Newfoundland School for the Deaf

Newfoundland School for the Deaf
Newfoundland School for the Deaf
Address
425 Topsail Road
St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Information
School type Provincial School for the Deaf
Grades K-12
Language American Sign Language (ASL), English
Founded September 22, 1965
Homepage nsd.nf.ca

The Newfoundland School for the Deaf is a provincial school in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador with both residential and day programs serving deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

The school teaches both elementary and secondary students. Student population was approximately 10 students in the senior school and 20 in the elementary school, total is 30 students.

Deaf students from Canada often attend Gallaudet University in Washington D.C. for post-secondary programs.

In August 2010, it was announced that the school would be closing as there would be no students attending in the upcoming school year, and none projected within the next five years; all the students in the province who were deaf or hard-of-hearing were in the public school system.[1]

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Coordinates: 47°31′57″N 52°44′52″W / 47.5326°N 52.7478°W / 47.5326; -52.7478


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