Photo: Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 3.03 schools serve Carbonear, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
All of them belong to NLESD - Eastern Region. No schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 3 schools in and around Carbonear are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
2 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Carbonear
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Newfoundland and Labrador.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Carbonear’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Carbonear
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Carbonear
Towns its size in Newfoundland and Labrador
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labrador City | 7,965 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Stephenville | 6,840 | 5 | 0 | 16 km |
| Bay Roberts | 6,407 | 2 | 0 | 37 km |
| Deer Lake | 5,319 | 3 | 0 | 44 km |
| Marystown | 5,196 | 2 | 0 | 36 km |
| Carbonear | 5,041 | 3 | 0 | 40 km |
| Pasadena | 3,930 | 2 | 0 | 25 km |
| Lewisporte | 3,405 | 3 | 0 | 25 km |
| Channel-Port aux Basques | 3,379 | 2 | 0 | 107 km |
| Placentia | 3,374 | 1 | 0 | 48 km |
| … | ||||
| Bishop's Falls | 3,162 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 km |
More schools are within reach in 1 of the 12 other towns. Of the 13, 1 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Carbonear
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbonear | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 km |
| Victoria 3.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 km |
| Harbour Grace 5.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 km |
| Upper Island Cove 9.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 km |
| Spaniard's Bay 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 km |
| Bay Roberts 17 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 km |
None of its 5 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Inside Carbonear’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. The schools are those in ODEF, 2019–22; check with the board for any opened since.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Carbonear
Is there a French-language school in Carbonear?
Not in or within 3 km of Carbonear; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Carbonear?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).