PRESS RELEASE
ALL SAINTS’ SCHOOL TO CLOSE
All Saint’s Episcopal Day School in
Hillcrest will close at the end of the school year. This decision has been a
difficult one for the Rector, Vestry and parishioners of All Saints’. The
school was founded in 1947, but enrolments have been declining in recent years.
The decision was announced at the parish annual meeting on January 15th by
the Rector, Fr Tony Noble.
12 months ago Fr Noble advised the parish
that the annual school deficit was $200,000. Immediate steps were taken to cut
costs, including combining grades. This school year the deficit is $90,000.
When the Vestry considered the new budget, the estimate was a $157,000 deficit.
Accordingly the Vestry decided the Day School would cease operations in June.
The pre-school will continue to operate from the school site.