COVID-19: school closures and absenteeism
Learn about closures and staff and student absences in publicly funded Ontario schools during the COVID‑19 pandemic. Data is published every day at 10:30 a.m., excluding weekends and public holidays.
Summary of school closures
This is a summary of school closures in Ontario.
Check your school board or school’s website for the most up to date information on school closures.
Data is current as of 2:00 p.m. the previous business day.
Last updated: May 20, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
| Date | Number of schools closed | Total number of schools | Percentage of schools closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 19, 2022 | 0 | 4,844 | 0.00% |
Notes about this data
This report includes individual school closures that are due to operational impacts of COVID-19.
It does not include:
- regional closures in a local public health unit area
- closures related to weather or power outages
Summary of student and staff absences
The table below is a list of schools and school boards that have reported staff and student absences. For each school, the table shows a combined percentage of student and staff who are reported as absent.
School boards report all absences, including absences that may not be related to COVID-19 (for example, absences due to a medical appointment or a religious holiday).
You can search by your school, school board or city.
Last updated: May 20, 2022 at 10:30 a.m.
Data reported below reflects absences reported to us for May 19, 2022
Where the numbers come from
Every day, schools report to the Ministry of Education on:
- school closures
- students and staff absences
Data is current as of 2:00 p.m. the previous weekday.
If there is a discrepancy between the school closure and/or absenteeism data reported here and data reported publicly by school board, consider the information reported by the school board to be the most up to date.
Find previously published data
Find previously published data about COVID-19 cases in Ontario schools from September to December 24, 2021.