Students at Fleetwood Park Secondary school in Surrey, B.C., on Monday May 6, 2024.
Overcrowding amid lags in the construction of new schools is a problem multiple school boards across the country are now grappling with — or projecting they will be soon.Overcrowding amid lags in the construction of new schools has been an ongoing issue for Surrey for years, but the district is not alone. Multiple school boards across the country are grappling with this problem or projecting they will be soon.
After a slight dip in 2020-2021 , Surrey School District's enrolment soared past its usual increases of about 800 students annually to more than 2,400 in each of the past two. It already takes upwards of three to five years to apply for a new school or expansion, get approval for it and start building. Boards start at a disadvantage: proposals begin with schools required to demonstrate need — thus already struggling with capacity.The consultant says schools are "a bit of a canary in a coal mine" for communities.
Against that backdrop, boards may then lean on what should be temporary measures — like portable classrooms — for too long, which is not a suitable solution, said Riveros, whose research includes the use of portables in Ontario. She'd like to see provinces encourage municipalities and school boards to better align their borders as well as their population projections and planning. She also hopes for collaborative solutions, for instance a school and a municipal facility sharing a site, or a public school adjoining a Catholic one.
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