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We acknowledge the
financial support of the
Government of Canada
through the
Canada Periodical Fund
of the Department of
Canadian Heritage.

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Volume 133 Issue 26

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tudents in Rolling River School Division

headed back to class Wednesday morning
as the 2015-16 school year began.
As in years past, enrollment numbers will
be tallied at the end of the month. Last year,

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Kindergarten to Grade 12 enrollment was recorded at 1,725 students. History shows a

fairly regular decline in enrollment in RRSD.
Ten years ago, the enrollment for the 2005-06
school year sat at 2,042 students. Twenty years
ago (1995-96) enrollment was 2,341. This was
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the 1985-86 enrollment which was recorded

at 2,253. Looking back forty years to 1975-76,
RRSDs enrollment was a whopping 3,085.
RRSD covers approximately 3,000 square
kilometres and includes eight elementary
schools, four high schools, four colony schools
and one Adult Learning Centre.

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