Photo: HS01 · CC BY-SA 4.0In and around Dufferin, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
Every school here answers to Prairie Rose School Division. No schools grade in Manitoba: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 2 schools in and around Dufferin are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Dufferin
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix 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 Dufferin’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Dufferin
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Dufferin
High schools within reach of Dufferin
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. Carman Collegiate is closest, at 7.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carman CollegiateAll grades | Prairie Rose School Division | English public | 7.6 km |
| Elm Creek SchoolAll grades | Prairie Rose School Division | English public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Manitoba
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkfield | 4,100 | 36 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| North Point Douglas | 2,670 | 88 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Grey | 2,655 | 3 | 1 | 9.3 km |
| Brockville | 2,632 | 39 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| South River Heights | 2,632 | 45 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Dufferin | 2,587 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 km |
| Munroe West | 2,532 | 66 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Burrows-Keewatin | 2,506 | 42 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Pembina | 2,502 | 0 | 0 | 33 km |
Among 70 towns its size, 57 have more schools nearby. 29 of the 71 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Dufferin
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Most schools next door: Carman, 3.
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.
- The year. An older list, StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, is used here.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Dufferin or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Dufferin
How do I get a place at a school in Dufferin?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in Dufferin?
No, none within 3 km of Dufferin; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
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).