Strait Regional Centre for Education is a Canadian school board operating in eastern

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. The centre has a student population of 7,281 and it employs 612 teachers. The annual budget of the board is approximately $66 million (

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). The centre was created on April 1, 2018, replacing the Strait Regional School Board.

Schools

Strait Regional School Board coverage map

* Inverness County ** Pleasant Bay School - Grades Primary to 6 ** Cape Breton Highlands Education Centre/Academy - Grades Primary to 12 ** Inverness Education Centre/Academy - Grades Primary to 12 **

Dalbrae Academy Dalbrae Academy is a secondary school located in Mabou, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is attended by 261 students in grades 9 to 12. The school falls under the jurisdiction of the Strait Regional School Board. The Principal is Carol Smith and the Vice ...

- Grades 9 to 12 ** Bayview Education Centre - Grades Primary to 8 ** Whycocomagh Education Centre - Grades Primary to 8 **

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- Grades 9 to 12 **

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- Grades Primary to 8 * Richmond County ** East Richmond Education Centre - Grades Primary to 8 ** Felix Marchand Education Centre - Grades Primary to 4 ** Richmond Academy - Grades 9 to 12 ** West Richmond Education Centre - Grades 5 to 8 * Antigonish County **

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- Grades Primary to 12 ** Rev. H.J. MacDonald School - Grades Primary to 6 (No Longer open as a school, being turned into a community centre.) ** St. Andrew's Consolidated School - Grades Primary to 6 ** Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School - Grades 9 to 12 ** Antigonish Education Centre - Grades Primary to 4 ** St. Andrew Junior School - Grades 5 to 8 ** H.M. MacDonald Elementary School - Grades Primary to 6 * Guysborough County ** Mulgrave Memorial Education Centre - Grades Primary to 8 ** Chedabucto Education Centre/Guysborough Academy - Grades Primary to 12 ** Fanning Education Centre - Grades Primary to 8 **

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- Grades 9 to 12 ** St. Mary's Academy (Nova Scotia) - Grades 8 to 12 ** St. Mary's Education Centre - Grades Primary to 7

Former schools

Whycocomagh Consolidated School

''Whycocomagh Consolidated School'' (WCS) was a grade primary to grade 12 school located in

Whycocomagh, Nova Scotia Whycocomagh (''Why-cog-ho-mah''), is an unincorporated area on the eastern edge of the Municipality of the County of Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada. The population in 2001 was 854. The name derives from the Mi'kmaq language and relates to being n ...

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. It closed in 2000, after

was opened as the new

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for the students in the area and a new school was built for grades primary to eight. The school's colours were royal blue and gold, and the high school teams were called Whycocomagh Thunder. The school fell under the jurisdiction of the Strait Regional School Board. The closure of the school came after a long battle with the government.

Members

External links

Strait Regional School Board
School districts in Nova Scotia Education in Inverness County, Nova Scotia Education in Richmond County, Nova Scotia Education in Antigonish County, Nova Scotia Education in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia {{NovaScotia-school-stub