Nova Central School District was a

school district A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public Primary school, primary or Secondary school, secondary schools or both in various countries. It is not to be confused with an attendance zone, which is within a school dis ...

headquartered in Gander in the

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. The district had 66 schools located in 50 different communities, and served about 13,000 students, including a significant rural population. The District was formed by the merger of the Lewisporte-Gander and Baie Verte-Central-Connaigre school boards in 2004. The largest school in the district was

Gander Academy Gander Academy is a school in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is operated by the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District. History In 1996, a neighboring Catholic school, St. Joseph's Elementary, closed its doors. The former ...

. The district was replaced by the

Newfoundland and Labrador English School District NLSchools (formally known as Newfoundland & Labrador English School District as of 2024) is the school board overseeing all English-language primary and secondary education in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. In June 2018, NLESD ...

upon provincial amalgamation in 2013.

Schools

* Avoca Collegiate in Badger *Baie Verte Collegiate in Baie Verte * Baie Verte Academy in Baie Verte *

Bay d'Espoir Academy Bay d'Espoir Academy is a K-12 school in St. Alban's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada that serves the Bay d'Espoir Bay d'Espoir ( ) is an arm of Hermitage Bay in the Gulf of Saint Lawrence, located on the south coast of Newfoundland (island), ...

in Milltown *

Bayview Primary Bayview may refer to: Places Australia * Bayview, New South Wales * Bayview, Northern Territory Canada * Bayview, Calgary, a neighborhood in Alberta * Bayview, Newfoundland and Labrador * Bayview Avenue, a road in Toronto, Ontario ** Bayview st ...

in Nipper's Harbour * Botwood Collegiate in Botwood *

Brian Peckford Elementary Brian (sometimes spelled Bryan (given name), Bryan in English) is a male given name of Irish language, Irish and Breton language, Breton origin, as well as a surname of Occitan language, Occitan origin. It is common in the English-speaking world. ...

in Triton *

Centreville Academy Centreville Academy is a private PK-12 school in Centreville, Mississippi. It serves 357 students from Amite County and adjacent Wilkinson County. History At the end of the 1950s, as part of the Massive resistance to the desegregation of the ...

in Centreville-Wareham * Charlottetown Primary in Charlottetown * Cape John Collegiate in La Scie * Cottrells Cove Academy in Cottrell's Cove * Deckwood Primary in Woodstock *

Dorset Collegiate Dorset Collegiate (officially called Dorset Collegiate High School) is a school in Pilley's Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The principal is Pam Kelley and the vice principal is Alex Hutchings. The school is in Division B of the 3A Pro ...

in Pilley's Island * Exploits Valley Intermediate in Grand Falls-Windsor * Exploits Valley High in Grand Falls-Windsor * Fitzgerald Academy in English Harbour West *

Fogo Island Central Academy Fogo (Portuguese for fire) may refer to: * Fogo, Cape Verde ** Mount Fogo * Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada ** Town of Fogo ** Fogo Aerodrome ** Fogo (electoral district) * Fogo, Scottish Borders, a village in Berwickshire, Scotland ** Fogo Pri ...

in Fogo Island Central *

in Gander *

Gander Collegiate Gander Collegiate is a high school in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador. It currently houses grades 10 through 12 (levels I through III). The high school in Gander is directly next to St. Paul's Intermediate School. September 11, 2001 As a resul ...

in Gander * Gill Memorial Academy in Musgrave Harbour *

Glovertown Academy Glovertown is a town in northeastern Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is in Division No. 7 on Alexander Bay. History Originally, Glovertown was called Bloody Bay. That name dated back to the 18th century and supposedly it ref ...

in Glovertown *

Green Bay South Academy Green is the color between cyan and yellow on the visible spectrum. It is evoked by light which has a dominant wavelength of roughly 495570 nm. In subtractive color systems, used in painting and color printing, it is created by a combin ...

in Robert's Arm * Greenwood Academy in Campbellton * Helen Tulk Elementary in Bishop's Falls * Heritage Academy in Greens Pond *

Hillside Elementary Hillside may refer to the side of a hill. Places Australia *Hillside mine, a proposed mine on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia * Hillside, New South Wales *Hillside, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne Canada * Hillside, Nova Scotia United Kin ...

in La Scie *

Hillview Academy Hillview or Hill View may refer to: Places Australia * Hillview, Sutton Forest, New South Wales * Hillview, Queensland Canada * Hillview, Edmonton, Alberta * Hillview, Newfoundland and Labrador * Hillview, Ontario Ireland * Hillview, Wat ...

in Norris Arm South *

H.L. Strong Academy HL may refer to: In arts and entertainment * ''Half-Life'' (series), a video game series by Valve ** ''Half-Life'' (video game), the first game in that series * ''Horseland'', an online community and virtual game * ''Harry Styles'' and ''Louis T ...

in Little Bay Islands *Holy Cross School in Eastport * Indian River High School in Springdale *

Indian River Academy Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples o ...

in Springdale *

J.M. Olds Collegiate J.M. Olds Collegiate is a high school located in Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It currently has an enrollment of 111 students and 10 teachers. It operates under the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District, formerly the ...

in Twillingate * Jane Collins Academy in Hare Bay * John Watlkins Academy in Hermitage *

King Academy King is a royal title given to a male monarch. A king is an absolute monarch if he holds unrestricted governmental power or exercises full sovereignty over a nation. Conversely, he is a constitutional monarch if his power is restrained by fi ...

in Harbour Breton *

Lakewood Academy Lakewood may refer to: Places Australia * Lakewood, Western Australia, an abandoned town in Western Australia Canada * Lakewood, Edmonton, Alberta * Lakewood Suburban Centre, Saskatoon Lakewood Urban Centre, preveously known as Lakewood Su ...

in Glenwood *

Lester Pearson Memorial High Lester is an ancient Anglo-Saxons, Anglo-Saxon surname and given name. People Given name * Lester Bangs (1948–1982), American music critic * Lester Oliver Bankhead (1912–1997), American architect * Lester W. Bentley (1908–1972), American ...

in Wesleyville *

Lewisporte Academy Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 3,288. It is situated in Burnt Bay which opens on to the Bay of Exploits. Lewisporte has a deep water port and related facilities that serve many communities in the re ...

in Lewisporte * Lewisporte Collegiate in Lewisporte *

Lewisporte Intermediate Lewisporte is a town in central Newfoundland, Canada, with a population of 3,288. It is situated in Burnt Bay which opens on to the Bay of Exploits. Lewisporte has a deep water port and related facilities that serve many communities in the re ...

in Lewisporte *

Lumsden School Complex Lumsden may refer to: __NOTOC__ Places * Lumsden, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, a town * Rural Municipality of Lumsden No. 189, Saskatchewan, Canada ** Lumsden, Saskatchewan, Canada, a town * Lumsden (provincial electoral district), Saskatch ...

in Lumsden * Lakeside Academy in Buchans * Leading Tickles Elementary in Leading Tickles *Leo Burke Academy in Bishop's Falls * Long Island Academy in Beaumont * Memorial Academy in Wesleyville * Memorial Academy in Botwood * M.S.B. Regional Academy in Middle Arm * Millcrest Academy in Grand Falls-Windsor *New World Island Academy in Summerford * Phoenix Academy in Carmanville * Point Leamington Academy in Point Leamington *Riverwood Academy in Wings Point * Sandstone Academy in Ladle Cove *Smallwood Academy in Gambo * St. Gabriel's All-Grade in St. Brendans * St. Paul's Intermediate in Gander * St. Stephen's All-Grade in Rencontre East * St. Peter's All-Grade in McCallum *St. Peter's Academy in Westport * St. Joseph's Elementary in Harbour Breton *

Sprucewood Academy Grand Falls-Windsor is a town located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of 13,853 at the 2021 census. The town is the largest in the central region, the s ...

in Grand Falls-Windsor *Twillingate Island Elementary in Twillingate * Victoria Academy in Gaultois *Valmont Academy in King's Point * William Mercer Academy in Dover *

Woodland Primary Grand Falls-Windsor is a town located in the central region of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, with a population of 13,853 at the 2021 census. The town is the largest in the central region, the s ...

in Grand Falls-Windso

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Nova Central School District
School districts in Newfoundland and Labrador 2004 establishments in Newfoundland and Labrador 2013 disestablishments in Newfoundland and Labrador Former education in Newfoundland and Labrador