Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre to close in June 2018

Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre, a Grade Primary to Grade 8school located in Guysborough County, is set to close permanently on June 30, 2018.

• Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre may close if recommendation approved

The decision was made at the Strait Regional School Board meeting Wednesday evening.

Tamarac Education Centre in Port Hawkesbury will be the school where studentsaffected by the closure are sent.

The school board also decided that Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre will serve only grades Primary to 6starting in September 2016. Once the school closes in 2018, all of the GradePrimary to Grade 6students will go to Tamarac Education Centre.

Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre'swebsite saysthere are 62 students enrolled at the school right now. The site also says there are5.5 teaching positions, a half-time librarian, a secretary and two janitorial staff.