Lester B. Pearson School Board closures and mergers: Key things to know

The Lester B. Pearson School Board has voted to close two schoolsand merge eightothers into four at the end of the school year.

• Declining enrolment at Lester B. Pearson School Board
• Lakeside Academy closing, 8 Lester B. Pearson elementary schools merging
• Lakeside Academy students, parents 'stunned' by closure

The school board,one of Quebec's largest, overseesEnglish-language schools from Verdun to the West Island and further west off-island.

Here are the numbersbehind the schools involved:

Lakeside Academy (Lachine)

The school is closing at the end of the year.

• Capacity: 1,150
• Enrolment in 2010-11: 565
• Enrollment in 2015-16: 426

ThorndaleElementary (Pierrefonds)

The school will merge into Greendale Elementary, which is also in Pierrefonds,at the end of the year.

• Capacity: 444
• Enrolment in 2010-11: 253
• Enrolmentin 2015-16: 196

INTERACTIVE: What declining enrolment at LBPSB looks like

Orchard Elementary (LaSalle)

The school will merge intoSt. Lawrence Elementary Junior and Senior, which is also in LaSalle.

• Capacity: 333
• Enrolment in 2010-11: 190
• Enrolmentin 2015-16: 191

Riverview Elementary (Verdun)

The school will merge into Verdun Elementary.

• Capacity: 378
• Enrolment in 2010-11: 214
• Enrolmentin 2015-16: 224

Sherwood Forest (Beaconsfield)

The school will merge into St. Paul, and a junior school will be set up at Sherwood Forest.

• Capacity: 426
• Enrolment in 2010-11: 329
• Enrolment in 2015-16:218

St. Paul (Beaconsfield)

The school will merge with Sherwood Forest(as mentioned above), and a senior school will be set up at St. Paul.

• Capacity: 351
• Enrolment in 2010-11: 365
• Enrolment in 2015-16: 362

The International Language Centre-MarcusTabachnikPavilion will also close at the end of the year.