Planning is now underway for a new francophone school in Moncton for students in Kindergarten to Grade 8.
On behalf of the provincial government, Moncton East MLA Monique LeBlanc announces $2 million to begin planning for a new K-8 francophone school in north end #Moncton. Existing schools are bursting at the seams. #nbnews #nb #nbpoli pic.twitter.com/v8wt2RiyiJ
— 91.9The Bend News (@919TheBendNews) April 11, 2018
The provincial government has announced two million dollars for the planning phase.
Francophone South School District Superintendent Monique Boudreau says existing schools are bursting at the seams.
“We already have portables at Ecole Le Sommet. Next year we will have 8 portables at that school. The new Ecole Champlain which just opened last year… we will be adding a portable next year,” says Boudreau..
A site for the new school has not yet been chosen but it will be located somewhere between Elmwood Drive and Mapleton Road in north end Moncton.
The school which would likely house about 800 students may not be ready until 2021.
(91.9 The Bend PHOTO – Monique Boudreau, Francophone South School District)
