The Sooke School District has exceeded its projected enrollment for the 2024-25 school year highlighting a need for a new secondary school.
year, according to the district’s annual enrollment submission to the Ministry of Education and Child Care.
In a news release, the district says that the new numbers are highlighting the urgent need for a new secondary school. “This significant increase in enrollment at the secondary level emphasizes the urgent need for an additional secondary school in our district,” said Paul Block, superintendent of Schools.
Block says that the Sooke School District is working closely with the Ministry of Education and Child Care to ensure the business case for the North Langford Secondary School addresses the long-term needs of the West Shore community.students. However, actual enrollment for the Sooke School District has exceeded expectations by 233 students, bringing the total K-12 Standard FTE to 13,298.
Middle school enrollment in the district went up by 5.2 per cent and secondary student enrollment went up by seven per cent.Tchadas Leo has been with CHEK since the creation of the CHEK podcast “Our Native Land” in November of 2020. Tchadas completed the BCIT Broadcast and Journalism program and has been contributing to...
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