Enrolment at the school peaked during the 1962–1963 academic year, with 148 residents and 89 day students.[3] At the school, students were only allowed to visit their parents on Sundays–a practice that ended with a new principal in 1933.[3] Students had their hair cut when they arrived at the school, and each student was assigned a number, which was used when staff members became upset.[3] There was an expectation from staff to "physically dominate their students".[3] Although local management improved conditions somewhat, abusive practices continued into the 1990s. Amber K. K. Pelletier, who attended the Marieval residence from 1993 to 1997, was the youngest survivor interviewed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada.[2]