The Honourable John Haggie, Minister of Education, is welcoming students in the K-12 education system back to class for the start of the 2022-23 school year.
As a result of increased enrollment during the 2021-22 school year, Budget 2022 included an increased investment of $3.1 million for teaching services to meet the rising student population.
This year an additional 28 teachers and specialists have been added throughout the system. This follows significant increases between 2017 and 2022 through the Education Action Plan, including over 100 school based reading specialists, approximately 200 teaching and learning assistants to support K-6 students, nearly 40 additional teacher librarians and 12 English-as-a-Second-Language teachers to support newcomers.
This year, classes return with a priority focus on in-person learning, with schools opening under the same conditions as when classes ended in June 2022. As a reminder for all students and families:
- Masks continue to be recommended in schools.
- Students, teachers and staff should stay home if they become sick. However, people with symptoms related to other known causes (e.g. runny nose due to allergies or lingering cough from prior illness) can still attend.
- All students, teachers and staff should stay up-to-date on their vaccinations; more on COVID-19 vaccinations may be found here.
- All classrooms and most common areas in schools throughout the province have air filtration and purification systems, which were installed last year.
- Junior high and high school students will continue to have access to Chromebook devices.
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“The first day of school is always an exciting time. Having children safely attend in-person classes is a priority for our government, as we recognize the significant role that plays in children’s learning, emotional and social development. I wish all students, faculty and staff a wonderful year. I would also like to say congratulations to those recent high school graduates who are beginning their post-secondary academic careers. I hope you enjoy your studies.”
Honourable John Haggie
Minister of Education
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Le ministre Haggie souhaite la bienvenue aux élèves à l’occasion de la nouvelle année scolaire
Learn more
Update on the Return of K-12 Classes for the 2022-23 School Year
Newfoundland and Labrador English School District
Conseil scolaire francophone provincial de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
Budget 2022: Child Care, Education and Growing Communities
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