Photo: ALAN SCHMIERER · CC0Torbay and its edges hold 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Every school here answers to NLESD - Eastern Region. No schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 4 schools in and around Torbay are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
2 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Torbay
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.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Torbay’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 Torbay
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 4 schools in and around Torbay
High schools within reach of Torbay
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
9 secondary schools are within 15 km: 8 English public and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, St. Paul's Junior High: 6.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul's Junior HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 6.9 km |
| Macdonald Drive Junior HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 7.4 km |
| Gonzaga Regional HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 8.9 km |
| Brother Rice Junior HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 9.9 km |
| Holy Heart of Mary Regional HighSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 10 km |
| Prince of Wales CollegiateSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 10 km |
| École Rocher-du-NordSecondary | Conseil scolaire francophone | French public | 11 km |
| District SchoolSecondary | NLESD - Eastern Region | English public | 11 km |
| First Baptist AcademyAll grades | District 803 - Private | English public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Newfoundland and Labrador
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Falls-Windsor | 14,510 | 5 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Gander | 12,707 | 5 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's | 9,167 | 2 | 0 | 8.9 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 |
| … | ||||
| Carbonear | 5,041 | 3 | 0 | 40 km |
3 out of 11 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in French: 2 of the 12 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Torbay
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Torbay | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove 5 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Flatrock 6.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Portugal Cove-St. Philip's 9.5 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 km |
| St. John's 11 km | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Pouch Cove 12 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
| Wabana 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
38 schools make St. John's the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. StatCan’s ODEF (2019–22) is the open source here; it may miss new schools.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Torbay or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Torbay
How do I get a place at a school in Torbay?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Torbay?
None within 3 km of Torbay. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).