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Schools Closed to Out-of-Boundary Students

Board Policy BA-7.1, Student Accommodation Planning, and Administrative Regulation BA-7.1.2, Student Transfers, identifies that schools may be closed to out-of-boundary students, where the accommodation and staffing capacities have been reached or are expected to be reached. 

What does it mean when a school is Closed to Out-of-Boundary students?

When a school is closed to out-of-boundary students, this means that only students living within the school's geographical boundary are eligible to attend that school. To access school boundary information, visit the school directory on the Find a School page or enter your home address into the Find a School app to locate the in-boundary school where your child(ren) is eligible to attend.

Closing schools to out-of-boundary students provides staff with an improved ability to monitor and manage accommodation pressures. Schools are closed to out-of-boundary students based on the current enrolment projections, existing school capacities, classroom utilization, availability of portable classrooms and holding or overflow school designations. This list on this page will be reviewed annually, and changes will be made as necessary. 

For the 2025-2026 school year, the following schools are closed to out-of-boundary students:

Municipality of Clarington

Elementary Schools

  • Central Public School

  •  Charles Bowman Public School

  • Clarington Central Intermediate School

  • Courtice Intermediate School

  • Courtice North Public School

  • Dr. G.J. MacGillivray Public School

  • Dr. Ross Tilley Public School

  • Hampton Junior Public School

  • Harold Longworth Public School

  • John M. James Public School

  • Lydia Trull Public School

  • M.J. Hobbs Senior Public School

  • Orono Public School

  • Waverley Public School

Secondary Schools

  • Bowmanville High School (HS) (Note: This is the final year that Clarke HS students will have the option to attend Bowmanville HS)

  • Clarington Central Secondary School

  • Courtice Secondary School

Northumberland County/Quinte West, Murray Ward

Elementary Schools

  • Merwin Greer Public School

  • North Hope Central Public School

City and County of Peterborough

Elementary Schools

  • Adam Scott Intermediate School

  • Buckhorn Public School

  • Crestwood Intermediate School

  • Kaawaate East City Public School

  • Millbrook/South Cavan Public School

Secondary Schools

  • Adam Scott Collegiate Vocational Institute

  • Crestwood Secondary School

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