Richmond West’s schools come under 6 different boards
The largest is Pembina Trails School Division, with 9; beside it are Seine River School Division, Independent Schools and First Nations Schools. In French: one of the 17 schools, where in Manitoba the share is 3%. Within 3 km of Richmond West are 13 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in Manitoba aren’t graded on schools.
6 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Pembina Trails School DivisionAcadia Junior, Arthur A. Leach Junior High, Bairdmore, Chancellor, Dalhousie, Fort Richmond Collegiate, R.H.G. Bonnycastle, Ryerson … | English public | 9 |
| Seine River School DivisionCollège Saint-Norbert Collegiate, La Barriere Crossings, Parc la Salle, Saint-Norbert Immersion | English public | 4 |
| Independent SchoolsNova Montessori | English public | 1 |
| First Nations SchoolsSoutheast Collegiate | English public | 1 |
| Institutional SchoolsBehavioural Health Foundation | English public | 1 |
| Division scolaire Franco-ManitobaineNoël-Ritchot | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 17 schools in and around Richmond West are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Richmond West
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Manitoba.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Manitoba.
Division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine runs the French-language ones: École Noël-Ritchot.
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 Richmond West’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 16 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Richmond West
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 17 schools in and around Richmond West
High schools within reach of Richmond West
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
62 secondary schools are within 15 km: 56 English public, 3 English Catholic and 3 French public. Closest of all: Fort Richmond Collegiate (1.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Richmond CollegiateSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 1.3 km |
| Acadia Junior High SchoolSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 1.5 km |
| Southeast CollegiateSecondary | First Nations Schools | English public | 1.7 km |
| Collège Saint-Norbert CollegiateSecondary | Seine River School Division | English public | 2.5 km |
| Inform NetSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 4.1 km |
| Manitoba Institute of Trades and Tech.Secondary | Manitoba Institute of Trades and Tech | English public | 4.1 km |
| St. Maurice SchoolAll grades | Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools | English Catholic | 5.3 km |
| Wapaskwa Virtual CollegiateSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 6.1 km |
| Collège Jeanne-SauvéSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 6.4 km |
| Vincent Massey CollegiateSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 6.4 km |
All 62 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 7 km |
| Jobworks Alternative High SchoolSecondary | Institutional Schools | English public | 7.1 km |
| Centre scolaire Léo-RémillardSecondary | Division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine | French public | 7.2 km |
| St. John's-Ravenscourt SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 7.5 km |
| Grant Park High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 8.3 km |
| Glenlawn CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 8.7 km |
| St. Paul's High SchoolSecondary | Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools | English Catholic | 9.4 km |
| J. H. Bruns CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 9.6 km |
| Shaftesbury HighSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 9.6 km |
| Collège ChurchillSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.7 km |
| Churchill High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.7 km |
| École Sec. Kelvin High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 10 km |
| Gray Academy of Jewish EducationAll grades | Winnipeg Board of Jewish Ed | English public | 10 km |
| Westgate Mennonite CollegiateAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 10 km |
| Twelve Tribes SchoolAll grades | Non-Funded Schools | English public | 11 km |
| Nelson McIntyre Coll. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 11 km |
| Nelson McIntyre CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Windsor Park CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Balmoral Hall SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 11 km |
| St. Boniface Diocesan High SchoolSecondary | Catholic Schools Commission | English Catholic | 11 km |
| Collège BéliveauSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Louis Riel S.D. Arts and Technology Ctr.Secondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 11 km |
| St. James CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Gordon Bell High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Springs Christian AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 12 km |
| New Directions Inc. SchoolSecondary | Institutional Schools | English public | 12 km |
| Univ. of Winnipeg Coll. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 12 km |
| University of Winnipeg CollegiateSecondary | Independent Schools | English public | 12 km |
| Winnipeg Adult Education CentreSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| General Wolfe SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Collège Louis-RielSecondary | Division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine | French public | 13 km |
| Oak Park HighSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Freedom International SchoolSecondary | Non-Funded Schools | English public | 13 km |
| Cntr D'Apprentissage Franco-ManitobainSecondary | Division scolaire franco-manitobaine | French public | 13 km |
| Daniel McIntyre Collegiate InstituteSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Interdivisional Student ServicesAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Prince Charles Edu. Resource CentreAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Educational Support ServicesAll grades | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Jameswood Alternative SchoolSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Hugh John Macdonald SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Argyle Alternative High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Montcalm SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Collège Sturgeon Heights CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Tech-Vocational High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Westwood CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Red River Valley Junior AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 14 km |
| R.B. Russell Vocational SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Inst.All grades | Independent Schools | English public | 15 km |
| Children of the Earth High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 15 km |
| Niji Mahkwa SchoolAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 15 km |
| Immanuel Christian SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 15 km |
| Elmwood HighSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Manitoba
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel McIntyre | 9,584 | 68 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Ste. Anne | 6,387 | 4 | 2 | 4.2 km |
| Neepawa | 6,328 | 7 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sargent Park | 6,242 | 65 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Inkster Gardens | 6,115 | 21 | 0 | 2 km |
| Richmond West | 6,114 | 17 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Worthington | 6,093 | 44 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Brokenhead | 5,931 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | 77 | 4 | 1 km |
| Minto | 5,830 | 61 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Inkster-Faraday | 3,700 | 69 | 0 | 0.9 km |
More schools are within reach in 76 of the 104 other towns. In 55 of the 105, 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 Richmond West
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond West | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| South Pointe 1.2 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Fort Richmond 1.6 km | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Fairfield Park 1.8 km | 20 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| St. Norbert 2.2 km | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Bridgwater Forest 2.8 km | 18 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Bridgwater Trails 2.9 km | 18 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 km |
Top among the neighbours: St. Norbert, 26 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Richmond West’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- 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. The schools are those in ODEF, 2019–22; check with the board for any opened since.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
Questions about schools in Richmond West
How many schools are there in Richmond West?
The town holds 1 of them; 16 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Richmond West?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Noël-Ritchot.
How do I get a place at a school in Richmond West?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
Which boards run the schools in Richmond West?
By number of schools: Pembina Trails School Division (9), Seine River School Division (4), Independent Schools (1), First Nations Schools (1) and Institutional Schools (1).
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).