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A “huge migration” of families from the GTA is among the factors pushing up enrolment at the London region’s two school boards.

The Thames Valley District school board is projecting an additional 3,400 students at its 160 schools this fall, a 2.2 per cent increase.

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The London District Catholic school board expects its enrolment will grow by nearly 425 students, or 2.1 per cent, in the 2018-19 school year.

“There’s a huge migration of young families coming from the GTA,” said Matt Reid, chair of the Thames Valley board.

The influx is being felt at schools in certain areas in London and other large urban centres, he said.

The projected enrolment increase at the Thames Valley board continues a trend that started two years ago with the arrival of Syrian refugees and is expected to continue to the 2021-22 school year.

The board’s enrolment in the school year that ends today increased by 1,800 students, Reid said.