AlbertHWagstaff
Senior Member
In the late 70s, "declining enrolment" was the screaming headline regarding Toronto schools. The baby boom had finished high school and there was talk of closing and/or amalgamating schools. But then the boomer echo kids started showing up and the issue took care of itself. I don't recall if any schools were actually closed, but enrolment was on the way up again. The neighbourhood where I grew up had hardly any young children by the time I finished high school and went to university, but soon afterwards the area started turning over and young familiies with children started appearing. It might be difficult to predict where and how enrolment patterns will change, but the demographics of an area should absolutely be taken into consideration. Areas with long-term residents of retirement age (as rbt noted above) may have low enrolment now but will likely turn over soon as they sell and move out.We're not likely to see the numbers as in 1971, but there is always an ebb and flow.