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A new study from the Fraser Institute shows nowhere in Canada is the trend toward private and independent schools more prevalent than in British Columbia.
More than 1-in-8 BC students now enrolled in independent schools; highest in Canada https://t.co/thKQY03D7J #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/32gHDKrCY8
— The Fraser Institute (@FraserInstitute) June 27, 2017
The study found that every province recorded a decline in total K-12 enrollment between 2000–2001 to 2014–2015, except Alberta, which had an increase of 11.6%.
But despite the falling number of students across Canada, every province saw enrollment in private or independent schools grow over the study period, except New Brunswick, which saw a decline of 12.7%.
The study argues B.C.'s ongoing labour feud with its teacher's union and overcrowding have contributed to a drop in public school enrollment by about 12% (about 75,000 students) since 2000.
In B.C. all religious schools are either private or independently operated with the province allocating between 35% to 80% funding per student for private schools.
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