Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review

Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review update

June 2, 2025

The Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB) approved attendance area changes for the Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Attendance Area Review (AMSCAAR) on May 23, 2025.

The purpose of AMSCAAR was to balance enrolment across schools, decrease reliance on portables and shorten travel times for students. The review also strengthens TVDSB’s business case to the Ministry of Education for a planned new school in the Strathroy area.    

The soonest the Board would implement any attendance area changes would be September 2026.

TVDSB is grateful to the attendance area review committee for their input and recommendations.

Please see below for a list of approved recommendations. You can also visit www.tvdsb.ca/AMSCAAR.

Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Attendance Area Review approved recommendations
  • THAT the attendance areas for Caradoc North PS, Mary Wright PS, North Meadows PS, Adelaide-W.G. MacDonald PS, and the new Strathroy elementary school as shown in Appendix A to the April 8, 2025 report titled “Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review: Final Attendance Area Review Report” be approved and that this take effect September 2026 and once a new school in Strathroy opens, per the phasing in Appendix A; and 
  • THAT students who will be in Grade 8 in the year of implementation of each phase of the attendance area changes and their siblings be provided with the “legacy agreement option” to remain at their current school, with transportation (if eligible), for the duration of the school year of implementation.

 Previous updates

May 9, 2025 - Public feedback on the Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Attendance Area Review final report is now available.

View public feedback

April 25, 2025 - Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Attendance Area Review Final Report
View the report
November 25, 2024 - Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC) meeting

The Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC) for the Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review (AMSCAAR) on Monday, November 25 at 6 p.m.  

Presentation

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The purpose of AMSCAAR is to balance enrolment across schools, decrease reliance on portables and shorten travel times for students. The review will also strengthen TVDSB’s business case to the Ministry of Education for a planned new school in Strathroy area.   

For more information, visit the AMSCAAR website. 
October 22, 2024: Trustees seek public feedback on Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review

On October 22, 2024, Thames Valley District School Board Trustees supported plans to seek public feedback on the Adelaide Metcalfe and Strathroy-Caradoc Elementary Panel Attendance Area Review (AMSCAAR) initial report. 

The report includes options for balancing enrolment at Adelaide-W.G MacDonald Public School, Caradoc North Public School, Mary Wright Public School and North Meadows Public School.

Next steps will involve forming an Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC) as well as school level sub-committees with parent/guardian representatives from each affected elementary school. The sub-committees will hold meetings with their school communities to gather public feedback about the options under consideration.

Boundary changes would only take effect following public consultation and Trustee approvals. The soonest the Board would implement any attendance area changes would be September 2026.

For more information, including interactive maps where families can search to see if their address is within the proposed attendance areas, please visit www.tvdsb.ca/amscaar.

 

Resources

AMSCAAR full report

AMSCAAR Presentation (Planning and Priorities Advisory committee meeting, October 8, 2024)

Additional details

 Map of proposed boundary changes

Phase 1: Caradoc-North Public School and Mary Wright Public School 

Phase 2: Mary Wright Public School and North Meadows Public School

Phase 3: Mary Wright Public School, North Meadows Public School and Adelaide-W.G MacDonald Public School 
 Proposed processes and timelines
October 8, 2024: Initial presentation at Planning and Priorities Advisory Committee (PAPA) meeting.

October 22, 2024: Board of Trustees decide whether to proceed with review and establishment of Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC).

October 2024: Website published to solicit feedback and answer questions regarding the boundary option under consideration.

October - November 2024: Establish Attendance Area Review Committee (AARC)

November 25, 2024: Virtual AARC meeting
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