Photo: Shhewitt · CC BY-SA 4.0Lewisporte and its edges hold 3 schools: 1 elementary school and 2 secondary schools
One board, NLESD - Central Region, runs them all. We don’t grade schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Lewisporte
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Not one teaches in French.
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 Lewisporte’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one 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 Lewisporte
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Lewisporte
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 |
| … | ||||
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,601 | 7 | 0 | 4.2 km |
1 out of 17 comparable towns have more schools. 0 of the 18 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
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Lewisporte’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. The schools are those in ODEF, 2019–22; check with the board for any opened since.
- 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 Lewisporte
How do I get a place at a school in Lewisporte?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Lewisporte?
No, none within 3 km of Lewisporte; 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).