Newfoundland School for the Deaf

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

Newfoundland School for the Deaf
Address
425 Topsail Road

St. John's
,
Newfoundland and Labrador

Canada
Coordinates47.5326°N 52.7478°W / 47.5326; -52.7478
Information
School typeProvincial School for the Deaf
Founded1964
Closed2010
GradesK-12
LanguageAmerican Sign Language (ASL), English
Websitewww.nsd.nf.ca

The school taught 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. and Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York.

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]

References
  1. "Newfoundland to close school for the deaf". theglobeandmail.com. 2010-03-02. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
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