Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Gander and its edges hold 5 schools: 2 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
Every school here answers to NLESD - Central Region. No schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 5 schools in and around Gander are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
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 Gander
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Newfoundland and Labrador marked.
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 Gander’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 Gander
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Gander
High schools within reach of Gander
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. St. Paul's Intermediate School is closest, at 1.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's Intermediate SchoolSecondary | NLESD - Central Region | English public | 1.3 km |
| Gander CollegiateSecondary | NLESD - Central Region | English public | 1.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conception Bay South | 29,725 | 3 | 0 | 14 km |
| Paradise | 26,155 | 6 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Mount Pearl | 24,266 | 9 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Corner Brook | 20,549 | 7 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 14,510 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Gander | 12,707 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | 9,167 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 km |
| Torbay | 8,297 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay | 8,197 | 4 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Labrador City | 7,965 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Carbonear | 5,041 | 3 | 0 | 40 km |
3 of the 15 others have more schools in reach. 2 towns of the 16 have a French-language school.
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
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. The schools are those in ODEF, 2019–22; check with the board for any opened since.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- Which schools count. Inside Gander’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Gander
How do I get a place at a school in Gander?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in Gander?
Not near Gander: within 3 km there is none, and the French-language board points to the closest.
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).