The Avon Maitland District School Board (AMDSB) Board of Trustees has approved the roll-out of a boundary review in the North Perth area.
A media release states the Board will examine the current school boundaries of schools in Listowel and the surrounding area to determine how the boundaries might be changed, in order to alleviate the enrolment pressures.
A school boundary is the attendance boundary that determines which students will attend that school, depending on where they live.
The school board reported that North Perth is projected to continue growing in terms of its school-age population, the current elementary accommodation plan is not sustainable and a boundary review may help alleviate some of the current challenges.
“It is important that we try to balance and equalize enrolments between schools, especially if there are some schools that have too many students relative to its size, while other schools have excess space,” stated Superintendent Cheri Carter.
The review will start in November and wrap up in the spring of 2022.
A committee called the North Perth Boundary Review Committee, or NPBRC, will be formed with representation from all communities involved in the review.
The process will be led by an outside consulting firm and once possible solutions are developed, the committee and the broader community will get a chance to provide feedback.
In the end, the school board trustees will consider a report with options, recommendations and community feedback and decide what is best for the school board, while understanding the needs and opinions of the school communities.
