Primrose ES Attendance Boundary Review

Due to school enrollment capacity limitations, the Board has passed a resolution that new enrollments within the Primrose ES attendance boundary will be automatically transferred to Centennial Hylands ES. Contact Primrose ES for more information at (519) 925-3939.

At the February 13th Board meeting, Trustees voted to approve an enrolment cap at Primrose ES to be implemented for the 2024-25 school year. Full details. The Final Report and Presentation with details can be found below. 

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Primrose ES is a small rural school with an On-The Ground (OTG) [operating] capacity of 377 pupil spaces and serviced by private well and septic system. In recent years, Primrose ES has experienced enrolment pressure and the current enrolment is 582 students (unofficial Sept 2023).

A Boundary Review Process was enacted to resolve accommodation pressure at Primrose ES and is now completed. A Boundary Review is a staff administrative process that provides the structure for reviewing a variety of accommodation options for resolving an issue with overcapacity or underutilized schools or when determining a new school boundary. Policy 320 – School Boundary Review

Beginning in September 2023 and involving:

• Primrose ES
• Centennial Hylands ES

How to Get Involved

• Have your say with the Primrose ES Boundary Review SURVEY. Note: Survey is now closed (as of December 4, 2023)
• Email at [email protected] Please note while all emails received during the public process are reviewed by staff, individual responses will not be provided. 
• There is an Opportunity for delegations (click here for procedure) at board meetings noted below.
• A Public Information Session was held on November 22, 2023 between 6-8pm at CDDHS (CLICK HERE) for Details Note: Change in Location

Frequently Asked Questions

• FAQ Document      

Meetings

• Finance & Facilities Committee: October 17, 2023 at 7pm
  • Presentation of Initial Boundary Review Report
• Board Meeting: November 14, 2023
  • Decision to commence Boundary Review process
  • Opportunity for Delgations         
• Finance & Facilities Committee: January 23, 2023 at 7pm
  • Presentation of Final Boundary Review Report
• Board Meeting: January 30, 2023
  • Opportunity for Delegations  
• Board Meeting: February 13, 2023
  • Decision on Final Boundary Review Report           
  • Opportunity for Delegations      

Reports, Presentations and Notices                                

• Initial Boundary Review Report
• Initial Boundary Review Presentation
• Letter To School Community
• Board Decision Resolutions – Nov 14th Board Meeting
• Open House Display Boards with Comments       
• Open House Pictures                                        
• Final Boundary Review Report        *New*
• Final Report Presentation – Jan 14th Finance & Facilities Committee    *New*
• Primrose ES Boundary Review – Approved Recommendation     *New*

All comments and feedback received during this process will be presented to Trustees in the Final Report for their consideration.  Please be advised any feedback received through this process will become part of a public record redacted for any identifying or improper content.