ADSB enrolment tops forecast

Nearly 300 more students than expected are in Algoma District School Board classrooms to start the new academic year. But the updated number of learners still trails the number of students seen in fall 2025. The English public board forecast enrolment of 6,556 elementary and 3,440 secondary students in September. As of last week, ADSB actually saw 6,683 elementary and 3,598 high school students, said superintendent of education Joe Maurice. That’s an increase of 285 learners The 10,281 st