The coloured areas of the map identify school boundaries and family of school groupings. The changes are described in the detailed overviews below.
Peterborough City and County Accommodation Planning
Background
As we welcome more students and families, we are seeing that the growth within schools has been uneven. This has led to significant overcrowding in some schools and extra space in others.
As we consider the best ways to balance student enrolment in Peterborough City and County schools, we are inviting feedback from families, students and staff.
To support high quality learning experiences and opportunities for all students, we need to move students from overcrowded schools into schools that have space. This can be accomplished with changes to:
- school attendance boundaries,
- family of school groupings,
- grades/cohorts, and/or
- programs.
December 10 Decision
At the December 10 Board meeting, the Board of Trustees approved planning Concept A.2. for implementation beginning September 2025.
A summary of detailed changes and impacts by school is available here:
Detailed Overview of Impacts by Family of Schools
To support successful student transitions, the Board also approved a motion for administration to seek to provide additional supports and resources for Kenner CVI, beginning in the 2025-2026 school year.
More information on changes for students and families will be shared directly with affected school communities.
November 27 Resource Committee Update
At this meeting, school board administration summarized the accommodation planning and consultation processes, shared the Phase Two Engagement Report, and provided an analysis of the concepts with the guiding principles.
November 27 Resource Committee Report and Appendices
Concepts and Guiding Principles
November 6 Resource Committee Update
At the November 6 Resource Committee meeting, school board staff provided an update on phase two of the Accommodation Planning process for Peterborough City and County schools. This update included preliminary feedback themes shared by the community this fall, initial cost information for Concepts A.1 and E, as well as a new refined concept.
Taking into consideration some of the feedback received, and in line with the guiding principles established for this process, school board administration presented an additional concept for consideration by the Board (Concept A.2).
Concept A.2 is the same as Concept A.1 except for the following:
- North Cavan PS would remain part of the Crestwood Family of Schools grouping.
- Highland Heights PS would remain a JK-Grade 8 school and remain part of the Adam Scott CVI Family of Schools grouping. A holding area would be established for Phase 2 of the Nature’s Edge (Lily Lake Road) residential development. Elementary registrations from the holding area would attend Queen Mary PS and secondary registrations would attend Kenner CVI.
Please take time to review all the strategies and impacts of Concept A.2 and other accommodation information in the links below.
Appendix A Cost Analysis Matrix
Appendix B Cost Analysis Matrix
Concept A.2 Enrolment Projections
Accommodation Survey
Families, students and staff can share feedback on the new Concept A.2 through this online survey.
The survey will be open until November 21, 2024.
Community Engagement
Thank you to everyone who participated in the community engagement meetings and phase two online survey. Preliminary feedback themes were reported at the November 6 Resource Committee meeting. A full summary of feedback will be shared at the November 27 Resource Committee meeting.
Second Phase of Accommodation Planning
Thank you to everyone who participated in the first phase of the consultation, through the online survey, and/or by attending the community engagement meeting.
Feedback from the first phase of accommodation planning this Spring was carefully reviewed, considered and weighed against the Guiding Principles that were established at the start of this process. Taking into consideration the initial feedback received, school board administration is now presenting two refined Accommodation Concepts for feedback.
A summary of each Accommodation Concept can be found further below.
Guiding Principles
The following principles continue to guide this work and were used to help evaluate solutions and refine the Accommodation Concepts:
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providing high quality programs for all students,
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developing long-term, sustainable plans that balance enrolment,
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maintaining walkable routes to school, and
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maintaining efficient transportation services.
Accommodation Concepts
The two proposed Accommodation Concepts below would be applicable to new student registrations within a school boundary, and/or for entire cohorts/grades of students, to be moved at natural transition times, such as entering into Grade 7 or Grade 9, depending on the adjustments needed at each school, and as detailed in the Concepts.
The coloured areas of the map identify school boundaries and family of school groupings. The changes are described in the detailed overviews below.
The coloured areas of the map identify school boundaries and family of school groupings. The changes are described in the detailed overviews below.
Summary of Possible Impacts to Schools
All City and County of Peterborough schools are listed below in alphabetical order with information about the proposed Accommodation Concepts that identify possible changes for the school community. Full details about each concept, including maps and enrolment information, are available in the Concepts section above.
Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute
Family of schools feeder school changes identified.
Adam Scott Intermediate School
An intermediate school would be established at Queen Mary Public School (PS) with Grade 7 and 8 English stream students from Edmison Heights PS and R.F. Downey PS (that would normally attend Adam Scott Intermediate School) attending Queen Mary PS. Students from Edmison Heights PS and R.F. Downey PS would start in Grade 7 at Queen Mary PS in September 2025. These students would attend Adam Scott Collegiate Vocation Institute (CVI) for secondary school.
There are no changes for existing Adam Scott Intermediate students and no changes for French Immersion students, who would continue to attend Adam Scott Intermediate and Adam Scott CVI.
Apsley Central Public School
No changes identified.
Buckhorn Public School
No changes identified.
Chemong Public School
Chemong PS would become part of Crestwood Secondary School (SS) Family of Schools. Students would attend Crestwood SS for Grades 9-12, beginning with students in Grade 9 as of September 2027. Students attending Adam Scott CVI would remain there.
For French Immersion, students from the Chemong PS boundary would attend Westmount PS (SK-Grade 6), Adam Scott Intermediate School, and then Adam Scott CVI, beginning with SK students starting at Westmount PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Edmison Heights PS before continuing to Adam Scott Intermediate and Adam Scott CVI.
Crestwood Intermediate School
Feeder school changes identified
Crestwood Secondary School
Family of schools feeder school changes identified.
Edmison Heights Public School
French Immersion students from within the Chemong PS boundary would now attend Westmount PS (SK-Grade 6), Adam Scott Intermediate, and then Adam Scott CVI, beginning with SK students starting at Westmount PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Edmison Heights PS.
Beginning September 2025, English stream Grade 7 students from Edmison Heights PS would attend a new Intermediate School at Queen Mary PS, and then continue to Adam Scott CVI for secondary school. French Immersion students would continue to attend Adam Scott Intermediate and Adam Scott CVI. There are no changes for existing Adam Scott Intermediate students.
French Immersion students from within the Highland Heights PS boundary would now attend Westmount PS (SK- Grade 6), starting with SK students in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Edmison Heights PS.
Havelock-Belmont Public School
French Immersion students from within Havelock Belmont PS boundary would attend Hillcrest PS and then Campbellford District High School (HS), with SK students starting at Hillcrest PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Kaawaate East City PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School/Adam Scott CVI.
No change to English stream students.
Highland Heights Public School
A holding area would be established for Phase 2 of the Nature’s Edge (Lily Lake Road) residential development. Elementary registrations from the holding area would attend Queen Mary PS and secondary registrations would attend Kenner CVI. No changes for existing students at Highland Heights PS.
Beginning September 2025, Highland Heights PS would become part of the Crestwood Secondary School (SS) Family of schools and would become a JK-Grade 6 school.
Grade 7 students in September 2025 would attend Crestwood Intermediate School and then Crestwood Secondary School. Students in Grade 8 as of September 2025 would remain at Highland Heights PS and continue to Adam Scott CVI.
French Immersion students from within the Highland Heights PS boundary would attend Westmount PS, with SK students starting at Westmount PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Edmison Heights PS. All French Immersion students will continue to attend Adam Scott Intermediate and Adam Scott CVI.
James Strath Public School
No changes identified.
Kaawaate East City Public School
Kaawaate ECPS would become dual track JK/SK-Grade 6. In September 2025, English stream Grade 7 students would attend Otonabee Valley PS for Grade 7 and 8, and then attend Thomas A. Stewart SS for Grades 9-12. Students in Grade 8 as of September 2025 would remain at Kaawaate ECPS.
French Immersion students would continue to attend Adam Scott Intermediate and Adam Scott CVI.
French Immersion students from within the North Shore PS boundary generally described as being bounded by Highway 7 and Division Road to the north, Cameron Line to the east, Rice Lake to the south and the Otonabee River to the west would attend Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion (continuing on to Adam Scott CVI). SK students would start at Prince of Wales PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Kaawaate East City PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School/Adam Scott CVI.
French Immersion students from within the Norwood District PS and Havelock-Belmont PS boundaries would attend Hillcrest PS and then Campbellford DHS, starting with SK students in September 2025.
Students already attending Kaawaate ECPS/Adam Scott Intermediate/Adam Scott CVI for French Immersion would continue to attend Kaawaate ECPS, Adam Scott Intermediate and Adam Scott CVI.
Kawartha Heights Public School
As of September 2025, English stream Grade 7 students would attend Crestwood Intermediate School, instead of attending James Strath PS. Students already at James Strath would remain there.
Keith Wightman Public School
Would become a JK-Grade 8 school, feeding directly into Kenner CVI for Grade 9, with Grade 7 students remaining at Keith Wightman PS starting in September 2025. Students in Grade 8 as of September 2025 would remain at Kenner Intermediate.
Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute
Family of schools feeder school changes identified.
Kenner Intermediate School
Feeder school changes identified.
Lakefield District Public School
No changes identified.
Millbrook/South Cavan Public School
Millbrook/South Cavan PS would become part of the Kenner CVI Family of Schools. Beginning September 2025, Grade 7 students would start attending Kenner Intermediate School and continue to Kenner CVI. Students in Grade 8-12 as of September 2025 would remain at Crestwood Intermediate and Crestwood Secondary School.
French Immersion students would attend Prince of Wales PS for SK-8 (continuing on to Adam Scott CVI) with SK students starting at Prince of Wales PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Westmount PS/Adam Scott Intermediate/Adam Scott CVI.
North Cavan Public School
North Cavan PS would become part of the Kenner CVI Family of Schools. Beginning September 2025, Grade 7 students would start attending Kenner Intermediate School and continue to Kenner CVI. Students in Grade 8-12 as of September 2025 would remain at Crestwood Intermediate and Crestwood Secondary School.
French Immersion students would attend Prince of Wales PS for SK-8 (continuing on to Adam Scott CVI) with SK students starting at Prince of Wales PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Westmount PS/Adam Scott Intermediate/Adam Scott CVI.
North Shore Public School
French Immersion students who attend Westmount PS and reside in the area generally described as being bounded by the 6th Line and the Otonabee River to the north, the Otonabee River to the east, Rice Lake to the south, and Highway 28 to the west of the North Shore PS school boundary would attend Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion. SK students would start at Prince of Wales PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Westmount PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School.
French Immersion students who attend Kaawaate East City PS and reside in the area generally described as being bounded by Highway 7 and Division Road to the north, Cameron Line to the east, Rice Lake to the south and the Otonabee River to the west would attend Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion. SK students would start at Prince of Wales PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Kaawaate East City PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School.
No boundary change for English stream students.
Norwood District High School
No changes identified.
Norwood District Intermediate School
No changes identified.
Norwood District Public School
French Immersion students from within Norwood District PS boundary would attend Hillcrest PS and then Campbellford District HS, with SK students starting at Hillcrest PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Kaawaate East City PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School/Adam Scott CVI.
No change for English stream students.
Otonabee Valley Public School
Would become a JK-Grade 8 school, feeding directly into Kenner CVI for Grade 9, with Grade 7 students remaining at Otonabee Valley PS starting in September 2025. Students in Grade 8 as of September 2025 would remain at Kenner Intermediate.
Grade 7/8 students from Kaawaate East City PS would attend Otonabee Valley PS, with Grade 7 students from Kaawaate East City PS starting in Grade 7 at Otonabee Valley in September 2025.
Peterborough Alternative and Continuing Education (PACE)
No changes identified.
Prince of Wales Public School
No changes identified.
Queen Elizabeth Public School
Queen Elizabeth PS would receive some new students as of September 2025, from the former Queen Mary PS boundary area, as a result of a boundary change. There are no changes for existing Queen Elizabeth PS students.
Queen Mary Public School
An intermediate school would be established at Queen Mary PS, with Grade 7/8 English stream students from Edmison Heights PS, R.F. Downey PS and Queen Mary PS, beginning with Grade 7 students in September 2025.
There is a proposed boundary adjustment for new student registrations as of September 2025. Students residing south of Parkhill Road West, east of Donegal Street, Stewart Street and George Street North, west of the Otonabee River would attend Queen Elizabeth PS or Edmison Heights PS for French Immersion. Existing students may remain at Queen Mary PS or Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion.
French Immersion (FI) students from Edmison Heights PS, Kaawaate East City PS, and Westmount PS would continue to attend Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott CVI for French Immersion.
R.F. Downey Public School
Beginning September 2025, English stream students entering Grade 7 would attend a new Intermediate School at Queen Mary PS, and then continue to Adam Scott CVI.
There are no changes for existing Adam Scott Intermediate students.
Roger Neilson Public School
Would become a JK-Grade 8 school, feeding directly into Kenner CVI for Grade 9, with Grade 7 students remaining at Roger Neilson PS starting in September 2025. Students in Grade 8 as of September 2025 would remain at Kenner Intermediate.
Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School
No changes identified.
Warsaw Public School
No changes identified.
Westmount Public School
French Immersion students from within the Millbrook/South Cavan PS boundary who would attend Westmount PS (SK-Grade 6/Adam Scott Intermediate School) would instead attend Prince of Wales PS, starting with SK students in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Westmount PS and continue to Adam Scott Intermediate/Adam Scott CVI.
French Immersion students from within the North Shore PS boundary who would attend Westmount PS would instead attend Prince of Wales PS for FI (continuing on to Adam Scott CVI). SK students would start at Prince of Wales PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Westmount PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School/Adam Scott CVI.
As of September 2025, English stream Grade 7 students will attend Crestwood Intermediate School, instead of attending James Strath PS. Students already at James Strath would remain there.
French Immersion students from within the Millbrook/South Cavan PS boundary and the North Cavan PS boundary who would attend Westmount PS (SK-Grade 6/Adam Scott Intermediate School) would instead attend Prince of Wales PS, starting with SK students in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Westmount PS and continue to Adam Scott Intermediate/Adam Scott CVI.
French Immersion students from within the North Shore PS boundary who would attend Westmount PS and reside in the area generally described as being bounded by the 6th Line and the Otonabee River to the north, the Otonabee River to the east, Rice Lake to the south, and Highway 28 to the west of the North Shore PS school boundary would instead attend Prince of Wales PS for FI (continuing on to Adam Scott CVI). SK students would start at Prince of Wales PS in September 2025. Existing French Immersion students may remain at Westmount PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School/Adam Scott CVI.
As of September 2025, English stream Grade 7 students will attend Crestwood Intermediate School, instead of attending James Strath PS. Students already at James Strath would remain there.
Q. Why are these changes being proposed?
A. To support high quality programming for all schools, school boards need to balance enrolment between schools. Some schools have too many students compared to the size of the school building, while other schools have unused space. When a school has too many or too few students, school staffing and program offerings can be challenging.
School board administration has created this Background Study with student enrolment, school space available, and existing attendance boundaries for all schools in Peterborough City and County.
Q. What type of adjustments are being considered to balance enrolment?
A. This planning process looks at four types of changes to move students from crowded schools into schools that have extra space:
1) Boundary changes – school boundaries determine which school students will attend, depending on their address. When boundaries are adjusted, some students will be directed to a different school.
2) Family of School grouping changes – Family of school groupings determine which secondary school students will attend, based on their elementary school. When school groupings change, elementary schools may feed into different secondary schools.
3) Grade or Cohort changes – To address overcrowding in one school and extra space in another, one grade or several grades may be identified to attend a different school. For example, a crowded Kindergarten to Grade 8 school could become Kindergarten to Grade 6 instead.
4) Program changes – programs such as French Immersion, accommodate students from multiple schools. To balance student numbers, and meet student needs, the regional locations for French Immersion can be reviewed.
Q. What changes are being proposed?
A. The second round of proposed strategies are presented as Concepts A.1, and E. Different scenarios are being considered, with the ultimate goal of balancing enrolment and providing high quality learning conditions and opportunities for ALL students.
Each concept contains several strategies that work together to balance enrolment in a number of school locations.
Detailed information about the proposed concepts, and maps showing the changes being considered, are all available in the sections above.
Q. How can I find out which changes could impact my school?
A. The possible changes that could affect each school or community, are listed above on this page along with full concept descriptions, maps, and enrolment projections.
Q. How can I share my thoughts on the second round of concepts?
A. We appreciate that these proposed concepts include changes that could impact many families. You can share your thoughts in person at a public meeting or virtually through the survey on this web page.
Community engagement meetings are being held as follows:
October 1, 2024 – 6:00 p.m. – Kaawaate East City PS
October 10, 2024 – 6:00 p.m. – Millbrook/South Cavan PS
October 17, 2024 – 6:00 p.m. – Adam Scott CVI
Families will also be able to share their thoughts on the planning concepts through an online survey, which will be posted on this web page.
Q. When will decisions be made?
A. A final decision won’t be made until December 2024.
Following the consideration of initial concepts in spring 2024, consolidated feedback and a summary of the initial community engagement process was reviewed by administration. The accommodation concepts have been refined, informed by community feedback, and two concepts are being presented in September 2024.
Families will have an opportunity to provide feedback on the second round of concepts, though in-person meetings and an online survey.
After this second feedback opportunity, a final staff report will be brought to the Resource Committee for review and then presented to the Board of Trustees for final approval by the end of December 2024.
Q. When will the changes take effect?
A. The approved accommodation strategies will begin to be implemented in September 2025.
Once final decisions are made, transition plans will be developed to identify how changes will be phased in.
Q. Besides balancing enrolment, what else is important in this process?
A. We are inviting feedback from families and school communities. We recognize that change can be difficult, but the current situation is not sustainable. We have to make changes in order to balance enrolment in City and County schools.
In addition to proposing strategies that balance enrolment among schools, our priority is to provide high quality learning conditions and opportunities for ALL students.
Other guiding principles include creating long-term sustainable plans, maintaining walkable routes to schools, and maintaining or streamlining transportation routes.
Q. Can’t we just add more portables where they are needed?
A. Some school sites can’t accommodate additional portables, and there are sometimes significant infrastructure costs in setting up new portables (hydro, water, etc.). There is also limited availability for portables at this time.
Q. Can’t we just put additions on schools that are too full?
A. The province will not provide funding for new schools or additions unless existing school spaces nearby are fully used. School boards must use strategies to try and balance enrolment in local schools, before they will be approved for funding for additions or new schools.
A. The planning Concepts propose various Family of School changes at the secondary and intermediate level. These would be phased-in, beginning September 2025. These concepts do not propose moving existing intermediate and secondary students at this time, as a result of Family of School changes. New school registrations would attend the designated school as of September 2025.
Q. When will elementary boundary adjustments be implemented?
A. The approved accommodation strategies will begin to be implemented in September 2025.
Elementary boundary adjustments will apply to new student registrations only. Students already attending an elementary school, will not have to move schools because of boundary changes.
Grade/cohort changes apply to students entering that grade. For example, movement of all Grade 7 students from one school to another, will affect all students going into Grade 7 for September 2025.
A. Once final decisions are made, students will move to their new schools, as identified through the transition planning process timelines. Requests for students to attend a different school would be handled as a student transfer request, in accordance with BA-7.1.2 Student Transfers and would be reviewed on a case-by-case and space-available basis.
If you have additional questions, please send them to kpr_info@kprdsb.ca or call 705-742-9773, ext. 2201 and we will respond as soon as we can.
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