Photo: Jd.101 · CC BY-SA 3.0The 9 schools of Selkirk: 7 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
All of them belong to Lord Selkirk School Division. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Manitoba aren’t graded on schools.
Where the 9 schools in and around Selkirk are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
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 Selkirk
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Manitoba.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Manitoba.
No school here 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 Selkirk’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Selkirk
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 9 schools in and around Selkirk
High schools within reach of Selkirk
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public. The closest high school is Selkirk Junior High, 0.3 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk Junior HighSecondary | Lord Selkirk School Division | English public | 0.3 km |
| Lockport SchoolSecondary | Lord Selkirk School Division | English public | 7.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Manitoba
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oakbank | 17,494 | 27 | 1 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| River Park South | 12,304 | 27 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| St. Clements | 12,029 | 6 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| St. Andrews | 12,021 | 6 | 0 | 8.2 km |
| Morden | 11,578 | 4 | 0 | 12 km |
| Selkirk | 11,570 | 9 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Fort Richmond | 11,563 | 23 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Jefferson | 11,524 | 67 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| William Whyte | 11,432 | 94 | 3 | 0.2 km |
| Bridgwater Trails | 11,365 | 18 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Gimli | 6,914 | 3 | 0 | 33 km |
Among 56 towns its size, 42 have more schools nearby. In 31 of the 57, at least one school teaches in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Selkirk
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Selkirk | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| St. Clements 3.7 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| St. Andrews 8.1 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 km |
| Brokenhead 18 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| West St. Paul 19 km | 23 | 0 | 0 | 7 km |
West St. Paul leads the neighbours with 23 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Counted: Selkirk’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. An older list, StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, is used here.
Questions about schools in Selkirk
Is there a French-language school in Selkirk?
Not in or within 3 km of Selkirk; the French-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Selkirk?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).