn), which represents an increase of 6,318 regular program students, or 6.0 per cent, from the 2022-23 school year.
  • 26,803 CBE students were enrolled in alternative programs, which represents an increase of 529 students, or 2.0 per cent, from the 2022-23 school year.
  • 3,127 CBE students were enrolled in specialized classes (excluding Unique Settings), which represents an increase of 79 students, or 2.6 per cent, from the 2022-23 school year.
  • Between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 7,882 students registered through the Welcome Centre. This is an increase of 2,149 student, or 37 per cent, in registrations from the year prior. This represents the highest annual non-Canadian student admission at CBE schools in the last decade.
  • Record enrolment growth is putting pressure on our system. This has caused the number of schools in overflow status to rise. As of the end of September 2023, 25 schools had an overflow plan in place. This represents 10 per cent of all CBE schools. By comparison, at the end of the 2022-23 school year, 21 schools had an overflow plan in place, while only 12 schools had an overflow plan in place at the end of the 2021-22 school year.
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