School service centres in the Montreal area experiencing a significant increase in summer school registrations, as some students play catch-up because of the teachers’ strike.
Some school centres on the Island and on the South Shore are reporting substantial increases including at St-Hyacinthe School Service Centre reporting a 114 per cent increase in registrations, the Marie-Victorin School Service Centre a 46 per cent increase, and the Montreal School Centre a 48 per cent increase.
Remedial classes free this year
The Quebec government has made the summer courses offered this year by the school service centres free.
School service centres have had to scrambling to find additional teachers to meet the high demand for remedial classes.
Educators say that for some young people, a month’s break is equivalent to two weeks of setback and for some students even more, making summer school necessary for many Quebec children.
For those who failed and don’t have access to summer courses due to high demand, they will still be able to continue their studies next year, while taking remedial classes in the subject they failed in.
