Charlottetown Rural & Colonel Gray Zoning Changes for September 2027, with the opening of Stratford High School

The Public Schools Branch is seeking input on zoning changes for Charlottetown Rural and Colonel Gray High Schools.

With over 600 students from the Stratford and Donagh school zones moving from Charlottetown Rural High School to the new Stratford High School when it opens in September 2027, there is an opportunity to balance enrolment between Charlottetown Rural and Colonel Gray. By having some students rezoned to Charlottetown Rural, this would mean a decrease to the population of Colonel Gray Senior High and thus create a better balance and allow both schools space to grow, given the population growth in the Charlottetown area.

In reassigning a number of students from Colonel Gray to Charlottetown Rural or changing other feeder school pathways, the aim (where possible) is to keep students together as a group from elementary to intermediate to high school while having students attend the schools located closest to home.

The Challenge

The Public Schools Branch is looking for options in rezoning some of the elementary and/or intermediate schools so that there is an improved balance of student populations at Charlottetown Rural and Colonel Gray. A review of the data table found below will show 626 students (Stratford plus Donagh schools) enroling at Stratford High School, with over 1,300 students to redistribute between Charlottetown Rural and Colonel Gray.

**It should be noted that the students in Late French Immersion at the three intermediate schools would use their home addresses to determine which high school they should attend for Grades 10-12. For example, a student from the Donagh area who attended Stonepark for Gr 7-9 Late French Immersion would be zoned for Stratford High for Grades 10-12.

DATA: Official Enrolments as of September 30, 2024
Enrolment by school area with current intermediate Grades 7, 8 and 9 who will be in Grades 10, 11 and 12 in 2027

Your Input

The Public Schools Branch is requesting input on the topic that pertains to the following guiding questions.

1. Using the table below of current intermediate enrolments and the estimated high school enrolments for 2027, what suggestions might you make to have some of the Colonel Gray students switch to Charlottetown Rural?
   1. For example, what if students attending Birchwood and Stonepark were now rezoned to Charlottetown Rural?
2. Are there other particular issues or situations that should try to accommodated or discouraged?
3. Provide any other ideas or suggestions.

How To Respond

1. Provide written comments or suggestions by email to psb-schoolreview@edu.pe.ca. Please ensure to add "Charlottetown High School Zoning" to the subject line of your email.
2. Written responses can be mailed to the Public Schools Branch, Attn: Acting Assistant Director Dominique Lecours, P.O. Box 8600, Charlottetown, PE C1A 8V7 or left at the PSB Offices located at 2-234 Shakespeare Dr, Stratford, PEI (located next to Stratford Town Hall).

Please provide your response by April 13, 2025.

Next Steps

Following the initial receipt of comments and suggestions, a formal report will be made to the Public Schools Branch Board of Trustees with specific recommendations. The study report will be released to the public for further consultation including a public meeting on May 6, 2025 at 7pm in the Charlottetown Rural cafeteria.