Photo: Chaughten · CC BY-SA 3.0Nain’s one school is Jens Haven Memorial
Its board is NLESD - Labrador Region; it is All grades. In Newfoundland and Labrador, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.
How children get a place in Nain
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 school in and around Nain
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 Nain’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Nain
How do I get a place at a school in Nain?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
How many schools are there in Nain?
The town holds all 1; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Nain?
There is none in or near Nain (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
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).