By CHAT News Today

SD76, Prairie Rose report high enrolment numbers on first day of school

Sep 8, 2017 | 7:00 AM

MEDICINE HAT, AB — It’s early so far, but enrolment numbers are already looking good for two local school boards

On Tuesday, SD76 has counted 7,123 students enrolled in traditional classrooms across its schools, up 44 students from its projection in spring.

“The numbers are sort of soft the first few days, and that’s about a half a per cent increase,” said Jerry Labossiere, secretary/treasurer with SD76. “We had budgeted for flat growth or no growth, so it’s a good thing there is modest growth.”

Adding students in its early learning programs, the number enrolled jumps to 7,466.

The Dr. Ken Sauer School, which had its first day this week, reported 259 students, up from the 205 it predicted.

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Labossiere says the numbers tend to fluctuate in the early days of the school year, due to new students being registered and older students still on vacation.

Prairie Rose School Division is reporting 3,177 students on its first day, an increase from its prediction of 3,050 students in the spring. With kindergarten and early learning programs factored in, 3,453 students are enrolled in the division this year.

School officials note the number can fluctuate in the early days of the school year. Both boards will complete a school count on September 30th, which will be submitted to the province for budget purposes.