Photo: Tango7174 · CC BY-SA 4.0Spaniard's Bay’s teenagers travel 39 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. The province publishes no results school by school, which leaves towns in Newfoundland and Labrador without a schools grade.
High schools within reach of Spaniard's Bay
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Where the 2 schools in and around Spaniard's Bay are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Spaniard's Bay
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix 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 Spaniard's Bay’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 Spaniard's Bay
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Spaniard's Bay
Towns its size in Newfoundland and Labrador
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasadena | 3,930 | 2 | 0 | 25 km |
| … | ||||
| Botwood | 2,884 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Harbour Grace | 2,872 | 1 | 0 | 37 km |
| Holyrood | 2,749 | 1 | 0 | 28 km |
| Division No. 8, Subdivision L | 2,724 | 0 | 0 | 31 km |
| Spaniard's Bay | 2,664 | 2 | 0 | 39 km |
| Division No. 7, Subdivision E | 2,632 | 0 | 0 | 86 km |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove | 2,601 | 7 | 0 | 4.2 km |
Among 14 towns its size, 2 have more schools nearby. A school in French is nearby in 0 towns of 15.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Spaniard's Bay
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spaniard's Bay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 km |
| Bay Roberts 3.6 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 37 km |
| Upper Island Cove 6.3 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 35 km |
| Harbour Grace 8.5 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 37 km |
| Clarke's Beach 11 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 39 km |
| Carbonear 14 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 40 km |
| Victoria 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 42 km |
Carbonear has the most schools nearby, 3.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Spaniard's Bay and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Spaniard's Bay
How many schools are there in Spaniard's Bay?
Inside the town there are 1; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Spaniard's Bay?
None within 3 km of Spaniard's Bay. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Spaniard's Bay?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
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).