ðə nˈuː skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt wʌz kˈɔːld ðə "nænˈeɪmoʊlˈeɪdɪsmˌɪθ juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ɹˈʊɹɹəl skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt" ænd wʌz kɹiːˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ juːnˈaɪɾɪŋ ðə nˈaɪntiːn skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkts ʌv: bɹˈɛtʃɪn, sˈiːdɚ nˈɔːɹθ, sˈiːdɚ sˈaʊθ, sˈiːdɚɹ ˈiːst, tʃˈeɪs ɹˈɪvɚ, dᵻpˈɑːɹtʃɚ bˈeɪ, ɛkstˈɛnʃən, dˈaɪəmənd kɹˈɔsɪŋ, hˈɛɹwʊd, lˈæntsvɪl, mˈaʊntɪn, nænˈeɪmoʊ bˈeɪ, nˈɔːɹθfiːld, ˈɔɪstɚ, nˈɔːɹθ ˈɔɪstɚ, ɹˈɛd ɡˈæp, wˈɔːɾɚlˌuː, wˈɛlɪŋtən ænd sˈaʊθ wˈɛlɪŋtən.
The new school district was called the "Nanaimo-Ladysmith United Rural School District" and was created by uniting the 19 school districts of: Brechin, Cedar North, Cedar South, Cedar East, Chase River, Departure Bay, Extension, Diamond Crossing, Harewood, Lantzville, Mountain, Nanaimo Bay, Northfield, Oyster, North Oyster, Red Gap, Waterloo, Wellington and South Wellington.