Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Grand Falls-Windsor and its edges hold 5 schools: 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
Every school here answers to NLESD - Central Region. With no open results to compare (the province publishes no results school by school), there’s no schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Where the 5 schools in and around Grand Falls-Windsor are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
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 Grand Falls-Windsor
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Grand Falls-Windsor’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Grand Falls-Windsor
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Grand Falls-Windsor
High schools within reach of Grand Falls-Windsor
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 English public. Exploits Valley Intermediate is closest, at 1.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exploits Valley IntermediateSecondary | NLESD - Central Region | English public | 1.4 km |
| Exploits Valley HighSecondary | NLESD - Central Region | English public | 5.3 km |
| Leo Burke AcademySecondary | NLESD - Central Region | English public | 11 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 |
| … | ||||
| Bay Roberts | 6,407 | 2 | 0 | 37 km |
Among 12 towns its size, 3 have more schools nearby. A school in French is nearby in 2 towns of 13.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Grand Falls-Windsor
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Bishop's Falls 14 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.6 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Grand Falls-Windsor and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- 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 open list is ODEF (2019–22), which may still show schools since closed.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Grand Falls-Windsor
How do I get a place at a school in Grand Falls-Windsor?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Grand Falls-Windsor?
No, none within 3 km of Grand Falls-Windsor; ask the French-language board for 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).