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Yellowhead Chiefs forward Grady McNish does his best to bust through a sea of Interlake Lightning defenders during Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League action in Shoal Lake on Sunday, Oct. 19. The Chiefs would come out on top 5-2 in the contest, and would go on to split a weekend series against the visiting Norman Northstars. Yellowhead holds a 6-5-0 record on the season and sits in seventh place.
PWSD enrolment remains stable
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Park West School Division (PWSD) has finalized the official student count for the 2025/26 school year, helping to further determine its overall operational funding. Although the school year has been fully underway since September, the division’s official enrolment figures – based on the
critical Sept. 30 count – have just been confirmed. Overall, the numbers totalled 2,226 students, a slight dip from the 2,243 recorded in 2024, despite many individual schools showing enrolment increases for the third consecutive year.
PWSD Superintendent Stephen David confirmed that this final count came in exactly as projected, which is crucial for financial sta-
bility and planning.
“Our enrolment this year is consistent with the trends and projections we anticipated when developing our budget in the spring,” stated PWSD Superintendent Stephen David. “The official pupil count on Sept. 30 is a key date, as it directly impacts our funding, and we’re pleased that our actual numbers align closely with our expectations.”
David added that while the official student count aligned with the division’s expectations during budget planning, the numbers weren’t uniform across the board. Some schools experienced significant growth while a few saw declines. This variability most likely reflects local demographic trends, specifically families moving in and out of particular school catchment areas. David noted that these popu-
lation shifts are a common trend across the division.
“Enrolment changes vary by school,” he explained. “These shifts likely reflect local population movements. For high schools, this is often reflective of a large graduation class last year compared to a lower number of new students this year.”
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