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Residential Schools Archive

The following list of schools are institutions recognized in the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement (IRSSA).

There are some schools that do not contain a list of student names. This means that at present, we have no record of children having died as a result of their time at that school. There is a significant amount of work still to be done to ensure no child is forgotten. If you have any information on a child that did not return home from a school, please contact us at the NCTR.

Select a school below to view the names of the children who died at or went missing from that school.

A National Residential School Crisis Line has been set up to provide support to former students. This 24-Hour Crisis Line can be accessed at: 1-866-925-4419.

Residential School - Shingle Point, YT (1929 -1936)

Shingle Point (St. John’s)

The Shingle Point School was the first residential school created specifically for Inuit children. Because it focused on Inuit pupils, …

Residential School - Sault Ste. Marie, ON (1878 -1970)

Shingwauk (Wawanosh)

The Shingwauk school opened in 1873 in Garden River, ON, burning down within days of opening. It was replaced two …

Residential School - Shubenacadie, NS (1929-1967)

Shubenacadie (St. Anne’s Convent)

Shubenacadie school was the only residential school for Aboriginal children established in the Maritimes. From its founding, the school suffered …

Residential School - Spanish, ON (1879 -1958)

Spanish Boys School (St. Peter Claver)

The Charles Garnier school was established at Spanish, ON. Eight boys died during the 1918 flu epidemic. In 1955 an …

Residential School - Spanish, ON (1868 -1962)

Spanish Girls School (St. Anne’s)

The Spanish girls’ school was built as a replacement for the Wikwemikong school on Manitoulin Island which had burned down …

Residential School - Youville, AB (1873 -1948)

St. Albert (Youville)

The St. Albert residential school grew out of a Roman Catholic mission school that had originally been established for MĂ©tis …

Residential School - Fort Albany, ON (1906 -1976)

St. Anne’s (Fort Albany)

St. Anne’s school was established in the early years of the twentieth century at Fort Albany, ON. In 1941 three …

Residential School - Onion Lake, SK (1894 -1974)

St. Anthony’s (Sacred Heart)

St. Anthony’s residential school was established in 1894 on the Seekaskootch, Onion Lake Reserve, on the north side of the …

Residential School - Smoky River / Peace River, AB (1900 -1907)

St. Augustine (Smoky River)

In 1891 a school was established at the St. Augustine Roman Catholic Mission in the Smoky River area of what …