QENTAK RESEARCH · 2026 EDITION
Prince Edward Island: independent and home education, 2026 Edition
Prince Edward Island is Canada's smallest province, and small numbers move its shares noticeably from year to year.
Snapshot
Prince Edward Island: 2024/25 at a glance
549 independent students (2.4%); 288 registered home-educated (1.3%); no operating funding for independent schools.
| School year | Independent | Independent share | Home-educated | Home-education share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006/07 | 0 | 0.00% | 45 | 0.21% |
| 2007/08 | 192 | 0.91% | 54 | 0.26% |
| 2008/09 | 210 | 1.02% | 57 | 0.28% |
| 2009/10 | 192 | 0.95% | 57 | 0.28% |
| 2010/11 | 204 | 0.95% | 69 | 0.32% |
| 2011/12 | 207 | 0.98% | 81 | 0.38% |
| 2012/13 | 210 | 1.01% | 81 | 0.39% |
| 2013/14 | 210 | 1.03% | 84 | 0.41% |
| 2014/15 | 225 | 1.11% | 93 | 0.46% |
| 2015/16 | 240 | 1.20% | 123 | 0.61% |
| 2016/17 | 276 | 1.35% | 189 | 0.92% |
| 2017/18 | 339 | 1.64% | 162 | 0.78% |
| 2018/19 | 441 | 2.10% | 171 | 0.82% |
| 2019/20 | 474 | 2.21% | 192 | 0.90% |
| 2020/21 | 558 | 2.57% | 555 | 2.55% |
| 2021/22 | 546 | 2.47% | 477 | 2.16% |
| 2022/23 | 552 | 2.49% | 225 | 1.01% |
| 2023/24 | 486 | 2.15% | 282 | 1.25% |
| 2024/25 | 549 | 2.40% | 288 | 1.26% |
- Independent share
- Registered home-education share
- Independent change since 2006/07not reported in 2006/07
- Fraser share, 2023/242.0%
- Outside public, 2024/253.7%
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0109-01, 2006/2007 to 2024/2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Our recomputation: shares are of public plus independent plus registered home-schooled students.
Cite this chart
Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0109-01, 2006/2007 to 2024/2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Our recomputation: shares are of public plus independent plus registered home-schooled students. Chart: "Prince Edward Island: 2024/25 at a glance", Qentak Research, The State of Independent & Home Education in Canada, 2026 Edition. https://qentak.com/research/canada/prince-edward-island#chart-province-prince-edward-island-snapshot
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<figure> <img src="https://qentak.com/research/charts/province-prince-edward-island-snapshot.svg" alt="Line chart of Prince Edward Island's independent share (solid) and registered home-education share (dotted) of K-12 students, 2006/07 to 2024/25." width="800" style="max-width:100%;height:auto"> <figcaption>Adapted from Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0109-01, 2006/2007 to 2024/2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product. Our recomputation: shares are of public plus independent plus registered home-schooled students. Chart by <a href="https://qentak.com/research/canada/prince-edward-island#chart-province-prince-edward-island-snapshot">Qentak Research</a>.</figcaption> </figure>
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At a glance
| Measure | Figure | Source and year |
|---|---|---|
| Independent students | 549 (2.4% of K-12) | Statistics Canada, 2024/25 |
| Independent share, Fraser measure | 2.0% in 2023/24 | Fraser Institute, 2026 Edition |
| Independent headcount | 474 in 2019/20 to 549 in 2024/25; not reported in 2006/07 | Statistics Canada |
| Registered home-educated | 288 (1.3%) in 2024/25; 192 in 2019/20; 555 in 2020/21 | Statistics Canada |
| Public spending per student | $17,475 (2022/23), the highest in Canada; up 14.5% in real terms since 2013/14 | Fraser Institute, 2025 Edition |
Independent schools and funding
Prince Edward Island does not fund independent schools. With fewer than 600 independent students, a change of a few dozen shifts the share by a tenth of a point or more, so year-to-year movement should be read with care: the share was 2.2% in 2019/20, 2.6% in 2020/21, 2.2% in 2023/24 and 2.4% in 2024/25.
Home education
We have not read Prince Edward Island's home-education rules (the Education Act text and the Department's pages were not retrievable in our research), so we do not summarize them. Registered numbers: 555 in 2020/21 and 288 in 2024/25.
2026/27 calendar
Ministerial Directive MD 2026-01: 195 school days, of which 181 are instructional. School starts September 8, 2026; Grades K to 9 end on June 25, 2027.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Table 37-10-0109-01; Fraser Institute 2026 Edition and 2025 spending edition; Prince Edward Island Department of Education and Early Years, Ministerial Directive MD 2026-01. Not legal advice. If you can point us to the current home-education rules, use /research/corrections.