Ministry of Education

Elementary and Secondary Education Program - Vote 1002

The program provides policy and program direction, as well as financial support, to district school boards, schools and agencies in Ontario in order to foster and sustain a high-quality education system for all students in the province. The program aims to achieve four primary outcomes as described in Achieving Excellence, A Renewed Vision for Education in Ontario: excellence in student achievement; equitable access to rich learning experiences for all students; promotion of student well-being; and enhanced public confidence in publicly funded education. This program supports the implementation of a vision of public education that is responsive, high quality, accessible and integrated from early learning and child care to adult education. The Ontario curriculum, as the basis of student learning, recognizes that, today and in the future, students need to be critically literate in order to synthesize information, make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and thrive in an ever-changing 21st Century, global community.

Key components of the program are: supporting the implementation of a rigorous curriculum; supporting student learning and maintaining challenging standards of achievement, and supporting excellence in teaching and leading; provision of financial support to a streamlined and efficient education system with a focus on teaching and learning in the classroom; accountability for the funding of elementary and secondary education; and operation of provincial schools for deaf, blind, deaf/blind and students with severe learning disabilities.

Vote summary
Item number Item

Supplementary Estimates
2016-17

Estimates
2016-17

Estimates
2015-16

Actual
2014-15

  Operating expense        
1 Policy and program delivery $65,200,000 $23,946,905,400 $23,163,308,100 $22,746,892,593
  Total operating expense to be voted $65,200,000 $23,946,905,400 $23,163,308,100 $22,746,892,593
  Total operating expense $65,200,000 $23,946,905,400 $23,163,308,100 $22,746,892,593
  Capital expense        
3 Support for elementary and secondary education $450,400,000 $1,241,071,400 $1,451,290,100 $1,231,608,403
  Total capital expense to be voted $450,400,000 $1,241,071,400 $1,451,290,100 $1,231,608,403
  Total capital expense $450,400,000 $1,241,071,400 $1,451,290,100 $1,231,608,403
Standard account by item and sub-items
Vote-item number Standard account by item and sub-items Amount
  Operating expense  
1002-1 Policy and program delivery  
  Transfer payments  
  School board operating grants $65,200,000
  Total operating expense to be voted $65,200,000
  Total operating expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program $65,200,000
  Total operating expense for Ministry of Education $65,200,000
  Capital expense  
1002-3 Support for elementary and secondary education  
  Transfer payments  
  School board capital grants $450,400,000
  Total capital expense to be voted $450,400,000
  Total capital expense for Elementary and Secondary Education Program $450,400,000
  Total capital expense for Ministry of Education $450,400,000