Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Paradise and its edges hold 6 schools: 5 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade
3 are inside the town itself and 3 lie within 3 km of its edge. In Newfoundland and Labrador, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 6 schools in and around Paradise are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
3 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Paradise
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.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Paradise’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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
NLESD - Eastern Region runs the most, 5 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| NLESD - Eastern RegionElizabeth Park, Holy Family, Morris Academy, Paradise, Topsail | English public | 5 |
| District 803 - PrivateFirst Baptist Academy | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Paradise
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 6 schools in and around Paradise
High schools within reach of Paradise
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
10 secondary schools are within 15 km: 9 English public and 1 French public. Closest of all: First Baptist Academy (5.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Baptist AcademyAll grades | District 803 - Private | English public | 5.3 km |
| Prince of Wales CollegiateSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 10 km |
| District SchoolSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 11 km |
| St. Kevin's HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 11 km |
| École Rocher-du-NordSecondary | Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | 11 km |
| Gonzaga Regional HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 12 km |
| Brother Rice Junior HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 12 km |
| Holy Heart of Mary Regional HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 12 km |
| Macdonald Drive Junior HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 13 km |
| St. Paul's Junior HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Canadian towns its size
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Albert | 40,728 | 27 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Loyola | 26,607 | 119 | 67 | 0.9 km |
| Strathroy | 26,497 | 12 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Beaumont | 26,305 | 14 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 86 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Paradise | 26,155 | 6 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Malvern East | 26,113 | 63 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Angus | 26,036 | 24 | 4 | 2.4 km |
| Westminster-Branson | 26,027 | 51 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | 25,883 | 39 | 1 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Severn | 15,716 | 15 | 1 | 5.2 km |
472 out of 481 comparable towns have more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 380 of the 482.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Paradise
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paradise | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Mount Pearl 5 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's 7.6 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 km |
| Conception Bay South 9.5 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| St. John's 9.8 km | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Wabana 13 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove 14 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 km |
The neighbour with most schools is St. John's (38).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. This province’s list is ODEF, compiled by Statistics Canada in 2019–22: a few years old.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Paradise’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
Questions about schools in Paradise
How do I get a place at a school in Paradise?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Is there a French-language school in Paradise?
Not in or within 3 km of Paradise; the French-language board can name the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Paradise?
By number of schools: NLESD - Eastern Region (5) and District 803 - Private (1).
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).