Photo: JohnHinks · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Stephenville, 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools: 5 schools in all
Every school here answers to NLESD - Western Region. In Newfoundland and Labrador, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 5 schools in and around Stephenville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
4 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Stephenville
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 Stephenville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Stephenville
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 5 schools in and around Stephenville
Towns its size in Newfoundland and Labrador
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gander | 12,707 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Torbay | 8,297 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Happy Valley-Goose Bay | 8,197 | 4 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Labrador City | 7,965 | 3 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Clarenville | 7,441 | 3 | 0 | 101 km |
| Stephenville | 6,840 | 5 | 0 | 16 km |
| Bay Roberts | 6,407 | 2 | 0 | 37 km |
| Deer Lake | 5,319 | 3 | 0 | 44 km |
| Marystown | 5,196 | 2 | 0 | 36 km |
| Carbonear | 5,041 | 3 | 0 | 40 km |
| … | ||||
| Placentia | 3,374 | 1 | 0 | 48 km |
It counts more schools than any of the 14 others. 2 of the 15 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Stephenville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephenville | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
| Kippens 2.9 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Stephenville Crossing 12 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 km |
| St. George's 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 km |
Of 3 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Stephenville plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- The year. StatCan’s ODEF (2019–22) is the open source here; it may miss new schools.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Stephenville
How do I get a place at a school in Stephenville?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Stephenville?
No, none within 3 km of Stephenville; 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).