Facts and Figures


The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB) is the largest school board in Eastern Ontario serving students within a 2,760 square kilometre area known as the city of Ottawa. We are the seventh largest board by school population in the province of Ontario.

Students

We have a vibrant, enthusiastic learning community that benefits from a wide range of programs that promote excellence and meet individual needs. All of our schools are learning communities where our staff support and challenge students to achieve their best in academics, the arts, athletics, and technology. In addition, students requiring specialized programming, both elementary and secondary, have many supports in place to ensure their academic success. Our enrolment as of October 31, 2006 was 69,376 full-time equivalent (FTE) students (43,556 elementary and 25,819 secondary).

Staff

The total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) elementary teachers was 2,554.8 and the number of secondary teachers was 1,488.5, as of October 31, 2008. The number of principals and vice-principals totaled 261.0 (FTE). Approximately 2,300 teachers are on the occasional teachers list. We have a total of 2,038.8 administrative and support staff (FTE) of whom 1,707.1 work in schools.

Schools and Programs

31 March 2009 Enrolment Report PDF
31 October 2008 Enrolment Report PDF

We have 147 school sites - 117 elementary, 25 secondary including the Adult High School and five secondary alternate sites). Our elementary schools provide English with Core French, Early French Immersion (EFI), Middle French Immersion (MFI), and Late French Immersion (LFI) programs, which are delivered in single, dual, and triple-track schools. Six schools offer the Alternative Elementary Program. Our secondary schools offer a wide variety of programs including French Immersion, Extended French, an International Baccalaurate Program, an Arts Program, and High-performance Athlete programs.

Budget

We are working with total revenues of $634.8 million based on projected enrolments for the 2007-2008 school year.