NORTHERN LIGHTS SCHOOL DIVISION NO 113

What NORTHERN LIGHTS SCHOOL DIVISION NO 113 does

Northern Lights School Division No. 113 is a publicly funded school division established under The Education Act, 1995 of Saskatchewan and operating as a government state entity under the supervision of the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education. It serves approximately 4,000 K-12 students across 16 communities in northern Saskatchewan, including Beauval, La Ronge, Pinehouse, La Loche, Sandy Bay, Stony Rapids, and Uranium City, with nearly 90% of students identifying as Indigenous. The division is governed by an elected Board of Education (Board Chair Joey McCallum; Director of Education Jason Young) and operates a central administrative office in La Ronge with a sub-office in Beauval, plus a human resources function and a staff base of approximately 48 administrative employees (with teaching staff managed separately at the school level).

The division's core offering is comprehensive K-12 education organized around a schools-plus-support-services model in which individual schools deliver instruction while centralized functions provide curriculum, technology, HR, and finance. The technology stack is built on third-party platforms: Edsby (learning management), Destiny (library management), MySchoolSask (provincial student information system), SchoolCash Online (fee management), Frontline Central (HR), IXL (skill building), myBlueprint (career planning), and ROVER (streaming video). Differentiated programs include an Indigenization Curriculum Framework with mandatory Treaty Education K-12, Indigenous language and culture programs (including Cree), the Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Program, and the new Pinehouse Teacher Education Program (PHTEP) Bachelor of Education partnership with the University of Saskatchewan running 2026-2030.

Funding comes primarily from Saskatchewan Ministry of Education operating grants tied to student enrollment, supplemented by federal contributions for First Nations and Métis education programs. Education is provided free of charge to residents, with nominal fees collected via SchoolCash Online for select activities. The division markets and recruits through its website, Facebook, Twitter, and Vimeo channels, plus teacher job fairs and School Community Councils that serve as community advisory bodies. Strategic capital investments are underway, including a new elementary school in La Loche and a new school in Pinehouse Lake, signaling infrastructure expansion despite no disclosed revenue figures.

Name

NORTHERN LIGHTS SCHOOL DIVISION NO 113

Legal name

Northern Lights School Division No. 113

Website

https://nlsd113.ca

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Northern Lights School Division No. 113 is a publicly funded K-12 school division in northern Saskatchewan serving approximately 4,000 students across 16 communities, nearly 90% of whom identify as Indigenous, with a central focus on Indigenization, Treaty Education, and Indigenous language preservation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public K-12 Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Charter Indigenous/Culturally Focused & Community-Based Schools (EDAJACAM)

Keywords

• Public K-12 education
• Primary education services
• Secondary education services
• Indigenous education programs
• School district administration

Headquarters

HQ city

La Ronge

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Provincial Government Funding: Publicly funded school division receiving operating funds from the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education based on student enrollment and provincial education policy.
2. Federal Government Funding: Additional funding for First Nations and Métis education programs, including supports for Indigenous students and cultural programming.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Northern Lights School Division No. 113 is a publicly funded school division operating 16 schools across northern Saskatchewan, Canada, providing free Prekindergarten through Grade 12 education to approximately 4,000 students, the majority of whom are Indigenous. The division delivers standard K-12 programming alongside Indigenous-language and culturally responsive curricula, adult education, and partnership-based teacher training, with operations funded by the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.

Product overview

Northern Lights School Division No. 113 operates as a unified K-12 educational platform serving approximately 4,000 students across 16+ schools in northern Saskatchewan. The core offering is comprehensive educational services encompassing traditional academics, Indigenous language and culture programs, and career planning. The division provides specialized programs including the Saskatchewan Youth Apprenticeship Program for trades exploration, partnership Bachelor of Education programs, and employee wellness services. Nearly 90% of students identify as Indigenous, with Indigenization and reconciliation being central to the educational mission. The division operates under a schools-plus-support-services model where individual schools (such as Churchill Community High School, Dene High School, Valley View School) deliver instruction while centralized services provide curriculum support, technology (Edsby LMS, Destiny library management), HR (Frontline Central), and administrative platforms (SchoolCash Online, MySchoolSask).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Prekindergarten Programs Prekindergarten programs providing early childhood education to pre-school-age children in northern Saskatchewan communities, offered free of charge as part of the division's public education mandate.
• K-12 Education Programs Free primary and secondary education (Kindergarten through Grade 12) delivered across 16 schools in northern Saskatchewan, serving approximately 4,000 students and offered at no cost to families under the Saskatchewan Ministry of Education.
• Indigenous Education Programs Indigenous-centered curriculum and programming that integrates local language, culture, and community knowledge into the student experience, designed for a student population that is approximately 90% Indigenous.
• Adult Education Programs Adult education programs providing continuing and secondary-level learning opportunities for adults in northern Saskatchewan communities served by the division.
• Northern B.Ed. Teacher Education Program A Bachelor of Education (B.Ed.) teacher-training pathway delivered in partnership with the University of Saskatchewan, designed to prepare teachers for service in northern Saskatchewan communities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Nearly 4,000 students served with approximately 90% Indigenous student population
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• University of SaskatchewancoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2026Partnership to deliver Pinehouse Teacher Education Program (PHTEP) - a four-year Bachelor of Education degree program running September 2026 until August 2030. Students obtain full Bachelor of Education in Pinehouse with specialization in Indigenous Studies and Indigenous Languages. Courses include Indigenous perspectives on Canadian history, Cree Grammar and Literacy, Indigenous Ways of Knowing, and Teaching for Reconciliation.
• Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Indigenous Languages Summit - a three-day immersive experience dedicated to celebrating, learning, and preserving Indigenous languages
• Métis Nation of SaskatchewancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-presenter of Indigenous Languages Summit and partner in Indigenization efforts
• Office of the Treaty CommissionercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Treaty Education initiatives. Dignitaries from the Office of the Treaty Commissioner attended Treaty Medallion Ceremony at La Ronge Central Office.
• Lac La Ronge Indian BandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Treaty Education and reconciliation efforts. Dignitaries from Lac La Ronge Indian Band attended Treaty Medallion Ceremony.
• Town of La RongeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal partner in Treaty Education and reconciliation ceremonies

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Chinook School Division: Public school division in southern Alberta serving rural and small-town communities. Comparable in operating model and rural/multi-community delivery, though under Alberta's education framework rather than Saskatchewan's.

Others

• Saskatchewan Indigenous Cultural Centre: Provincial organization supporting Indigenous languages and cultural programming, a current NLSD partner. Comparable as a stakeholder in Indigenous education programming and a co-presenter of the Indigenous Languages Summit, representing ecosystem adjacency rather than direct competition.

Broad incumbents

• Northern Manitoba School Division (now Mystery Lake School District): Public school division serving northern Manitoba communities with high Indigenous student populations. Comparable in remote-northern Canadian context, high Indigenous enrollment, and similar Indigenous education programming needs.

Direct peers

• Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools: Separate (Catholic) school division in Saskatchewan operating under the same Education Act, 1995. Comparable as a publicly funded K-12 system in Saskatchewan, with similar governance, funding, and curriculum framework.
• Conseil des écoles fransaskoises: Saskatchewan's francophone school division. Comparable as a publicly funded minority-language K-12 system under provincial governance, sharing the policy framework and funding model though serving a linguistic rather than Indigenous cultural mandate.
• Prairie Spirit School Division: Saskatchewan public school division serving rural and small-town communities. Comparable as a province-wide peer operating under the same funding and policy regime, though without NLSD's specific Indigenous-majority, northern-remote profile.
• Regina Public Schools: Saskatchewan's other major urban public school division, governed under the same provincial Education Act. Comparable as a publicly funded K-12 operator but with a fundamentally different demographic and urban context versus NLSD's remote northern footprint.
• Saskatoon Public Schools: Another Saskatchewan public school division operating K-12 schools under the same Education Act, 1995 framework. Comparable in governance structure, provincial funding model, and curriculum delivery, though serving a larger urban student base rather than remote northern communities.
• Sun West School Division: Saskatchewan public school division with significant rural and dispersed community coverage. Comparable in multi-community operations and provincial funding model, though centered in west-central Saskatchewan rather than the far north.

Emerging players

• Saskatchewan Distance Learning Corporation: Provincial online K-12 learning provider in Saskatchewan. Comparable as a Saskatchewan educational technology-enabled service used to supplement rural and remote student access, though operating in a different delivery model (online vs. in-person).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/NLSD113
• YouTubevimeo.com/nlsd113
• Facebookfacebook.com/NLSD113
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northern-lights-school-division-no-113

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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