Calgary's newest high school is already full. Is the city running out of space for students?

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Students and Calgary Board of Education staff gathered April 26 to celebrate the first year of North Trail High School. After opening in September 2023, the school is now capping enrolment due to a higher number of registrations than expected.

North Trail High School welcomed its first students in September, but families expecting to enrol for its second year may be disappointed.bulletin to its websiteIn fact, the Calgary Board of Education projects enrolment at the school to be more than 200 students above its capacity of 1,800 in the coming academic year.

Chair of the CBE Board of Trustees, Laura Hack, speaking to CBC News at last week's official celebration for North Trail High School. In a statement, the CBE said "higher than anticipated registrations from middle-school aged students have resulted in new projections that show there will be continued growth in North Trail High School's catchment area in future years.

North Trail High School's projected utilization rate for this year is 126.9 per cent, according to theThroughout the district, the CBE said it identified a "notable increase" in grades 10 to 12 between September 2022 and 2023. "So we are utilizing our spaces really well at this point, but you can only maintain that for so long."

 

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