Education funding, 2023–24
Learn about government funding for school boards. School boards can find information on this year's grants and links to information about education funding from previous years.
2023–24 Grants for Student Needs (GSN)
The Ministry of Education provides information about GSN funding to school boards through memoranda to the sector.
- Memorandum 2023 B03: Better Outcomes for Students (PDF)
- Memorandum 2023 B04: 2023–24 Grants for Student Needs funding (GSN) (PDF)
- Memorandum 2023 B05: 2023–24 Priorities and Partnerships Funding (PPF) (PDF)
- Memorandum 2023 B06: Student transportation — Grants for Student Needs 2023–24 (PDF)
- Memorandum 2023 B07: Capital funding for the 2023–24 school year (PDF)
Ministry publications
Grants for Student Needs projections for the 2023–24 school year
Find tables containing projected board-by-board allocations of the Grants for Student Needs (GSN) including other related information for the 2023–24 school year. The funding projections have been prepared by the Ministry of Education and are based on enrolment and other data provided by school boards.
The tables also contain board-by-board allocations from prior years.
Technical paper
The Technical paper 2023–24 contains:
- an overview of the grant formulas
- the details of the grant formulas
- other criteria for education funding through the Grants for Student Needs (GSN)
These are used to help calculate school boards’ 2023–24 allocations for budgeting and financial reporting purposes.
2023–24 Education funding: a guide to the Special Education Grant
This guide provides an overview of special education and how it is funded in Ontario.
Special education funding guidelines: Special Equipment Amount (SEA), 2023–24
The Special Equipment Amount (SEA) guidelines outline the purpose of SEA funding, the eligibility criteria, SEA funding processes and reporting requirements for school boards.
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Previous years
- 2022-23 Education funding
- 2021-22 Education funding
- 2020-21 Education funding
- 2019-20 Education funding
- 2018-19 Education funding
For funding information from prior years please contact edulabfinance@ontario.ca.