Table C.2.1
Full-time equivalent enrolmentsNote 1 in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001/2002 to 2009/2010

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Table C.2.1
Full-time equivalent enrolmentsNote 1 in public elementary and secondary schools, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001/2002 to 2009/2010
Table summary
This table displays the results of full-time equivalent enrolmentsNote 1 in public elementary and secondary schools. This information is grouped by Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut (appearing as column headers), calculated using number as a unit of measure.
  CanadaNote 2 Newfoundland and Labrador Prince Edward Island Nova ScotiaNote 3 New Brunswick QuebecNote 3, Note 4 OntarioNote 5 ManitobaNote 6 SaskatchewanNote 4, Note 7 Alberta British ColumbiaNote 4 Yukon Northwest Territories Nunavut
number
Public school enrolment  
2001/2002 5,035,949 84,236 22,843 153,450 122,792 1,088,869 2,046,333 182,448 177,051 529,758 605,049 05,397 09,337 08,389
2002/2003 5,024,286 81,707 23,242 150,599 120,600 1,083,082 2,049,535 180,723 178,510 536,035 596,858 05,412 09,422 08,564
2003/2004 4,962,541Note r 78,967 22,905 148,514 118,869 1,074,865Note r 2,015,627 180,132 175,897 533,834 589,462Note r 05,327 09,346 08,799
2004/2005 4,926,117Note r 76,903 22,393 145,396 117,145 1,065,328Note r 2,012,093 178,256 172,452 532,063 580,593Note r 05,272 09,220 09,005
2005/2006 4,887,480Note r 74,328 21,948 142,304 114,820 1,051,190Note r 2,006,732 176,350 169,302 532,876 574,427Note r 5,335Note r 09,090 08,779
2006/2007 4,839,276Note r 71,945 21,365 138,661 112,013 1,036,467Note r 1,991,161Note r 174,107 165,590 540,880 563,936Note r 5,232Note r 09,198 08,723
2007/2008 4,783,407Note r 69,733 20,813 135,303 110,288 1,016,687Note r 1,976,773 173,392 162,182 538,611 556,777Note r 5,227Note r 08,928 08,694
2008/2009 4,735,943Note r 68,255 20,324 133,134 108,407 997,978Note r 1,958,840 172,045 160,362 542,581 551,320Note r 5,153Note r 08,628 08,917
2009/2010 4,711,093 67,297 19,955 130,550 106,394 990,132 1,948,463 171,518 160,613 545,819 548,153 05,100 08,407 08,694
Percentage change,
2001/2002 to 2009/2010
-6 -20 -13 -15 -13 -9 -5 -6 -9 3 -9 -5 -10 4
… not applicable
r revised
1. "Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrolments" represent the number of full-time students enrolled as of September 30 (or as close as possible thereafter) of the school year, plus the sum of part-time enrolments according to the portion of time spent in the classroom and for which students are funded (determined by the province or territory).
2. Figures may not add up to totals because of rounding. Data for adult programs and vocational programs are included in the figures, but are not reported by all provinces and territories.
3. Includes enrolments in all professional and technical training programs offered in public schools operated by school boards or the province, but excludes any enrolments in vocational programs offered at the postsecondary level.
4. Includes enrolments in General Education Development (GED), Adult Basic Education (ABE) and other equivalency programs, but excludes any enrolments in upgrading programs offered at the postsecondary level.
5. Includes enrolments in public and Roman Catholic schools, but excludes those in private schools and publicly funded hospital and provincial schools, care, treatment and correctional facilities.
6. Enrolments in adult learning centres are not included.
7. Beginning with 2002/2003, the regular program counts have been recalculated to include Alberta residents attending Lloydminster schools. The GED enrolments include everyone who wrote a GED exam between July 1st and June 30th. For 2007/2008, enrolments reflect provincially funded schools, which include "associated independent" schools and exclude "historic high schools", "independent" and "First Nations" schools, and postsecondary sites. Enrolments in adult programs are included; for example, adult 12 and GED students.
Notes: Due to the nature of the Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES) data collection, these data are updated on an ongoing basis and are therefore subject to further revisions.
For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Source: Statistics Canada, Elementary-Secondary Education Survey (ESES), Summary Public School Indicators for the Provinces and Territories, 2005/2006 to 2009/2010,Table A.2, Catalogue no.81-595-MWE2011095, published November 30, 2011.
Updated December 14, 2011.
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