MOOSE JAW — Holy Trinity Catholic School Division is projecting that 20 fewer students will enrol next year compared to this year, but division administration knows more families will enrol at the last minute.
Administration presented an enrolment projection chart during the June board meeting, which showed that Holy Trinity will have 2,445 students attending in September. In comparison, in September 2024, there were 2,465 students in desks, so next year could see a decrease of 20 youths, or a drop of one per cent.
Enrolment for each school this year and next year shows:
- All Saints, Swift Current: 540 / 537; a drop of three
- Christ the King, Shaunavon: 93 / 101; an increase of eight
- Home-based students: 31 / 30; a decrease of one
- Sask. Distance Learning: 2 / 2
- Phoenix Academy: 67 / 60; a decrease of seven
- Sacred Heart: 313 / 0; closing this year and being folded into the new South Hill school
- St. Agnes: 348 / 365; an increase of 17
- St. Margaret: 215 / 201; a decrease of 14
- St. Mary: 113 / 0; closing this year and being folded into the new South Hill school
- St. Michael: 320 / 299; a decrease of 21
- Vanier Collegiate: 423 / 450; an increase of 17
- Our Lady of Hope (students from Sacred Heart and St. Mary): 0 / 400; a decrease of 26
Ward Strueby, director of education, acknowledged that enrolment projections showed a decrease of 20 students next year but pointed out that some families — including school administrators — have not yet registered their children.
“We’ll get those in the system. And we’re anticipating hitting that number (of 2,465 students) right on the head like last year,” he added.
The next Holy Trinity board meeting is on Monday, Aug. 18.
