TOareaFan
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250,000 fewer students? Last year (2012-2013) there were 1,346,590 elementary students and 684,615 high school students for a total of 2,031,205 students.
Ten years earlier (2002-2003) there were 1,451,141 elementary students and 713,799 high school students for a total of 2,164,940 students. That's 130,000 less, not 250,000 less.
Not sure about the other numbers, but why is he lying about very simple to verify numbers?
Perhaps he's including Universities? No ... because Ontario University enrollment has increased by over 100,000 in the same amount of time.
Thanks for the links.
If his numbers are wrong, I am sure there are going to be a host of journalists and interested groups challenging him on that!
Possible answers are:
1) He is wrong and has "rounded up for political effect"
2) He has the 2013/2104 numbers
3) These notes from the first link you posted....."As reported by schools in Ontario School Information System (OnSIS), 2012-2013ǂ*. ǂ (data for 2012-2013 is preliminary)." "* Data is not strictly comparable to years prior to 2006-07 due to a change in data collection methods in 2006-07."