Government is providing an additional $733 million in operating grants to school districts in 2023/24 that total an estimated $6.754 billion.
The ministry is increasing the basic per-student allocation for standard, alternate and continuing education schools by 9.4% for 2023/24.
Other changes include:
Supplement | 2023/24 Rate Increase |
2023/24 Rates |
Basic Allocation (standard, continuing education and alternate schools) |
$740 | $8,625 |
Basic Allocation (online learning) |
$600 | $6,960 |
Students with Special Needs ‒ Level 1 | $4,220 | $49,070 |
Students with Special Needs ‒ Level 2 | $2,000 | $23,280 |
Students with Special Needs ‒ Level 3 | $1,010 | $11,760 |
English / French Language Learners | $150 | $1,735 |
Indigenous Education | $145 | $1,710 |
Non-graduated Adult Education | $475 | $5,505 |
Summer Learning (Gr 1-9) |
$21 | $245 |
Summer Learning (Gr 10-12) |
$42 | $490 |
2023/24 Operating Grants Manual | ||
Overview of the 2023/24 Operating Grant Allocation Formula (updated April 2024) |
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2023/24 Operating Grant Tables (updated April 2024) |
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Summary of Grants to Date, 2023/24 (updated April 2024) |
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2023/24 Interim Operating Grants Summary by School District
(updated April 2024)
Funding and Allocation makes available to boards a tool to assist in estimating their funding for the next three years.
The Estimator is in the form of an Excel workbook and can be input with a district's projected enrolments to estimate a particular year's funding.
A customized Estimator for a district will be provided on request by e-mail to Michael Lebrun.