O. Reg. 245/17: CLASS SIZE

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ontario regulation 245/17

made under the

Education Act

Made: June 28, 2017
Filed: June 30, 2017
Published on e-Laws: June 30, 2017
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: July 15, 2017

Amending O. Reg. 132/12

(CLASS SIZE)

1. Section 2 of Ontario Regulation 132/12 is revoked and the following substituted:

Class size average

2. The average size in each school year of the classes of a board that include one or more pupils enrolled in junior kindergarten or kindergarten shall not exceed 26.

Class size limit

2.1 (1) The class size limit of a class of a board that consists only of pupils enrolled in junior kindergarten and kindergarten is 29.

(2) In each school year, 10 per cent or less of the classes of a board that have only pupils in junior kindergarten and kindergarten may have a class size that exceeds the class size limit, but that does not exceed 32, in any of the following circumstances:

1. Exceeding the class size limit would reduce the number of classes that have both a pupil in junior kindergarten or kindergarten and a pupil in grade 1.

2. Not exceeding the class size limit would negatively affect a program, such as French immersion.

3. In respect of a school year during the period beginning in the 2017-2018 school year up until and including the 2021-2022 school year, purpose built accommodation is not available.

Class size limit — transition

2.2 (1) In the 2017-2018 school year, the class size limit under section 2.1 is 30, not 29.

(2) This section is revoked on August 31, 2018.

2. Section 7 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

Class size average

7. (1) The average size in each school year of the classes of a board that include one or more pupils enrolled in any of grades 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 shall not exceed 24.50.

(2) However, for a board listed in the following Table, the average size of the classes of the board that have one or more pupils enrolled in grade 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8 shall not exceed,

(a) in the 2017-2018 school year, the number specified for the board in Column 2 of the following Table;

(b) in the 2018-2019 school year, the number specified for the board in Column 3 of the following Table;

(c) in the 2019-2020 school year, the number specified for the board in Column 4 of the following Table;

(d) in the 2020-2021 school year, the number specified for the board in Column 5 of the following Table; and

(e) in every school year after the 2020-2021 school year, the number specified for the board in Column 6 of the following Table:

Table

Item	Column 1 Name of board	Column 2 Maximum class size average for the 2017-2018 school year	Column 3 Maximum class size average for the 2018-2019 school year	Column 4 Maximum class size average for the 2019-2020 school year	Column 5 Maximum class size average for the 2020-2021 school year	Column 6 Maximum class size average for every school year after the 2020-2021 school year
1.	Algoma District School Board	24.03	24.03	24.03	24.03	24.03
2.	Avon Maitland District School Board	26.02	25.64	25.25	24.87	24.50
3.	Bluewater District School Board	25.05	24.69	24.50	24.50	24.50
4.	Brant Haldimand Norfolk Catholic District School Board	25.24	24.88	24.52	24.50	24.50
5.	District School Board of Niagara	25.73	25.35	24.98	24.61	24.50
6.	District School Board Ontario North East	21.60	21.60	21.60	21.60	21.60
7.	Grand Erie District School Board	24.15	24.15	24.15	24.15	24.15
8.	Halton Catholic District School Board	24.85	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
9.	Halton District School Board	24.75	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
10.	Hamilton-Wentworth Catholic District School Board	25.14	24.79	24.50	24.50	24.50
11.	Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board	24.75	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
12.	Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board	24.32	24.32	24.32	24.32	24.32
13.	Keewatin-Patricia District School Board	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00	22.00
14.	Lambton Kent District School Board	24.35	24.35	24.35	24.35	24.35
15.	Limestone District School Board	24.40	24.40	24.40	24.40	24.40
16.	London District Catholic School Board	25.24	24.88	24.52	24.50	24.50
17.	Near North District School Board	23.30	23.30	23.30	23.30	23.30
18.	Rainbow District School Board	24.10	24.10	24.10	24.10	24.10
19.	Rainy River District School Board	22.38	22.38	22.38	22.38	22.38
20.	Renfrew County District School Board	24.10	24.10	24.10	24.10	24.10
21.	Superior-Greenstone District School Board	18.50	18.50	18.50	18.50	18.50
22.	Thames Valley District School Board	24.65	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
23.	Toronto Catholic District School Board	25.34	24.97	24.61	24.50	24.50
24.	Toronto District School Board	23.24	23.24	23.24	23.24	23.24
25.	Trillium Lakelands District School Board	24.41	24.41	24.41	24.41	24.41
26.	Upper Grand District School Board	24.85	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
27.	Waterloo Catholic District School Board	24.66	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
28.	Waterloo Region District School Board	24.61	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
29.	Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board	24.56	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
30.	York Catholic District School Board	24.56	24.50	24.50	24.50	24.50
31.	York Region District School Board	24.92	24.57	24.50	24.50	24.50

 

3. Section 11 of the Regulation is amended by adding the following subsection:

(3) The report shall include, but is not limited to, information relating to the board’s reliance on the circumstances under subsection 2.1 (2).

Commencement

4. This Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

 

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