September 9, 2020
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education, today welcomed students in the Kindergarten to Grade 12 and post-secondary education systems back to school. Many adjustments have been made across the education system in Newfoundland and Labrador amidst the COVID-19 pandemic…
August 26, 2020
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education, today announced an increase in school administrator and guidance counsellor positions for the new school year. The allocation for administrators will be increased by 15 positions and 25 additional guidance counsellor positions will…
July 20, 2020
The reopening date for K-12 schools for principals, teachers and staff has been changed to Wednesday, September 2 from Tuesday, September 8 to allow for orientation and preparation time related to COVID-19 protocols for the new school year. Schools will…
July 6, 2020
The Provincial Government today announced it is investing $20 million for the purchase of laptops for all teachers, and Chromebooks for all junior high and high school students across the K-12 education system. The devices will be distributed as they…
July 6, 2020
Today the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador and the Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, outlined a comprehensive plan for a return to school in September that will enable school districts and parents…
July 3, 2020
The Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, and the Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, will release the Newfoundland and Labrador K-12 Education Re-entry Plan, as well as details on an investment in technology…
June 19, 2020
The Department of Transportation and Works has begun installing 165 digital speed signs near 81 schools on provincial roads, warning motorists who are travelling at dangerous speeds to slow down. A contract valued at $1.1 million to supply and install…
June 16, 2020
Registration for high school supplementary exams is now open and will close on June 26, 2020. There is no registration fee for these exams. Students can write supplementary exams August 3 – 5, 2020. This exam session is for students who wrote a public exam…
June 9, 2020
The following statement was given today in the House of Assembly by the Honourable Brian Warr, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development: Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate the high school graduating class of 2020 in Newfoundland and…
May 29, 2020
With the increasing expansion of child care services under the province’s five alert levels in ‘A Foundation for Living with COVID-19’, the Compensation Grant Program for regulated child care services and the Essential Worker Child Care Program will continue until…
