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St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador · Public · English
Student success
How Newfoundland and Labrador students are doing on the province's own assessment of reading and mathematics in grades 3, 6 and 9
Reading, meeting expectations
Provincial Reading and Mathematics Assessment, share of students at Meeting Expectation in reading, spring 2024 against the equated 2022 assessment; every NLSchools student in the grade writes it
Mathematics, meeting expectations
PRMA mathematics, share of students at Meeting Expectation, spring 2025 against the equated 2023 assessment
Click any figure to open its chart with every year.
What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF.
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What the report says
The figures as charts, every year labelled, and the report's findings, in one PDF. Show Hide
Figures and findings read from NLSchools's PRMA reports, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (gov.nl.ca) , published 2025-11.
The report's own pages
The results pages as the district published them. Open a page to read it at full size.
School buses and catchment areas
Student Transportation, nlschools.ca ↗- Who qualifies
- Students in their zoned school's catchment beyond the provincial walking distance, 1.6 km; check any address on BusPlanner's Can I Ride a Bus?
- Bus information
- BusPlanner Parent Portal: route, stop, projected times and email notices of routing changes; every school with a bus also has a posted route sheet
- Route sheets
- Every school with busing has a posted route sheet of stops and times; the map below draws the St. John's metro runs from them
- Registration
- Online bus registration is rolling out from 2026-27 in Phase One schools in each region; other families are routed from PowerSchool
- Safety
- Buses meet the CSA D250 standard and are inspected three or four times a year; drivers need a Class 2 or 4 licence, screening and annual online training
- Closures
- Delays, closures and bus cancellations are posted on the live School Status Report, refreshed every five minutes
- Contact
- Avalon HQ 709-729-1234; Central 709-256-2547; Western 709-637-4000; Labrador 709-896-2431
From the district
Route map
All 41 routes drawn from the district's stop lists. Open the live map to pick a route and see its stops and times.
Stops placed with OpenStreetMap; a stop that could not be placed is left off rather than guessed. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Catchment maps
Every school's catchment from NLSchools' BusPlanner map: the St. John's metro area by level, then the Avalon, Central, Western and Labrador regions.
Leadership and staff
Executive and directors
NLSchools has no elected board: since 2022 it is part of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, led by the Assistant Deputy Minister for Education Operations from Confederation Building, with regional offices in St. John's, Gander, Corner Brook and Happy Valley-Goose Bay. Numbers are 709 area code.
- terryhall@nlschools.caTerry HallAssistant Deputy Minister, Education Operations · 729-6689
- heidiwilliams@nlschools.caHeidi WilliamsDirector of Student Services
- nicolearklie@nlschools.caNicole ArklieDirector of Student Support Services, Western, Central and Labrador · 484-3432
- iansinclair@nlschools.caIan SinclairComptroller and Director of Financial Services · 729-2590
- aliciasainsbury@nlschools.caAlicia SainsburySenior Director of Human Resources · 729-2545
- jimsinnott@nlschools.caJim SinnottDirector of School Facilities · 729-8027
- cabutt@nlschools.caCraig ButtDirector of Information Technology · 729-0647
- gordonbarbour@nlschools.caGordon BarbourDirector of Student Transportation · 256-2547
- cherylgullage@nlschools.caCheryl GullageDirector of School Communications · 729-2304
As listed on Staff Directory, nlschools.ca
Directors of schools
Each family of schools (FOS) reports to a director of schools in its region.
- sheldonmarsh@nlschools.caSheldon MarshAvalon, FOS 07 · 729-2541
- jamiecoady@nlschools.caJamie CoadyAvalon, FOS 08 · 729-2538
- susanperry@nlschools.caSusan PerryAvalon, FOS 09 · 729-2531
- kirksmith@nlschools.caKirk SmithAvalon, FOS 10 · 729-2489
- duanesmith@nlschools.caDuane SmithCentral, FOS 05 · 256-2547
- melanieperry@nlschools.caMelanie PerryCentral, FOS 06 · 256-2547
- stephenperchard@nlschools.caStephen PerchardWestern, FOS 02 · 637-4000
- jamespink@nlschools.caJim PinkWestern, FOS 03 · 637-4645
- ryankelley@nlschools.caRyan KelleyWestern and Central, FOS 04 · 637-4645
- lorinaspurrell@nlschools.caLorina SpurrellLabrador, FOS 01 · 896-2431
As listed on Staff Directory, nlschools.ca
Student transportation
- kristaburke1@nlschools.caKrista BurkeManager of Student Transportation, Avalon · 729-8045
- leannehubert@nlschools.caLeanne HubertSenior Manager, Contracted Student Transportation · 729-8200
- andrepower@nlschools.caAndre PowerManager of Student Transportation, Central · 256-2547
- mandypenney1@nlschools.caMandy PenneySenior Manager of Student Transportation, Western · 637-4040
- grantpatey@nlschools.caGrant PateyManager of Student Transportation, Labrador · 896-6025
As listed on Staff Directory, nlschools.ca
Schools
252 totalA.P. Low Primary
K-3600 Bartlett Drive, Labrador City, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
A.R. Scammell Academy
K-L41 Seal Harbour Road, Change Islands, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
Acreman Elementary
K-6295 Route 80, Green's Harbour, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
Admiral's Academy
K-7835 Conception Bay Highway, Kelligrews, Conception Bay South, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
All Hallows Elementary
K-670 Dr. Whalen's Road, North River, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
All Saints All-Grade
K-L310 Wellington Street, Grey River, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
Amalgamated Academy
4-921 Eric Dawe Drive, Bay Roberts, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
Amos Comenius Memorial School
K-L41 Nanuk Hill, Hopedale, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
Anthony Paddon Elementary
K-673 Goose Bay Drive, Musgravetown, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
Ascension Collegiate
L1-L432 Main Highway, Bay Roberts, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
Avoca Collegiate
K-913 School Road, Badger, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)
B.L. Morrison
K-L422 Kaipokok Drive, Postville, NL
Enrolment not reported (2024-2025)