Education

The Marine and Mountain Zone has a low pupil-teacher ratio resulting in smaller class sizes. Students get a personalized education that they might not be able to get in larger centres without resorting to private schooling. The area is dedicated to giving a well rounded education through its many continuing education and professional development courses. St. James Regional High School,  St. James Elementary School, Grandy's River Collegiate, Belanger Memorial School.

The College of the North Atlantic (CNA) campus in Port aux Basques has been in operation with college status since 1988. The college is publicly owned and offers various diploma programs in business administration, office administration, and common first year engineering technology. If there is a course or program that is in demand in the area, the college will either provide the course at their facility or through the distance education learning program. The college also offers programs in various trades such as welding, metal fabrication, and non-destructive testing (NDT). The NDT program is the only one in Atlantic Canada. http://www.cna.nl.ca