Most Toronto schools not in state of good repair, FAO report says [Video]

Nearly 85 per cent of schools within the Toronto District School Board are considered to be “below” a state of good repair, according to the province’s Financial Accountability Office (FAO).

In a report released Tuesday, the FAO confirmed that the country’s largest school board took the top spot for the most number of buildings that were in need of rehabilitation or replacement.

As of March 31, 2024, the FAO found that provincewide, about 3,037 schools, or about 63 per cent of schools, are in a state of good repair, while 1,813, about 37 per cent, were below that threshold.

“The 10 largest school boards accounted for 52 per cent of all buildings below (state of good repair) SOGR,” the report noted.

The TDSB was found to have 84.1 per cent of its buildings below a state of good repair, followed by the Thames Valley District School Board at 52.5 per cent, and the …