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TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan. Information Session Spring 2007. TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan. Table 1: TCDSB School Use. TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan. ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Capacity and Utilization
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TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Information Session Spring 2007
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Table 1: TCDSB School Use
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan ISSUES AND CHALLENGES Capacity and Utilization • The trend for the Toronto Catholic District School Board has been declining numbers in student enrolment • The decline results in an increase of surplus space in schools that have more capacity than is required for the number of students enrolled • In 2000/2001, 14 of our elementary schools were below 60% with none being below 60% in our secondary schools • In 2005/2006, 156 of our elementary schools were above 60% capacity and 15 were at or below 60% capacity • In 2005/2006, 30 of our secondary schools were above 60% capacity and 2 were at or below 60% capacity
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Table 2: TCDSB Elementary School Utilization Rates Number of Schools Year
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Table 3: TCDSB Secondary School Utilization Rates Number of Schools Year
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Enrolment Information • Since 1998-1999, the elementary enrolment has declined by approximately 9% or 6,021 students and the secondary enrolment has also declined by approximately 9% or 2,945 students • Over the next 10 years, the elementary enrolment is projected to decline by less than 1% and the secondary enrolment is projected to decline by a further 6% • The next two slides demonstrate the enrolment projections for each panel over the next 10 years
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Table 4: Enrolment Decline
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan • Major factors contributing to this decline are: • Decline in the preschool aged population • Long term trend of women waiting longer to have children • Decline in the Birth Rate (# of births/1,000 people in the population) • Decline in Fertility Rate (Estimates the average number of children women aged 15 – 49 will have in their lifetime) • Change in the immigration patterns (immigration from traditionally non-Catholic countries) • Increase in Private School Enrolment
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Private School Enrolment Elementary Private School Enrolment Secondary Private School Enrolment
Elementary Service Factor Secondary Service Factor 85.0% 85.0% Service Factor 80.0% 80.0% 81.7% 81.4% Service Factor 80.5% 79.3% 75.0% 75.0% 1986 1991 1996 2001 Census Years 84.3% 80.8% 70.0% 78.9% 71.2% 65.0% 60.0% 1986 1991 1996 2001 Census Years TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Catholic Service Factor This review was prepared in the context of the school aged population identified as Catholic and the number of students attending Catholic Schools. As you can see, the elementary and secondary service factors have decreased from 1991 to 1996.
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Facility Recommendations for Schools In Ward 7 • Construct addition • St. Kevin (6 rooms with potential to expand subject to availability of funding), St. Lawrence (4 rooms) • School Accommodation Review Group ‘A’ • Precious Blood, St. Henry, St. Maximilian Kolbe, St. Sylvester • School Accommodation Review Group ‘B’ • Our Lady of Guadalupe, St. Matthias, (with Holy Redeemer Ward 5) • Future School Accommodation Review • Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, Epiphany of Our Lord • Acquire site at Jean Vanier (currently leased) • St. Gerald will accommodate “Computers in Education” classrooms currently located at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel • Dispose of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, St. John Fisher • No Recommendations at this time • Holy Spirit, St. Aidan
TCDSB Long Term Accommodation Plan Future Programming for Schools In Ward 7 • Jean Vanier • Communications Technology/Media Arts • Mary Ward • Health and Wellness • Brebeuf • Entrepreneurial • St. Timothy • curriculum partner with St. Joseph Morrow Park • St. Sylvester • Learning Disability • Our Lady of Wisdom, St. Maximilian Kolbe • Arts