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'' school board for the eastern portion of the island of

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, in the

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province of

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

. Its headquarters was in St. John's and there were regional offices in

Spaniard's Bay Spaniard's Bay is a town in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the northwest side of Conception Bay and consists of Vokey's Shore, Northern Cove, Mint Cove, Green Head, and Goddenville. The name Spaniard's Bay c ...

, Burin and

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. The district served approximately 40,000 students with 4,200 staff and teachers. It was amalgamated in 2013 into the

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. The last CEO/Director of Education was Dr. Bruce Vey, who was appointed in October 2012.School District press release, April 28, 2009
retrieved 2012-04-01 Previous directors include Ford Rice, Darrin Pike, who was appointed Deputy Minister of the Department of Education in 2009, and Dr.

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, who joined the district in 2004 and departed to enter provincial politics where he served as Minister of Education.

Schools

The Eastern School District managed 119 schools in four regions, including the following high schools and schools with school grades: Avalon East Regional Schools * Mary Queen of the World Elementary School East Point elementary * Baltimore School Complex * Bishops College * Booth Memorial High School * Gonzaga Regional High School *

Holy Heart of Mary High School Holy Heart of Mary Regional High School is a public high school located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. History Built in the 1950s by the Presentation sisters and the Sisters of Mercy, it was originally an all-girls school cal ...

* Holy Spirit High School * Holy Trinity High School * Janeway Hospital School * Mobile Central High School * Mount Pearl Senior High School * O'Donel High School *

Prince of Wales Collegiate Prince of Wales Collegiate is a public high school located in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It served part of St. John's as well as the rural community of Portugal Cove-St. Philip's. The school was erected in 1959. At that time ...

* Queen Elizabeth Regional High School * St. Anne's Academy * St. Kevin's High School * St. Michael's High School Avalon West Regional Schools * Ascension Collegiate * Baccalieu Collegiate * Carbonear Collegiate * Crescent Collegiate Burin Regional Schools * Christ the King School (Dunne Memorial Academy) * Fatima Academy * Laval High School * Roncalli Central High School * St. Catherine's Academy * Christ the King School * Fortune Bay Academy * Holy Name of Mary * John Burke High School * Marystown Central High * St. Joseph's Academy * St. Joseph's All Grade * St. Lawrence Academy Vista Regional Schools (including

and Bonavista Peninsula): * Bishop White School * Clarenville High School * Discovery Collegiate * Heritage Collegiate * Random Island Academy * Southwest Arm Academy * St. Mark's School * Swift Current Academy * Tricentia Academy

References

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External links

The Eastern School District of Newfoundland and Labrador homepage

School District list of schools
School districts in Newfoundland and Labrador 2013 disestablishments in Newfoundland and Labrador Former education in Newfoundland and Labrador