| Rankin School of the Narrows | |
| Type: | Primary-12 |
| Principal: | Michael McPhee |
| Head Name: | Second Master |
| Head Name2: | Assistant Headmaster |
| Grades: | Primary-12 |
| Streetaddress: | 4144 Highway 223 |
| City: | Iona |
| State: | Nova Scotia |
| Country: | Canada |
| Free Label: | Emblem |
| Website: | http://www.cbv.ns.ca/rankin/ |
Rankin School of the Narrows (Sgoil Mhic Fhraing a Chaolais in Gaelic)[1] is a Primary through Grade 12 school located in Iona, Nova Scotia, Canada, on Cape Breton Island in Victoria County. It is governed by the Cape Breton – Victoria Regional School Board.
The 2008-09 enrollment of the school was 128 students, with 54 at the elementary level, 42 at the junior level and 32 at the senior high level.[2]
The school was approved for construction in 2003 and opened in 2007.[3] Built for $8 million, it is reported to be the first LEED compliant school in Nova Scotia.[3] [4] It replaced Rankin Memorial School, which opened in 1958, and which was named after Father D.J.Rankin, a longtime parish priest in Iona who had been dedicated to local education.[5] [6]
The "Narrows" in the school's name comes from the nearby "Grand Narrows" of Bras d'Or Lake, formally known as the Barra Strait.