MOOSE JAW — There are 19 classes with more than 28 students in Prairie South School Division (PSSD) this semester, while there are 60 classes with fewer than 10 students, a new report says.
Board trustees received a class size report during their October meeting, with data about the number of students in classrooms as of Sept. 13.
Large classes
Central Collegiate has six classes with more than 28 students this year, which is the most in the division, the data show.
The classes with the most students are Gaming 90, Pre-Calculus/Foundations 10, Guitar 10, Wellness 10 and Calculus, each with 30 pupils. Meanwhile, Biology 30 has 29 students.
The next highest schools are Assiniboia Composite High School, with three classes with more than 28 students, followed by Peacock Collegiate, Prince Arthur School, Riverview Collegiate and William Grayson School, with two classes each.
Also, Central Butte Elementary School has one class with more than 28 youths.
Small classes
Coronach School has the most classes with fewer than 10 students, with nine such classes. The next highest schools are Briercrest Christian Academy and Mankota School, with seven such classes each, and Bengough School, with five classes.
Avonlea, Mossbank and Rouleau schools each have four classes with fewer than 10 youths, while Eyebrow, Glentworth and Lafleche Central each have three such classes.
Meanwhile, Central Butte, Chaplin, École Gravelbourg and Mortlach each have two classes with under 10 pupils, while Assiniboia Seventh Avenue, Cornerstone Christian School and Kincaid Central each have one class.
Tender report
Division administration also presented a report about tenders that it issued between Sept. 1 and 30. During that period, it awarded:
- $76,035 to Thomas Marketing and Consulting for driver education training for three years
- $21,048 to Christie Lites Sales Ltd. for the supply and installation of stage curtains at Lafleche School
Prairie South issued a tender for driver education in the spring and again this fall but was unable to find anyone for the northern area, said Ron Purdy, superintendent of finance. So, division administration phoned around to see who other divisions used and found someone from Tuxford.
“It was getting a little bit tight for time and we weren’t sure we were going to have anyone up there to start the school year … ,” he added.
The next PSSD board meeting is Tuesday, Nov. 5.
