Peterborough City and County Accommodation Planning

Concept C

The French Immersion (FI) program would be relocated from Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2025, Grade 7 FI students would start at Kenner Intermediate School, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concept C

The French Immersion program would be relocated from Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2025, Grade 7 FI students would start at Kenner Intermediate School, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concept A

Would become part of Crestwood Secondary School (SS) family of schools. Students would attend Crestwood SS for Grades 9-12. French Immersion students would continue to attend Edmison Heights PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School.

Concepts A, B, C, D

Family of schools feeder school changes identified.

Concepts A, B, C, D

Concept C 

No changes identified for English stream students. The French Immersion program would be relocated from Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2025, Grade 7 FI students would start at Kenner Intermediate School, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year. 

Concept A

The following change could affect Edmison Heights PS students from the Highland Heights area. Highland Heights PS would become part of Crestwood SS family of schools. French Immersion students from Highland Heights PS area would attend Westmount PS for French Immersion (FI) (relocated from Edmison Heights PS).

Concepts, A, B, C, D

In all four concepts, the following change is proposed, which could affect Edmison Heights PS students from the Highland Heights area: A boundary adjustment for Highland Heights PS is being proposed, in which some students currently living in the Highland Heights PS boundary would now be in the Queen Mary PS boundary. FI students affected by the adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS. The proposed boundary adjustment includes an area bounded by Wolsely Street to the north, Chemong Road to the east, Parkhill Road West to the south and Fairbairn Street to the west.  See Concepts section above for maps.

Concepts A, B, C, D 

In all four concepts, the following change is proposed for French Immersion students: French Immersion students from within Havelock Belmont PS boundary would attend Hillcrest PS and then Campbellford District High School (HS) (relocated from Kaawaate East City PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School/Adam Scott CVI). No change to English stream students.

Concepts A, B, C, D 

In all four concepts, the following change is proposed: A boundary adjustment for Highland Heights PS is being proposed, in which some students currently living in the Highland Heights PS boundary would now be in the Queen Mary PS boundary. FI students affected by the adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS. The proposed boundary adjustment includes an area bounded by Wolsely Street to the north, Chemong Road to the east, Parkhill Road West to the south and Fairbairn Street to the west.  See Concepts section above for maps.

Concept A

Would become part of Crestwood SS family of schools. Highland Heights PS would become a JK-Grade 6 school. Students would attend Crestwood Intermediate School for Grades 7-8 and Crestwood SS for Grades 9-12. Students from Highland Heights PS would attend Westmount PS for French Immersion (FI) (relocated from Edmison Heights PS).

Concept C 

Becomes a JK-Grade 6 school. Students would attend Adam Scott Intermediate School for Grades 7-8.

Concept C 

Grade/cohort change would result in receiving additional students.

Concept D

Boundary adjustment would result in receiving additional students.   See Concepts section above for maps. 

Concepts A, B, C, D 

In all four concepts, the following change is proposed: One boundary adjustment for Kaawaate East City PS that is being proposed includes an area bounded by the railway line to the north, Television Road/Keene Road to the east, Technology Drive to the south and the Otonabee River/Little Lake/railway line to the west. The proposed boundary adjustment would mean that some students currently living in the Kaawaate East City PS boundary would now be in the Otonabee Valley PS boundary. Students affected by this change would attend Kenner CVI for secondary school. French Immersion students affected by the boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS.  See Concepts section above for maps.

A second boundary adjustment for Kaawaate East City PS that is being proposed includes an area generally bounded by Peterborough County Road 33/Cedar Cross Road to the north, Douro First Line to the east, Division Road to the south, and Douro Eighth Line and County Road 32 to the west. The proposed boundary adjustment would mean that some students currently living in Kaawaate East City PS boundary would now be in the Warsaw PS boundary. French Immersion students affected by the boundary adjustment would attend Lakefield District PS. See Concepts section above for maps.

In all four concepts, French Immersion students who live in the North Shore PS area generally described as being bounded by Highway 7 and Division Road to the north, Cameron Line to the east, Rice Lake to the south and the Otonabee River to the west would attend Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion (relocated from Kaawaate East City PS). No boundary change for English stream students.

Concept C

No changes identified for English stream students. The French Immersion program would be relocated from Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2025, Grade 7 FI students would start at Kenner Intermediate School, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concept B 

Would become part of Kenner CVI family of schools. Students would attend Kenner Intermediate School for Grades 7 and 8, and Kenner CVI for Grades 9-12. 

Concept D

Kawartha Heights PS becomes a JK to Grade 8 school. 

A boundary adjustment between Kawartha Heights PS and Roger Neilson PS which includes the general area bounded by North Monaghan Parkway/Sir Sanford Fleming Drive to the north, the railway line to the east and south and just east of Elmdale Road to the west is being proposed. The students residing in this area would be relocated from Kawartha Heights PS to Roger Neilson PS. French Immersion students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS.  See Concepts section above for maps.

Concepts A, B, C

Would become a JK-Grade 8 school, feeding directly into Kenner CVI for Grade 9.

Concept D

Boundary adjustment would result in receiving additional students. 

Concepts A, B, C, D

Family of schools feeder school changes identified.

Concept C

The French Immersion (FI) program would be relocated from Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2025, Grade 7 FI students would start at Kenner Intermediate School, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concepts A, B, C, D

Family of schools feeder school changes identified.

Concept C

The French Immersion (FI) program would be relocated from Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2025, Grade 7 FI students would start at Kenner Intermediate School, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concept C 

No changes identified for English stream students. The French Immersion program would be relocated from Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2027, Grade 9 FI students would start at Kenner CVI, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concept A

Would become part of Kenner CVI family of schools. Students would attend Kenner Intermediate and CVI for Grades 7-12. French Immersion students from Millbrook/South Cavan PS would attend Prince of Wales for SK-Grade 8 (relocated from Westmount PS).  

Concept D 

A boundary adjustment between Millbrook/South Cavan PS and Roger Neilson PS which includes the general area bounded by Whitfield Road to the north (existing Roger Neilson PS boundary), the Otonabee River to the east, the Sixth Line to the south and Highway 28 to the west is being proposed. The students residing in this area would be relocated from Millbrook/South Cavan PS to Roger Neilson PS. French Immersion students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS.  See Concepts section above for maps.

Concept A 

Would become part of Kenner CVI family of schools. Students would attend Kenner Intermediate and CVI for Grades 7-12. French Immersion students from North Cavan PS would attend Prince of Wales for SK-Grade 8 (relocated from Westmount PS). 

Concept D 

 A boundary adjustment between North Cavan PS and James Strath PS is being proposed which includes a general area bounded by Hayes Line to the north, Howden Quarter Line to the east (existing James Strath PS boundary), Sharpe Line to the south, and Best Road to the west, with the students in this area being relocated from North Cavan PS to James Strath PS. French Immersion students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS. 

A second boundary adjustment between North Cavan PS and Roger Neilson PS is being proposed which includes an area generally bounded by Sharpe Line to the north, slightly beyond Highway 7/Highway 28 (existing Roger Neilson PS boundary) to the east, Syer Line to the south, and slightly east of County Road 10 to the west. The students residing in this area would be relocated from North Cavan PS to Roger Neilson PS. French Immersion students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS.  See Concepts section above for maps.

Concepts A, B, C, D 

In all four concepts, the following changes are proposed for French Immersion students: French Immersion students who live in the area generally described as being bounded by the 6th Line and the Otonabee River to the north, the Otonabee River to the east, Rice Lake to the south, and Highway 28 to the west of the North Shore PS school boundary would attend Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion (relocated from Westmount PS). 

French Immersion students who live in the area generally described as being bounded by Highway 7 and Division Road to the north, Cameron Line to the east, Rice Lake to the south and the Otonabee River to the west would attend Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion (relocated from Kaawaate East City PS). No boundary change for English stream students.  See Concepts section above for maps.

Concepts A, B, C, D

In all four concepts, the following change is proposed for French Immersion students: French Immersion students from within Norwood District PS boundary would attend Hillcrest PS and then Campbellford District HS (relocated from Kaawaate East City PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School/Adam Scott CVI). No change to English stream students.   See Concepts section above for maps.

Concepts A, B, C 

Would become a JK-Grade 8 school, feeding directly into Kenner CVI for Grade 9.

Concepts A, B, C, D

Boundary adjustment would result in receiving additional students.

Concepts A, B, C, D 

French Immersion boundary adjustments would result in receiving additional students.

Concept C 

No changes identified for English stream students.

The French Immersion program would be relocated from Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2027, Grade 9 FI students would start at Kenner CVI, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concepts A, B, C, D 

Boundary adjustment would result in receiving additional students. 

Concepts B and D

Would become part of Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) family of schools. Students would attend Kenner CVI for Grades 9-12. French Immersion students continue to attend Adam Scott CVI. 

Concept D 

Boundary adjustment would result in receiving additional students. 

Concepts A, B, C, D

In all four concepts, the following change is proposed. A boundary adjustment for R.F. Downey PS is being proposed, which includes the area from Towerhill Road south to Milroy Drive/Evans Drive, and from Chemong Road east to Hilliard Street. The boundary adjustment being proposed would mean that some students currently living in the R.F. Downey PS boundary would now be in the Queen Elizabeth PS boundary. Students would still attend Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) for secondary school. French Immersion students would continue to attend Edmison Heights PS/Adam Scott Intermediate School.  See Concepts section above for maps.

Concepts A, B, C

Would become a JK-Grade 8 school, feeding directly into Kenner CVI for Grade 9.

Concept D

Boundary adjustment would result in receiving additional students. 

Concepts A, B, C, D 

Proposed boundary adjustment would result in receiving additional students. 

Concept A

The following change could affect Westmount PS students from the Millbrook/South Cavan area. Millbrook/South Cavan PS would become part of Kenner CVI family of schools. French Immersion students from Millbrook/South Cavan PS would attend Prince of Wales PS for SK-Grade 8 (relocated from Westmount PS).

The following change could affect Westmount PS students from the North Cavan area. North Cavan PS would become part of Kenner CVI family of schools. French Immersion students from North Cavan PS would attend Prince of Wales PS for SK-Grade 8 (relocated from Westmount PS).

Concept B 

Would become part of Kenner CVI family of schools. English stream students would attend Kenner Intermediate School for Grades 7 and 8, and Kenner CVI for Grades 9-12. French Immersion students continue to attend Adam Scott CVI. 

Concept C

Would become part of Adam Scott CVI family of schools. English stream students would attend Adam Scott CVI.

The French Immersion program would be relocated from Adam Scott Intermediate School and Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute (CVI) to Kenner Intermediate School and Kenner CVI. This would be a phased approach, whereby in September 2025, Grade 7 FI students would start at Kenner Intermediate School, with an additional grade being added each subsequent year.

Concept D

A boundary adjustment between Westmount PS and Queen Mary PS, which includes the general area bounded by Jackson Park to the north, Medical Drive to the east, Weller Street to the south and Glencairn Avenue/Rockland Road/Crowley Crescent to the west is being proposed. The students residing in this area would be relocated from Westmount PS to Queen Mary PS. French Immersion students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS, followed by Adam Scott CVI for secondary school. English stream students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Grade 9 at Kenner CVI.

A second boundary adjustment is proposed between Westmount PS and Keith Wightman PS, which includes the general area bounded by Weller Street to the north, slightly beyond Wallis Drive to the east, Sherbrooke Street to the south, and Glenforest Boulevard/Wildlark Drive to the west. The students residing in this area would be relocated from Westmount PS to Keith Wightman PS. French Immersion students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS, followed by Adam Scott CVI for secondary school. English stream students impacted by this boundary adjustment would transition to Kenner Intermediate School for Grade 7.   

See Concepts section above for maps.

For French Immersion students: A boundary adjustment between Kawartha Heights PS and Roger Neilson PS which includes the general area bounded by North Monaghan Parkway/Sir Sanford Fleming Drive to the north, the railway line to the east and south and just east of Elmdale Road to the west is being proposed. The students residing in this area would be relocated from Kawartha Heights PS to Roger Neilson PS. French Immersion students impacted by this boundary adjustment would attend Prince of Wales PS (relocated from Westmount PS).  See Concepts section above for maps.

In all four concepts, the following changes are proposed for French Immersion students: French Immersion students who live in the North Shore PS area generally described as being bounded by the 6th Line and the Otonabee River to the north, the Otonabee River to the east, Rice Lake to the south, and Highway 28 to the west of the North Shore PS school boundary would attend Prince of Wales PS for French Immersion (relocated from Westmount PS).

Q. Why are these changes being proposed?

A. To support high quality programming for all schools, school boards need to balance enrolment between schools. Some schools have too many students compared to the size of the school building, while other schools have unused space. When a school has too many or too few students, school staffing and program offerings can be challenging. 

Q. What type of adjustments are being considered to balance enrolment?

A. This planning process looks at four types of changes to move students from crowded schools into schools that have extra space:

1)    Boundary changes – school boundaries determine which school students will attend, depending on their address. When boundaries are adjusted, some students will be directed to a different school.

2)    Family of School grouping changes – Family of school groupings determine which secondary school students will attend, based on their elementary school. When school groupings change, elementary schools may feed into different secondary schools.

3)    Grade or Cohort changes – To address overcrowding in one school and extra space in another, one grade or several grades may be identified to attend a different school. For example, a crowded Kindergarten to Grade 8 school could become Kindergarten to Grade 6 instead.

4)    Program changes – programs such as French Immersion, accommodate students from multiple schools. To balance student numbers, and meet student needs, the regional locations for French Immersion can be reviewed.

Q. What changes are being proposed? 

A. The proposed strategies are presented as Concepts A, B, C and D. Several different scenarios are being considered, with the ultimate goal of balancing enrolment and providing high quality learning conditions and opportunities for ALL students.

Each concept contains several strategies that work together to balance enrolment in a number of school locations.

Detailed information about the proposed concepts, and maps showing the changes being considered, are all available online at kprschools.ca/ptbo-accommodation.   

Q. How can I find out which changes could impact my school? 

A. The possible changes that could affect each school or community, are listed above on the Peterborough City and County Accommodation section of our website kprschools.ca/ptbo-accommodation. 

Full concept descriptions, maps, and enrolment projections are posted above. 

Q. How can I share my thoughts on these initial concepts? 

A. We appreciate that these proposed concepts include changes that could impact many families. You can share your thoughts in person at a public meeting or virtually through the survey on this web page.

A community engagement meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at Kenner Collegiate Vocational Institute from 5:30 to 8:30pm. This meeting will be organized in an open house format and families may drop into the meeting at a time that is convenient to them to review possible accommodation concepts and provide feedback.

Students and families can also share their thoughts on the planning concepts through this online survey.

Through the survey, you can provide feedback on specific concepts, ask questions, and share your own suggestions.

The survey will be available until May 31. You can come back to the survey as many times as you like to add to or change your feedback.

Q. When will decisions be made? 

A. This is the first step in the process. A final decision won’t be made until winter 2024.

After the feedback survey is closed, consolidated feedback and a summary of the initial community engagement process will be collected and reviewed by administration. The accommodation concepts will then be refined, informed by community feedback, and brought to the Board’s Resource Committee in the fall of 2024.

In the fall of 2024, families will have another opportunity to provide feedback.

After this second feedback opportunity, a final staff report will be brought to the Resource Committee for review and then presented to the Board of Trustees for final approval by the end of December 2024. 

Q. When will the changes take effect?

A. The approved accommodation strategies will begin to be implemented in September 2025.

Once final decisions are made, transition plans will be developed to identify how changes will be phased in.

Q. Besides balancing enrolment, what else is important in this process? 

A. We are inviting feedback from families and school communities. We recognize that change can be difficult, but the current situation is not sustainable. We have to make changes in order to balance enrolment in City and County schools.          

In addition to proposing strategies that balance enrolment among schools, our priority is to provide high quality learning conditions and opportunities for ALL students.

Other guiding principles include creating long-term sustainable plans, maintaining walkable routes to schools, and maintaining or streamlining transportation routes. 

Q. Can’t we just add more portables where they are needed?

A. Some school sites can’t accommodate additional portables, and there are sometimes significant infrastructure costs in setting up new portables (hydro, water, etc.). There is also limited availability for portables at this time.

Q. Can’t we just put additions on schools that are too full? 

A. The province will not provide funding for new schools or additions unless existing school spaces nearby are fully used. School boards must use strategies to try and balance enrolment in local schools, before they will be approved for funding for additions or new schools.

Q. If students are attending intermediate or secondary school in September 2024 and there are Family of School changes proposed for their former elementary school, will students have to move to a new school?

A. The planning Concepts propose various Family of School changes at the secondary and intermediate level. These would be phased-in, beginning September 2025. These concepts do not propose moving existing intermediate and secondary students at this time, as a result of Family of School changes. New school registrations would attend the designated school as of September 2025.

Q. When will elementary boundary adjustments be implemented?

A. The approved accommodation strategies will begin to be implemented in September 2025.

These are initial concepts, and we are inviting feedback as we explore implementation of the strategies. Once final decisions are made, transition plans will be developed to identify how changes will be phased in. 

Q: Once final decisions are made, can affected families request to continue attending their current schools?

A.  Once final decisions are made, students will move to their new schools, as identified through the transition planning process timelines. Requests for students to attend a different school would be handled as a student transfer request, in accordance with BA-7.1.2 Student Transfers and would be reviewed on a case-by-case and space-available basis.