Near North District School Board

The Near North District School Board (NNDSB; known as English-language Public District School Board No. 4 prior to 1999 ) administers public education in an area of Ontario that is includes all of Parry Sound District, plus a northerly portion of Muskoka District and the western portion of Nipissing District. It includes the communities of North Bay, Parry Sound, Mattawa and the Almaguin Highlands.

History
The NNDSB was previously known as the Parry Sound and Area School Board.

In 2006, three former students filed lawsuits against the NNDSB for the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of Kenneth Bull, a former teacher of the school board. Bull taught at Humphrey Public School, where the assaults occurred. Bull was convicted of five counts of indecent assault against young males in 1978. The school board was named in the lawsuit for its failure to protect the students.

Schools
There are 34 schools governed by NNDSB, consisting of 27 elementary schools and 7 high schools:

Elementary schools

 * Alliance Public School – North Bay
 * Argyle Public School – Port Loring
 * Britt Public School – Britt
 * E.T. Carmichael Public School – North Bay
 * E.W. Norman Public School – North Bay
 * Evergreen Heights Education Centre – Emsdale (Perry)
 * Ferris Glen Public School – Corbeil (East Ferris)
 * Humphrey Public School – Seguin
 * Land of Lakes Public School - Burk's Falls
 * M.T. Davidson Public School – Callander
 * MacTier Public School – MacTier
 * Magnetawan Central Public School – Magnetawan
 * Mapleridge Public School – Powassan
 * Mattawa District Public School – Mattawa
 * McDougall Public School – McDougall (Parry Sound)
 * Nobel Public School – Nobel
 * Parry Sound Public School – Parry Sound
 * Phelps Central Public School – Redbridge
 * Silver Birches Public School – North Bay
 * South River Public School – South River
 * South Shore Education Centre – Nipissing
 * Sundridge Centennial Public School – Sundridge
 * Sunset Park Public School – North Bay
 * Vincent Massey Public School – North Bay
 * White Woods Public School – Sturgeon Falls (West Nipissing)
 * Whitestone Lake Central School - Dunchurch
 * Woodland Public School - North Bay

Secondary Schools/Alternative Learning Centres

 * Almaguin Highlands Secondary School - South River (Strong)
 * Chippewa Secondary School - North Bay
 * F.J. McElligott Secondary School - Mattawa
 * Laurentian Learning Centre (formerly the Nipissing Alternative School) - North Bay
 * Northern Secondary School - Sturgeon Falls
 * Parry Sound High School - Parry Sound
 * West Ferris Secondary School - North Bay

Construction on a new school that was to replace Parry Sound High School, Parry Sound Intermediate, and McDougall and Nobel Elementary Schools is under way. The planned opening day is in September 2025.