 The public school system was originally Protestant but is now secular.The Separate School system is Roman Catholic (open to students of all faiths at secondary level, they have the option of refusing non-Catholics at the elementary level) with the exception of the Penetanguishene Protestant Separate School Board, which runs a single Protestant school.School Board Funding Projections (excluding capital programs) estimates more than CAD$ 20 billion will be put toward the province's 73 school board districts in the 2012–2013 school-year.