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CTV News
29-06-2025
- Business
- CTV News
Dalhousie University releases 2025-26 budget, announces $20.6M deficit
Dalhousie University released its 2025-26 Operating Budget Report, announcing a $20.6 million deficit, as well as cuts to all faculties and tuition increases for some international students. In the report, the university says it's facing a challenging year ahead as a decline in enrolment growth has had a long-term impact on revenue. The university says it's taking a multi-year approach and leveraging initiative focused on enrolment growth, increased retention and cost reduction in hopes of achieving a balanced budget by 2027-28. The 2025-26 Operating Budget Report represents a total of 70 per cent of the university's financial activity including the operating, endowment, and ancillary funds. The remaining 30 per cent relates to capital, research, and special purpose accounts which are not available to support day-to-day operations, so the university says it is not included in the report. Cuts to faculties and units' budgets According to the report, the university is working to cut annual operating expenditures by $26.7 million over the next three years. To meet that target, the budget requires all faculties and units to reduce their budgets by one per cent. While compensation increases were previously accounted for in the overall university budget, the new report states faculties and units will be expected to absorb the compensation increases outlined in the collective agreements for faculty and staff in their own budget. Total costs for absorbing the compensation increases are expected to amount to around four per cent – or $50 million – over three years. This would mean in the coming year faculties and units need to plan for a five per cent budget reduction. Combined with the cuts to annual operating expenditures, overspending will be reduced by around $75 million by 2027-28, according to the university. Tuition costs rising for some The university signed a bilateral agreement with the province on April 24 which targets two points of interest with respect to the university's operating budget. One of those being tuition fees for all Nova Scotian undergraduate students be frozen at current rates for the next two years. The university adds it will not increase tuition for other Canadian students pursuing an undergraduate degree. 'The impact of this change on the original budget plan is a reduction in tuition revenues of approximately $2.4 million,' read the report, adding for 2026-27 Canadian students outside Nova Scotia will be put through the annual planning process. For new or returning international undergrads who are not part of the 2023-24 or 2024-25 tuition guarantee pricing model, they will see an increase of around 6.7 per cent. International graduate students taking part in non-thesis programs will pay 7.2 per cent more, and 9.2 per cent more for thesis-based programs. The other half of the agreement provides a two per cent increase in the university's government grant for the next two years, which the university says is consistent with the budget plan released in February. The report also says the university will be working with faculties to review the capacity of programs to help identify opportunities for growth in terms of enrolment, as well as a focus on student retention. 'This Operating Budget Plan outlines what we need to do, financially, to be responsible stewards of our resources as we aim to return to a balanced operating budget in the next three years,' said Kim Brooks, Dalhousie University's president and vice-chancellor, in the budget report. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
BBC News
25-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
SEN education: Some schools may be formally instructed to enrol SEN pupils
The Education Authority is considering an unprecedented move to instruct some schools to enrol special educational needs (SEN) children. Chief Executive Richard Pengelly said the shortfall of SEN places for September 2025 constitutes a "crisis". In a letter to principals, seen by the BBC, Mr Pengelly said he estimates 164 children will not have a place in school in Pengelly said 27 specialist provision classes would need to be created to deal with the enrolment crisis. He said this is an unacceptable position for those children and their parents or carers, and has asked the Department of Education to consider a process to formally instruct specific schools with available capacity to establish provisions. The EA identified 58 schools in locations facing pressure for schools spaces that would be able to enrol SEN pupils. The Education Minister and the EA wrote to these schools requesting support. "Despite numerous engagements by EA colleagues, and the Minister taking the unusual step of writing directly requesting their support, unfortunately only one school has responded with a firm offer to progress work for September 2025," Mr Pengelly EA Chief Executive has appealed again for more schools to come forward, stating the EA "fully acknowledge the pressures schools are facing" but in order to deal with the lack of spaces for SEN children before September 2025, he "urgently appeal to those schools to whom we have written to work collaboratively with us". He went on to say that the EA and the department "cannot afford to fail" and "we must continue to strive ensure that every child receives the high-quality education and support they deserve".
RNZ News
24-06-2025
- General
- RNZ News
Immigration surge overwhelming Auckland schools
Rangitoto College on Auckland's North Shore will no longer accept out-of-zone students from next year. Photo: Supplied A rising number of Auckland's leading secondary schools are being overwhelmed by enrolment demand due to a post-pandemic spike in immigration that has fuelled population growth. The principals of Rangitoto College and Mount Albert Grammar School say rising demand is forcing them to turn away out-of-zone students, even those with siblings already enrolled. Enrolment applications for 2026 are set to open at many secondary schools in Auckland in June and July. Rangitoto College on Auckland's North Shore will no longer accept out-of-zone students from next year, citing growing enrolment pressure and limited classroom space. The country's largest secondary school said its current roll of 4105 students had pushed it to absolute capacity. While siblings of enrolled students who lived out of zone had been accommodated in 2025, the school said continued growth made this no longer feasible. Rangitoto College is not alone. Mount Albert Grammar School - Auckland's second-largest secondary school, with approximately 3600 students - has also signalled it is likely to stop accepting out-of-zone students next year, including siblings of current students. "We've signalled for a number of years now that we are heading towards having no out-of-zone enrolments," principal Patrick Drumm said. Drumm said enrollment growth flatlined somewhat during the pandemic, which allowed the school to continue accommodating some out-of-zone students through a ballot system. However, rising demand has forced the school to restrict those places to siblings of current students only in recent years. "So, it's priority for students in the ballot," he said. "But it's looking like that may also not be possible next year." Patrick Drumm, principal of Mount Albert Grammar School Photo: Supplied Drumm said a sharp rise in immigration, as well as families relocating from other parts of New Zealand, had intensified enrolment pressure across Auckland's secondary schools. Net migration in New Zealand most recently peaked in the year ending October 2023, with a gain of almost 130,000, according to Stats NZ. The annual gains have since decreased to less than 30,000 in the year to March, according to the latest data from Stats NZ. He expected in-zone enrolments to remain strong next year, further straining capacity. "Normally, we could judge [enrolment numbers] just by speaking with our local intermediate schools," Drumm said. "They'd tell us the sort of numbers coming through. But, on top of that, we've had strong immigration growth in New Zealand. "Those young people need to go to school. A lot of them are moving into our area, and that's certainly caught us out a little bit." Vaughan Couillault, former president of the Secondary Principals' Association and principal of Papatoetoe High School, said his school had also experienced significant enrolment pressure over the past two years, and now only accepted out-of-zone students who were siblings of current pupils. "We've gone from 1300 to 1800 students in two years," he said. "We've increased by 500 students, which is significant and puts quite a lot of pressure on infrastructure. "We've significantly reduced the number of out-of-zone students we can accept, because we're required to take in-zone students. That's the whole point of zoning - to give people an entitlement to go to their local school." Vaughan Couillault, former president of the Secondary Principals' Association and principal of Papatoetoe High School Photo: Supplied Couillault said soaring immigration and rapid property development were key factors that had driven increased demand for school placements in several Auckland suburbs. "There doesn't seem to be a clear line of sight between immigration - people coming across the border - and the number of kids arriving with them," he said. "And those people need somewhere to live. "In communities like mine, around my school, there are a number of 'one house comes down, six go up in its place'. "Those quarter-acre or eighth-acre sections, which my community was full of, are being knocked down and replaced with two-up, one-down apartments." Couillault said families should prioritize enrolling their children in local schools. "I don't actually see it as a big drama," he said. "All of those people who are out of zone for my school are in zone for another school down the road. "They're entitled to go to their local school. They're not missing out on anything. "We have a world-class education system, and going to your local school is fine." Some principals also raised concern about potential enrolment fraud as pressure on school placements continued to increase. At Auckland's Macleans College, nine students were reportedly removed last year after it was discovered they had been fraudulently enrolled. Steven Hargreaves, principal of Macleans College, said the school made the decision three years ago to accept only out-of-zone students who were siblings of current students. "We experienced a surge in enrolments after Covid," he said. "We had to make a decision quite quickly - one we didn't want to make - and that was not accept enrolments from past siblings and children of past students. "It was a difficult decision, but our roll growth was so fast that we had to not accept enrollments from those categories." Macleans College principal Steven Hargreaves stands alongside international students from Germany, Italy, Kazakhstan, Russia, China, Vietnam, Thailand and Brazil. Photo: Macleans College/Supplied Hargreaves said enrolment fraud was likely to persist as pressure on the school roll continued to mount. "We have a lot of families who want to get into Macleans," he said. "But the Macleans zone is expensive. "We know we'll have to investigate suspicious enrolments in future. And, sadly, we'll probably have to annul those enrolments in future as well. "Unfortunately, the risk of fraud might go up as it becomes more difficult to enroll," he said. Hargreaves said the school required families to provide proof of address and sign a statutory declaration confirming they lived within the school zone in an effort to reduce enrolment fraud. However, he said the key to addressing enrolment pressure in the long term was expanding school campuses and increasing capacity. He said the school board had funded nine new classrooms to accommodate rapid roll growth, but said more space would be needed. "We're just starting the process of talking to the Ministry of Education to build the classrooms we are entitled to," he said. "We're about 3000 [students] now, and there are lots of schools about our size. "What we can do is knock down a one-story building and replace it with a two- or three-story building. That will be what happens on our campus in future." Nine students were removed from Auckland's Macleans College last year after it was discovered they had been fraudulently enrolled. Photo: RNZ Drumm said Mount Albert Grammar School also required families to sign a statutory declaration and provide three separate documents as proof of residence within the school zone. "It's just not practical for us to go door-knocking or visit houses," he said. "We just cannot afford, or do not get funded to have any high-level investigative approaches across the whole student population. It's just too big." Drumm agreed more needed to be done to address the mounting pressure on schools, including the construction of additional classrooms - and potentially new schools - particularly in central Auckland, where immigrant populations were densest. He also highlighted the need for broader curriculum and assessment reform across New Zealand's education system to build public confidence in the quality of local schools. "Immigrant families are very educationally savvy," he said. "Their sons and daughters have been part of rigorous education and qualification systems overseas. "I suppose families want to travel to another school because they're not confident that they can get the qualification and the quality of education that they need out of [their local] school. "That's something we need to respond to. Immigration has been part of New Zealand's story, and we've got to ensure our students can compete internationally. "We're going to offer something which really suits what our community wants." Sean Teddy, leader of operations and integration at the Ministry of Education, said several regions nationwide faced significant enrolment pressure. High-growth school catchment areas included Ormiston, Mission Heights, Papakura, Rosehill, Drury, Massey, Hobsonville and Kaipara in Auckland; Papamoa, Piako and Hamilton West in Bay of Plenty and Waikato; and Rolleston, Halswell and the Wakatipu Basin in Canterbury and Otago-Southland. Teddy said the ministry was working with schools experiencing roll pressure to determine the most appropriate responses, including non-property solutions such as introducing new enrolment schemes or amending existing zone boundaries. "In some cases, we may need to provide roll growth classrooms at local schools to meet growth and demand," Teddy said. "Where growth in an area is anticipated to be continuous, sustained and sufficient to sustain another school, and there is a deficit in the ability of the existing schooling network to accommodate the projected growth, then a new school is required." Teddy said enrolment schemes were designed to prevent overcrowding at schools, making sure local students were able to attend schools in their area. Schools can accept out-of-zone enrolments if they have accepted all in-zone students and have available capacity. Schools that do not possess a dedicated enrolment scheme are obliged to accept all students seeking enrolment.
CBC
13-06-2025
- Business
- CBC
Sault College president says its getting harder to maintain 'core programs' with financial pressures
Social Sharing Another post-secondary institution in northeastern Ontario is struggling to operate as it is squeezed by dropping international enrolment and a longstanding tuition freeze. The board of governors for Sault College has approved a budget with a $ 5.6 million deficit for the 2025-26 academic year. It's the second year in a row the college has run a deficit. President David Orazietti said that about 20 programs have been discontinued or suspended in the past year-and-a-half. Among them, he said, are programs tailored to international students who pay much higher tuition, such as supply chain management and project management. But after a decision by the federal government in 2024 to limit international student permits, those programs are being phased out. A handful of other Sault College programs such as a certificate in climate change mitigation and an advanced diploma for a child and youth worker are being suspended, but may be brought back if interest warrants. Steep drops in enrolment are part of the rationale for the program cuts. Sault College is expecting an almost 40 per cent decrease in enrolment for the coming academic year. The number of students is expected to drop from 11,215 to 6,830, in large part due to the closure of two campuses the college operated with a private partner in southern Ontario that catered to international students. The college plans to focus on high-demand programs such as health, skilled trades, aviation and community studies Orazietti said the challenge over the coming months is to bring down the deficit and balance the budget in future years. He said the financial pressures are focusing efforts on how to keep mainstay programs going, which is getting harder. "You know the concern more broadly is that longer term programs that have been staples at the college, that have declining domestic enrolment and may have had some international enrolment to help buoy the program, are no longer available," he said. He said the college is grappling with how to meet its mandate to produce skilled trades and health workers, but refuses to speculate about their future. Orazietti said the college is looking at deferring maintenance and infrastructure projects and that lay-offs of faculty and staff are a last resort. Neal Moss, the president of OPSEU local 613 representing full-time faculty at Sault College, said about a dozen teachers have retired in the past year but none have been terminated. However, he said part-time and sessional instructors have lost work because of the phasing out of programs. Orazietti said it's a sensitive issue and the college won't make any rash decisions. "We're taking our time to do this thoughtfully, and to ensure that we protect as many jobs as possible in the organization and have as minimal impact to our programs that the community relies on," he said.
Globe and Mail
21-05-2025
- Business
- Globe and Mail
Australian National Airline College (ANAC) Streamlines Global Applications with MyCourseFinder.com
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