Photo: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office · Public domainOne school serves Placentia: Laval High School
NLESD - Eastern Region runs it: Secondary. We don’t grade schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.
How children get a place in Placentia
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Placentia
Towns its size in Newfoundland and Labrador
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Lake | 5,319 | 3 | 0 | 44 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 |
| Division No. 1, Subdivision E | 2,978 | 1 | 0 | 58 km |
| Springdale | 2,893 | 2 | 0 | 57 km |
| … | ||||
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,601 | 7 | 0 | 4.2 km |
Among 17 towns its size, 11 have more schools nearby. Teaching in French: 0 of the 18 have it.
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. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Counted: Placentia’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
Questions about schools in Placentia
Is there a French-language school in Placentia?
Not within 3 km of Placentia. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Placentia?
All 1 are inside the town itself.
How do I get a place at a school in Placentia?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).