As of September 30, 2020, there were 240,770 students actively attending TDSB schools, either in person or virtually:
- 61,835 elementary school students, or 37%, were attending the four elementary virtual schools;
- 17,717 secondary school students, or 24%, were attending the secondary virtual school;
- Overall, 79,552 students, or 33% of the TDSB student population, were attending school virtually. The other 67% were attending school in-person.
Enrolment by Grade
|
Grade
|
Virtual School Enrolment (Count)
|
Virtual School Enrolment (Percent)
|
In-Person Enrolment (Count)
|
In-Person Enrolment (Percent)
|
|
JK
|
5,566
|
37%
|
9,320
|
63%
|
|
SK
|
6,559
|
39%
|
10,315
|
61%
|
|
Gr. 1
|
6,556
|
38%
|
10,670
|
62%
|
|
Gr. 2
|
6,339
|
37%
|
10,947
|
63%
|
|
Gr. 3
|
6,538
|
37%
|
10,956
|
63%
|
|
Gr. 4
|
6,117
|
36%
|
10,727
|
64%
|
|
Gr. 5
|
6,067
|
35%
|
11,025
|
65%
|
|
Gr. 6
|
6,159
|
36%
|
10,733
|
64%
|
|
Gr. 7
|
6,019
|
36%
|
10,600
|
64%
|
|
Gr. 8
|
5,915
|
35%
|
11,134
|
65%
|
|
Gr. 9
|
3,621
|
22%
|
12,987
|
78%
|
|
Gr. 10
|
4,442
|
27%
|
12,174
|
73%
|
|
Gr. 11
|
4,246
|
25%
|
12,522
|
75%
|
|
Gr. 12
|
5,408
|
24%
|
17,108
|
76%
|
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There are no proportional differences for students enrolled in Virtual School and those enrolled in In-Person School for the following demographic indicators:
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Gender;
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Students with special education needs; and
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Birth place and time in Canada.
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Proportionally, students from lower-income families tend to enrol in Virtual School.
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Proportionally, students with parents who attained higher levels of education tended to choose In-Person School.
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The relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and school choice is most pronounced at extreme ends of the Learning Opportunities Index (LOI), with the lowest proportions of students choosing In-Person School in schools between LOI 1-50 and the highest proportions of students choosing In-Person School in schools between LOI 420-472.