Parry Sound School Questions & Answers

All students who are currently enrolled at McDougall or Nobel will automatically have their enrollment transferred over to the new school for September.

All students who are currently zoned for Nobel and McDougall Schools will have their transportation automatically rerouted to the new build site in September.  No additional paperwork will be required from families.
Students not currently registered for bussing should contact Nipissing Parry Sound Student Transportation Services (NPSSTS)

The office is the main hall of the first floor of the elementary wing. The Library is on the second floor of the elementary wing.

The play area will be outside on the front of the school, there will be a grassed area, an asphalt hard surface area and a new play structure.

Yes, the track and field will be in place and usable; the rubberized portion of the track will be completed for spring, 2027.

The total capacity of the new Parry Sound school is 1083. See chart below.

PARRY SOUND AREA PROJECTED STUDENT ENROLMENT

PARRY SOUND AREA STUDENT CAPACITY

PARRY SOUND AREA SPACE SURPLUS (DEFICIT)

The total projected student enrolment for 2026-27 is 1008, or 93% capacity. See chart below.

PARRY SOUND AREA PROJECTED STUDENT ENROLMENT

PARRY SOUND AREA STUDENT CAPACITY

PARRY SOUND AREA SPACE SURPLUS (DEFICIT)

Our IT Department is already working to ensure a smooth transition between buildings. This means that the network is ready to go and all necessary infrastructure is in place. Over the course of the moving weekend, laptop and tablet carts will be moved over, and our computer labs plugged in. 

No. An open house is being planned for September to introduce families to the school. 

No. The school will be operating as a usual school day. An open house will be held in September for families to see the school.  

All buses will continue to unload and load students in the same bus loop formation; the main doors for the new building are directly across from the old building bus entrance. 

Start and end times will remain the same for June, and in the event any changes need to be made for September, communication will be provided to families.  

Yes, there is a main office on the secondary side of the school closest to Isabella St., which will be open June 8. 

Yes, the main telephone number remains  705-773-7979

All safety procedures will be reviewed with staff and students, and a planned fire drill with advance notice will occur to give all staff and students a walk-through in June. All appropriate safety drills will be planned for the 2026-2027 school year and reviewed in the Family Handbook distributed in September. 

The demolition isn’t scheduled to be underway in the old school until approximately June 26, so there shouldn’t be anyone in the new school at that time, including staff. 

No, a safety fence will be placed around the old school, but demolition is scheduled to start approx. June 26.  

Parking will be affected slightly, in that it will move closer to the new school, away from the old school. 

Yes, both elementary and secondary schools will be open and ready for students. 

The elementary and secondary schools are separated through clearly marked fire doors on the upper and the lower floors of the right-hand side of the building. There is a separate main entrance and main office for secondary, and a separate main entrance and main office for elementary. 

There will be separate announcements for the elementary and secondary schools.

K-6 is a separate school with their own washrooms, 7/8’s will access washrooms by either end of the secondary building, and when using the gym will have access to the change room washrooms. 

Scheduling will accommodate shared use of the gymnasium, fitness room and field. 

Washrooms are located just inside the secondary school at each end, and students will sign out of their classroom, as is the expectation for all students in every class, walking a short distance outside to the exterior school doors. 

 Coat hooks, boot areas and storage shelving will be located in the hex pods.

There will be a set of safety protocols to ensure the entire building responds appropriately to a safety concern.

Scheduling for 7/8 and 9-12's will be worked on with this in mind, which includes separate lunch time scheduling. 

Yes, students will still be able to obtain occupancy permits. It is hoped that the brickwork will be completed by that time.

 Yes, brickwork will continue after occupancy if needed. However, the work is expected to proceed in a way that does not disrupt students.

Students will continue parking in the same area they are currently using.