By Adam Berls

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Catchment and capacity continues to be an issue for SD57

Jan 30, 2024 | 6:39 PM

PRINCE GEORGE — Catchment and capacity continues to be an issue in School District 57, as the topic was discussed at Tuesday night’s board meeting.

Trustee Sarah Holland gave a report from the Catchment and Capacity Rightsholders and Stakeholders Advisory Committee and the committee determined that there were two main areas of concern for the 2024/2025 school year: Duchess Park Secondary and Peden Hill Elementary.

Duchess Park has capacity for 900 students and has a current enrolment of 510, leading the committee to recommend that the catchment for Duchess Park be removed with restrictions in order to allow for greater student registration to a maximum enrolment of 920, effective September 1, 2024.

Peden Hill Elementary is a different story. They have an operating capacity of 205 and have a current enrolment of 264. Therefore, the committee recommended that enrolment at Peden Hill be restricted to students in the catchment area, effective September 1, 2024.

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Enrolment at the following schools will be restricted to catchment area students only, effective September 1, 2024

• Beaverly Elementary
• College Heights Secondary
• College Heights Elementary
• Edgewood Elementary
• Glenview Elementary
• Hart Highlands Elementary
• Harwin Elementary
• Heritage Elementary
• Malaspina Elementary
• Peden Hill Elementary
• Ron Brent Elementary
• Southridge Elementary
• Springwood Elementary
• Vanway Elementary

Kindergarten enrolment at the following schools will be restricted effective Sept. 1, 2024:

• College Heights Elementary – French Immersion program, no more than 20 students
• Polaris Montessori Elementary – no more than 40 students
• Ecole Lac des Bois – no more than 60 students

The board unanimously passed the recommended motions put forward by the committee.

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