Gander Academy Profile

Gander Academy

Gander, NL

SCHOOL STATUS

SCHOOL OPEN

SCHOOL OPENING INFORMATION

New Student Registrations - August 25-29th, 2025 (9:00am-12:00pm and 1:00pm-3:00pm)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Gander Academy
55 Fraser Road
55 Fraser Road
Gander, NL
A1V 1K8 · Canada

TEL: 709-256-8531
FAX: 709-256-8551
EMAIL: Click Here to Email

SCHOOL CREST/LOGO

BLUESKY FEED

School has no active BlueSky Account.

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NLSCHOOLS CONTACT

NLSchools
central Office

203 Elizabeth Drive
P.O. Box 8700
Gander, NL A1V 1H6

Tel: (709) 256-2547
Fax: (709) 651-3044

OTHER LINKS

SCHOOL MISSION/DESCRIPTION

Gander Academy is dedicated to providing an inclusive and nurturing environment which enhances student achievement and encourages an active and healthy lifestyle in a safe and collaborative school community.

QUICK INFORMATION/FACTS

Dept ID: 417
Grade Level: K - 3
Start Time: 8:30 AM
Dismissal Time: 2:46 PM
Community: Gander
Region of Province: Central
Bus Route(s): YES - VIEW ROUTES
School Report: YES - VIEW REPORT
Website: YES - VISIT SITE
Facebook: YES - VISIT SITE

Security Camera(s): YES
Accessible School: YES
French Immersion: YES
Enrollment (PS Data):
Principal: mark walters
Assistant Principal: sheila pinsent
Secretary(s): Not Currently Assigned
Counsellor(s): Not Currently Assigned
Family of Schools (FOS): FOS 05
Director of Schools (DOS): duane smith
Student Services (DSS): Nicole Arklie

BUSING INFORMATION

Busing information for your school and location can be found below. Please visit the Student Transportion page for full information and access to the Busing Portal.

For any student transportation related inquiries, requests, concerns or to report an incident, please complete the following Student Transportation Form for your region below and a NLSchools Representative will get back to you as soon as possible.

Public Busing Inquiry Form

To report an Emergency or a Bus Service Delay, please call: (709) 256-2547 Ext. 238

For more information please refer to the Student Transportation/Busing page.

FRENCH IMMERSION

NLSchools offers a variety of French programs to help students achieve the ability to know a second language. These programs range from common classroom french classes to full French immersion. To learn more on what we offer, please select one of the following:

If you are inquiring about French Immersion, please contact the Program Specialist(s) for French Programs (Early and late French Immersion) for your school.

TEACHING/SUPPORT STAFF ()

The list below shows staff currently assigned to this school based on staff account records. Please note that assignments may change, particularly at the start of each school year, as staffing updates are processed.

Ash, Krisinda (Teacher)

Balyk, Sarah (Substitute Teacher)

Barron, Trina (School Secretary)

Bartlett, Kimberly (Teacher)

Beaton, Heather (Teacher)

Bennett, Kelly (Teacher)

Best-knee, Shannon (Teacher)

Bishop, Derek (Bus Driver/maintenance)

Bond, Laurie (Teacher)

Bridger, Niki (Student Assistant)

Bugden, Abigail (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Burry, Jessica (Student Assistant)

Caines, Heather (Substitute Teacher)

Canning, Megan (Teacher)

Clouter (hayes), Regina (Primary Teacher)

Collins, Tammy (Student Assistant)

Cooze, Amber (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Cox (evans), Katie (Teacher)

Crane, Madison (Kindergarten Teacher/phys Ed)

Crewe, Stephanie (Teacher)

Curtis, Jason (Student Assistant (casual Call-in))

Dyke, Lindsay (Substitute Teacher)

Foley, Tina (Student Assistant)

Ford, Maranda (Teacher)

Gravel, Melissa (Teacher)

Hansen, Gretchen (Teacher)

Highsted, Jennifer (Teacher)

Hynes, Nicole (Primary Teacher)

Johnson, Lee Anne (Teacher)

Kane, Erika (Teacher)

Kearney, Victoria (Substitute Teacher/tla)

Keating (substitute), Leann (Substitute Teacher)

Kennedy, Faith (Teaching And Learning Assistant (dhh))

Kirby, Megan (Teacher)

Lambert, Stephanie (Teaching And Learning Assistant)

Lane, Katerina (Classroom Teacher)

Leyte, Lorie (Student Assistant)

Loder, Sally (Teacher)

Martin, Chris (Teaching And Learning Assistant)

Mccormack, Rebecca (Substitute Teacher)

Mcdonald, Holly (Substitute Teacher)

Mcdonough, Dayna (Teacher)

Mcphail, Nancy (Teacher)

Mills, Tammy (Teacher (efi))

Mouland, Mandy (Student Assistant)

Moulton, Karen (Student Assistant)

Murray, Victoria (Student Assistant)

Oram, Keisha (Student Assistant)

Oram, Lorraine (Student Assistant)

Osmond, Amanda (Student Assistant)

Parsons, Alexis (Emergency Substitute)

Penney1, Sandra (Substitute Teacher)

Pinsent, Sheila (Vice Principal)

Rose, Connie (Student Assistant)

Saunders, Jackie (Student Assistant)

Shea, Kelly (Teacher)

Shelley, Robyn (Student Assistant)

Silmarie, Kerri-lee (Teacher)

Stryde, Tina (Student Assistant)

Thoms, Sarah (Teacher)

Trask, Hayley (Teacher)

Vincent, Allison (Student Services Department Head (school))

Vincent, Carol (Teacher)

Wait, Jarret (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Walters, Mark (Principal)

Westcott, Jennifer (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Wheeler, Katherine (Teaching And Learning Assistant)

White (march), Jane (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Whitehorne, Julie (Substitute Teacher)

Whitehorne, Shelley (Teacher)

Winsor, Megan G (Teacher)

Winter, Brenda (Instructional Resource Teacher)

Young, Rosalind (School Secretary)

Staff-to-school associations are managed by each individual staff member. Only those who have logged into the system during the current school year will appear in this list. Please contact the school administration if you notice any omissions or errors

SCHOOL ALLOCATION 2026-27

Allocations are being finalized for this year and are not currently available. Please contact the School District for further details.

SCHOOL CLASS DETAILS (PowerSchool)

The following data is from PowerSchool information as entered by the school. The numbers indicate the number of students, unless otherwise noted. Only classes with 1 or more students will be listed.

K	Grade 1	Grade 2	Grade 3	Total Students
114	137	107	134	492

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
1	1	01	14
1	1	02	15
1	1	03	15
1	1	04	19
1	1	05	19
1	1	06	18
1	1	07	19
1	1	08	18
2	2	11	23
2	2	12	24
2	2	13	21
2	2	14	19
2	2	15	20
3	3	21	20
3	3	22	22
3	3	23	21
3	3	24	23
3	3	25	24
3	3	26	22
4	4	37	24
4	4	31	24
4	4	32	26
4	4	33	24
4	4	34	24
4	4	35	14
4	4	36	14

NOTE: Individual schools are responsible for keeping this information updated. If you have any questions regarding the school infomation posted to this page, please contact your local school administration.

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
1	1	01	14
1	1	02	15
1	1	03	15
1	1	04	19
1	1	05	19
1	1	06	18
1	1	07	19
1	1	08	18
2	2	11	23
2	2	12	24
2	2	13	21
2	2	14	19
2	2	15	20
3	3	21	20
3	3	22	22
3	3	23	21
3	3	24	23
3	3	25	24
3	3	26	22
4	4	37	24
4	4	31	24
4	4	32	26
4	4	33	24
4	4	34	24
4	4	35	14
4	4	36	14

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
1	1	01	14
1	1	02	15
1	1	03	15
1	1	04	19
1	1	05	19
1	1	06	18
1	1	07	19
1	1	08	18
2	2	11	23
2	2	12	24
2	2	13	21
2	2	14	19
2	2	15	20
3	3	21	20
3	3	22	22
3	3	23	21
3	3	24	23
3	3	25	24
3	3	26	22
4	4	37	24
4	4	31	24
4	4	32	26
4	4	33	24
4	4	34	24
4	4	35	14
4	4	36	14

	Grade(s)	PowerSchool Class Section	Number Students in the Class
1	1	01	14
1	1	02	15
1	1	03	15
1	1	04	19
1	1	05	19
1	1	06	18
1	1	07	19
1	1	08	18
2	2	11	23
2	2	12	24
2	2	13	21
2	2	14	19
2	2	15	20
3	3	21	20
3	3	22	22
3	3	23	21
3	3	24	23
3	3	25	24
3	3	26	22
4	4	37	24
4	4	31	24
4	4	32	26
4	4	33	24
4	4	34	24
4	4	35	14
4	4	36	14