Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0The 2 schools of Channel-Port aux Basques: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
Every school here answers to NLESD - Western Region. The schools grade is left out in Newfoundland and Labrador, as the province publishes no results school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Channel-Port aux Basques
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Channel-Port aux Basques’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Channel-Port aux Basques
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Channel-Port aux Basques
Towns its size in Newfoundland and Labrador
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Bonavista | 3,293 | 2 | 0 | 118 km |
| Bishop's Falls | 3,162 | 1 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision E | 2,978 | 1 | 0 | 58 km |
| … | ||||
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,601 | 7 | 0 | 4.2 km |
4 out of 17 comparable towns have more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 0 of the 18.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Inside Channel-Port aux Basques’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. The list is Statistics Canada’s ODEF (2019–22): schools opened since are missing, and some closed since may still appear.
Questions about schools in Channel-Port aux Basques
How do I get a place at a school in Channel-Port aux Basques?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Is there a French-language school in Channel-Port aux Basques?
Not in or within 3 km of Channel-Port aux Basques; the French-language board can name the nearest.
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).