Photo: MBBrdn · CC04 boards run the schools in and around Brandon
Most belong to Brandon School Division (20); Non-Funded Schools, Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools and Independent Schools run the remainder. In or within 3 km of Brandon: 18 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Manitoba aren’t graded on schools.
4 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Brandon School DivisionBetty Gibson, Crocus Plains Regional Secondary, Earl Oxford, George Fitton, Green Acres, J. R. Reid, King George, Kirkcaldy Heights … | English public | 20 |
| Non-Funded SchoolsAssiniboine Valley Christian | English public | 1 |
| Evening, Summer & Virtual SchoolsBrandon School Division Summer | English public | 1 |
| Independent SchoolsChristian Heritage | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 23 schools in and around Brandon are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
4 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Brandon
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Manitoba.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Manitoba.
Not one teaches in French.
Section 23 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms gives French-speaking parents the right to French-language schooling for their children, through the French-language boards.
Who runs Brandon’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Brandon
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 23 schools in and around Brandon
High schools within reach of Brandon
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 English public. Spring Valley Colony School lies closest, 1.1 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Valley Colony SchoolAll grades | Brandon School Division | English public | 1.1 km |
| Vincent Massey HighSecondary | Brandon School Division | English public | 1.3 km |
| Crocus Plains Regional SecondarySecondary | Brandon School Division | English public | 2.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Canadian towns its size
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airdrie | 92,544 | 27 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| North Bay | 62,062 | 29 | 8 | 1.1 km |
| Blainville | 61,739 | 54 | 50 | 1.8 km |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 31 | 31 | 0.4 km |
| Langford | 59,664 | 27 | 0 | 1 km |
| Brandon | 59,444 | 23 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Stouffville | 58,010 | 34 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Mascouche | 56,897 | 36 | 33 | 1.3 km |
| Caledonia | 56,059 | 22 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Woodstock | 55,572 | 21 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Bois-Francs | 35,858 | 133 | 97 | 0.7 km |
Of the 114 others, 94 count more schools. Teaching in French: 93 of the 115 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Brandon
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Whitehead 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Elton 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Cornwallis 18 km | 20 | 1 | 0 | 5 km |
It has more schools than any of its 3 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. An older list, StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, is used here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. Counted: Brandon’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Brandon
How many schools are there in Brandon?
The town holds all 23; none is outside it.
Is there a French-language school in Brandon?
No, none within 3 km of Brandon; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Brandon?
By number of schools: Brandon School Division (20), Non-Funded Schools (1), Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools (1) and Independent Schools (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Brandon?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).