The city's first-ever school to focus on the needs of black students has surpassed its enrolment goals and will open in September as planned, the Toronto District School Board says.
The board says the school has enrolled 56 students and, based on the numbers, will have a combined junior and senior kindergarten, a Grade 1 class, a combined Grade 2/3 class and a combined Grade 4/5 class.
The board adds that it is still accepting new registrations for the school throughout the spring and summer.
"These enrolment figures are conservative estimates," says Ward 5 Trustee James Pasternak in a release issued Tuesday.
"However, they certainly point in a positive direction. It is a refection of the importance for the TDSB to introduce relevant and creative curriculum delivery methods that meet the needs of our diverse students and their communities."
The school will be located within Sheppard Public School, on Sheppard Avenue West near Keele Street. It will incorporate African-centred content into the Ministry of Education curriculum.
