Gesner Street Elementary School

10 Gesner St., Oromocto, NB E2V 1S8
  • Principal: Sheila Baker
  • Vice-Principal: Stacey St. Peter
  • Administrative Assistant: Karen Chapman
  • Phone: (506) 357-4065
Collapse description Grade Structure and Family of Schools
  • Grade Structure: K-2
  • Education Centre: Oromocto

The grade range of the school, family of schools and Education Centre that it belongs to.

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Collapse description Staff Summary
  • Total FTE: 35.4
  • Education Staff FTE: 20.1
  • Support Staff FTE: 15.3
  • Total Estimated Salary Cost: $2,474,946

FTE (Full Time Equivalent) and estimated salary cost of total staff at this school. Displaying breakdown of FTE into education (teachers) and support staff categories (support includes administrative, classroom support, custodian... etc.). Data as of April 2024.

 

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Total Enrolment 2023-24 242

Number of pupils attending the school. The graph represents up to 6 years of total enrolment history at the school.

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Utilization 61%

Proportion of the school's capacity currently in use based on functional capacity figures. This does not include modular classroom capacity (where applicable). Data updated: January 2024

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Projected Utilization in 5 years
(Projected Enrolment)
52% (208)

Proportion of the school's capacity projected to be in use 5 years from now.

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Surplus Student Spaces +161

The extent to which the school's 2023-24 enrolment compares to it's functional capacity of available student spaces (excluding modulars). A negative value indicates a shortfall of permanent student spaces compared to total enrolment. A positive value indicates a surplus of student spaces available compared to the total enrolment. Data verified: Jan. 2024

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Cross Boundary English Prime Program Inflow
(% of Enrolment)
19 (11%)

Number of pupils in English Prime program who attend this school, but live in another school's boundary.

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Cross Boundary English Prime Program Outflow
(% of Residents)
16 (9.4%)

Number of pupils in English Prime program who live in this school's boundary, but choose to attend another school.

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Net Cross Boundary English Prime Program +3

A calculated result of the relationship between Inflow vs. Outflow of English Prime enrolments.

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Residents Enrolled in French Immersion Programs
(District Average)
26.0% (29.3%)

The percentage of pupils residing within this school's boundary that are enrolled in a French Immersion program at any school within the jurisdiction.

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Home Language Not English
(District Average)
1.7% (9.2%)

The proportion of the school's enrolment indicating that their primary language spoken at home is not English.

 

Collapse description School Building Details
  • Date of Construction: 1959
  • Building Area: 3,068.0 Sq. M.

Note: Date of construction refers to the original structure and does not include additions/upgrades that may have occurred since that time. Data Verified as of Sept. 2024.

Collapse description Room Details
  • Number of Classrooms: 19
  • Number of Modulars: 0

Number of classrooms (excluding modulars) and number of modulars on-site. Data updated: Sept. 2024

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Per Sq. M. Utility Costs
Average: $38
$32

Total fiscal year operating costs for each school site divided by the size of the building footprint. Includes power, sewage, garbage, heating, maintenance... etc. Value is dollars per square metre. Source: Facilities Data (calculated) Sept. 2024

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Per Pupil Operating Costs
District Avg.: $508
$406

Total 2023-24 fiscal year operating costs divided by the total enrolment of the school as of Sept. 30th 2023. Source: Facilities Data (calculated) Sept. 2024

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Capacity Information
Incl. Modulars: 59.7%
61%

The functional capacities of the school both excluding, and including spaces provided by modular buildings (where applicable), divided by the total enrolment at the school as of September 30th, 2023. The graph displays the utilization rate exclusive of modular capacities. Data updated: Sept. 2024

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ENERGY STAR© Change from Baseline
Baseline: 18
+23

The ENERGY STAR© Score is a measure of how well your property is performing relative to similar properties; when normalized for climate and operational characteristics. Scores are based on data from national building energy consumption surveys. The 1-100 scale is set so that 1 represents the worst performing buildings and 100 represents the best performing buildings. A score of 50 indicates that a building is performing at the national median taking into account its size, location and operating parameters. The scale is based on the country in which your property is located (properties in Canada are compared to the national population of properties in Canada). Source: Energy Star Portfolio Manager Sept. 2024

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ENERGY STAR Score
Previous Year Score: 41
69

History of Energy Star score since tracking began with baseline data in March 2018. Data updated: Sept. 2024

Collapse description Energy Costs
  • Annual Energy Costs: $46,892
  • Energy Cost Intensity: $16.41/Sq. M.

Energy cost intensity is a calculated value based on total electrical power cost only for the fiscal year (April 1 to March 31) divided by square metres footprint of the facilities. Source: Energy Star Portfolio.
Annual Energy Costs include electrical power, heating fuel and natural gas costs (where applicable) combined for the same period.
Source: Facilities Infrastructure Plan (calculated) Sept. 2024

Collapse description Ventilation Assessment
  • Mechanical Ventilation System Installed: NO
  • HEPA Units Available: 36

Data about ventilation system and additional measures at this school. At schools that do not have a mech. system in place, alternative HEPA units are provided. Source: Ventilation Status Report April 2023

Collapse description Heating System Summary
  • System Type: Natural Gas
  • System ID: B - 19
  • Boiler Install Year: 2021
  • Number of Boilers: 2
  • Misc. Notes: New boiler installed in 2021

General details of the school heating system type and most recent install date (if applicable). Data as of June 2023.

 

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Total Budget
Previous Year: $33,277
Change from Prev. YR: -$832
$33,277

Total 2023-24 school budget allocation, as well as previous school year (excludes staffing, facility and energy op. costs). Source: Budget and Accounting Office July 2024

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Budget per Student
Average: $118
$126

Total instructional and programming budget for 2023-24 school year, divided by the total student enrolment of the previous year. Budget excludes staffing, facility and energy op. costs. Source: Budget and Accounting Office July 2024

Collapse description Instructional Budget $22,561

School budget related to instructional cost categories for the 2023-24 school year (e.g. Technology, textbooks, library, printing, misc. equipment, travel costs... etc.) Excludes staffing costs. Source: Budget and Accounting Office July 2024

Collapse description Healthy Minds Budget $2,432

Budget allocation related to running the Healthy Minds program at the school for the 2023-24 school year. This program is a partnership with the school district, staff, parents, students and community partners to support student health and success at school. K-5 only. Source: Budget and Accounting Office July 2024

Collapse description PSSC Budget $764

Budget for the Parent School Support Committee (PSSC) at this school during the 2023-24 school year. Source: Budget and Accounting Office July 2024

 

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Proximity to School (KM)
District Avg.: 7.5KM
8.1

The average distance students must travel between their pick-up address and the school, in Kilometres. Source: Transportation October 2024

Collapse description Route Count 12

Number of routes serving the school's bussed enrolments. Source: Transportation Dept. October 2024

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Transportation - Eligible
District Avg.: 74.8%
59.5% (153)

Proportion and number of students eligible for transportation under the School Board policy. Source: Transportation Dept. October 2024

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Transportation - Not Eligible
District Avg.: 25.2%
40.5% (104)

Proportion and number of students in-boundary that are not eligible for transportation under School Board policy. Source: Transportation Dept. October 2024

Collapse description Transportation - Length of Bus Ride
  • Longest: 73 minute(s)
  • School Average: 26 minute(s)
  • District Average: 26 minute(s)

The longest, and average, school bus ride times for students to this school, in minutes. Source: Transportation Dept. October 2024

 

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Birth Trend - 6 Year -2%

The change in the average number of births per year. Calculated by comparing the most recent 3 years vs. the 3 years before that.

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Population Pressure
(Related to 2022-23)
-6.3%

The difference between the group of children that will be eligible to enter the school over the next 3 years vs. the group aging out of the school (4 years is used in schools with small youth populations).

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Migration -1.3%

A measure of the net impact of families moving in and out of this catchment area annually, based on the 5 year average.