Rural & Northern Education Funding (RNEA)

The Rural and Northern Education Allocation (RNEA) is dedicated funding to further improve education for students from rural and northern communities.

Funding is allocated to school boards based on the number of rural students and two factors measuring the density of rural student enrolment in the school board. School boards may use the funding for rural education based on local needs, such as the following:

• improving programming and support services in rural schools (e.g., French immersion, arts education and guidance counselling)
• continuing the operation of rural schools
• enhancing student transportation options such as late bus runs and mobile online learning through tablets or Wi-Fi

For 2024-2025, the following schools qualified for this funding:

• Boniface
• Brigid
• Clement

The board received $50,814 which was used to purchase Chromebooks, technology and resources to support these schools.