Statistics Canada has released enrolment data for the K–12 school system. Across all school types, enrolment reached 6,100,000 students in 2024/2025 and the share of students attending private and independent schools increased to a new high of 8%. Enrolment in public schools grew by 1.6% from 2023/2024 to 2024/2025, marking a slowdown from the record-breaking growth seen in the previous year (2.3%). StatCan noted that the moderation in public school enrolment growth coincides with broader demographic trends, as Canada’s population growth slowed from 3% in 2023 to 1.9% in 2024. Much of the enrolment growth was concentrated in the upper school grades, while junior and senior kindergarten enrolment declined to the lowest share since 2009/2010.
