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Schools · Spence
The schools around Spence answer to 10 boards
Most belong to Winnipeg School Division (48); Independent Schools, Louis Riel School Division and Non-Funded Schools run the remainder. Of the 77, 4 teach in French (3% of schools in Manitoba). Counting a 3 km margin, Spence has 47 elementary schools, 22 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade. The schools grade is left out in Manitoba, as the province publishes no results school by school.
Schools
77
in or within 3 km of Spence
2 inside the town itself
French-language
4 of 77
teach in French
3% of schools in Manitoba
The boards
The 10 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg School DivisionArgyle Alternative, Cecil Rhodes, Children of the Earth, Churchill, Clifton, Collège Churchill, Daniel McIntyre, David Livingstone … | English public | 48 |
| Independent SchoolsAcadémie Islamique du Manitoba, Balmoral Hall, Beautiful Savior Lutheran, Children's House, Iqra Islamic, Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Inst., St. Aidan's Christian, University of Winnipeg Collegiate … | English public | 10 |
| Louis Riel School DivisionMarion, Nelson McIntyre Collegiate, Nordale, Henri-Bergeron, Provencher | English public | 5 |
| Non-Funded SchoolsFreedom International, Gonzaga, Twelve Tribes | English public | 3 |
| Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic SchoolsHoly Ghost, St. Edward's, St. Ignatius | English Catholic | 3 |
| Division scolaire Franco-ManitobaineCollège Louis-Riel, Précieux-Sang, Taché | French public | 3 |
| Evening, Summer & Virtual SchoolsNelson McIntyre Coll. Summer, Univ. of Winnipeg Coll. Summer | English public | 2 |
| Institutional SchoolsNew Directions Inc. | English public | 1 |
| Catholic Schools CommissionImmaculate Heart of Mary | English Catholic | 1 |
| Division scolaire franco-manitobaineCntr D'Apprentissage Franco-Manitobain | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Map
Where the 77 schools in and around Spence are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
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ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicEnglish CatholicFrench public
Points from the provincial lists.
Language
Schooling in English and French around Spence
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Manitoba marked.
French 45%
English 7395%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Manitoba.
By name, in French: École Taché, Collège Louis-Riel, École Précieux-Sang and Cntr D'Apprentissage Franco-Manitobain (Division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine and Division scolaire franco-manitobaine).
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 them
Who runs Spence’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 73 and French-language 4.
English publicFrench-languageIndependentOther
Elementary 47 schools96%
Secondary 22 schools91%
All grades 8 schools100%
All of Spence’s schools 77 schools95%
Manitoba 867 schools97%
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Getting a place
How children get a place in Spence
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Every school
The 77 schools in and around Spence
Secondary schools2 in Spence, 20 within 3 km
Univ. of Winnipeg Coll. Summer School
University of Winnipeg Collegiate
Winnipeg Adult Education Centre
0.1 km outside the town
New Directions Inc. School
0.2 km outside the town
Hugh John Macdonald School
0.3 km outside the town
Gordon Bell High School
0.3 km outside the town
Freedom International School
0.3 km outside the town
Montcalm School
0.6 km outside the town
Daniel McIntyre Collegiate Institute
0.8 km outside the town
General Wolfe School
1 km outside the town
R.B. Russell Vocational School
1.5 km outside the town
Argyle Alternative High School
1.6 km outside the town
Children of the Earth High School
1.7 km outside the town
Tech-Vocational High School
1.8 km outside the town
École Sec. Kelvin High School
1.8 km outside the town
Isaac Newton School
2.5 km outside the town
Collège Louis-Riel
2.6 km outside the town
Cntr D'Apprentissage Franco-Manitobain
2.7 km outside the town
Nelson McIntyre Coll. Summer School
2.7 km outside the town
Nelson McIntyre Collegiate
2.7 km outside the town
Churchill High School
2.9 km outside the town
Collège Churchill
2.9 km outside the town
Schools for every grade0 in Spence, 8 within 3 km
Balmoral Hall School
0.9 km outside the town
Twelve Tribes School
1.3 km outside the town
Westgate Mennonite Collegiate
1.3 km outside the town
Interdivisional Student Services
1.6 km outside the town
Prince Charles Edu. Resource Centre
1.6 km outside the town
Niji Mahkwa School
1.8 km outside the town
St. Aidan's Christian School
2.4 km outside the town
Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Inst.
2.7 km outside the town
Elementary schools0 in Spence, 47 within 3 km
Sister Macnamara School
0.1 km outside the town
École Sacré-Coeur
0.2 km outside the town
Iqra Islamic
0.2 km outside the town
John M. King School
0.2 km outside the town
Victoria-Albert School
0.5 km outside the town
Wellington School
0.5 km outside the town
Dufferin School
0.7 km outside the town
Pinkham School
0.7 km outside the town
St. Edward's School
0.8 km outside the town
Greenway School
0.9 km outside the town
Mulvey School
1 km outside the town
Children's House
1.2 km outside the town
Principal Sparling School
1.2 km outside the town
Sargent Park School
1.4 km outside the town
Laura Secord School
1.4 km outside the town
Fort Rouge School
1.5 km outside the town
Gladstone School
1.7 km outside the town
Gonzaga Middle School
1.8 km outside the town
Immaculate Heart of Mary School
1.8 km outside the town
David Livingstone School
1.8 km outside the town
Holy Ghost School
1.9 km outside the town
Norquay School
1.9 km outside the town
Clifton School
1.9 km outside the town
Isaac Brock School
2 km outside the town
Show all 47 elementary schools
King Edward Community School
2.1 km outside the town
William Whyte School
2.1 km outside the town
Wolseley School
2.1 km outside the town
Académie Islamique du Manitoba
2.2 km outside the town
École Taché
2.2 km outside the town
École la Vérendrye
2.3 km outside the town
Grosvenor School
2.3 km outside the town
Strathcona School
2.3 km outside the town
Nordale School
2.4 km outside the town
Earl Grey School
2.4 km outside the town
St. Ignatius School
2.4 km outside the town
Beautiful Savior Lutheran School
2.5 km outside the town
Weston School
2.6 km outside the town
École Provencher
2.6 km outside the town
École Précieux-Sang
2.6 km outside the town
Robert H. Smith School
2.7 km outside the town
Machray School
2.8 km outside the town
Marion School
2.8 km outside the town
École Henri-Bergeron
2.8 km outside the town
Queenston School
2.8 km outside the town
Winnipeg South Academy
2.8 km outside the town
Faraday School
2.9 km outside the town
Cecil Rhodes School
3 km outside the town
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of Spence
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 84 high schools: 78 English public, 3 French public and 3 English Catholic. Winnipeg Adult Education Centre is closest, at 0.4 km.
Within 15 km
84
30 in or near the town itself
Nearest
0.4 km
Winnipeg Adult Education Centre
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Adult Education CentreSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 0.4 km |
| Univ. of Winnipeg Coll. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 0.5 km |
| University of Winnipeg CollegiateSecondary | Independent Schools | English public | 0.5 km |
| Freedom International SchoolSecondary | Non-Funded Schools | English public | 0.6 km |
| Hugh John Macdonald SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 0.8 km |
| New Directions Inc. SchoolSecondary | Institutional Schools | English public | 0.9 km |
| Gordon Bell High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 1 km |
| Daniel McIntyre Collegiate InstituteSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 1.2 km |
| General Wolfe SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 1.2 km |
| Montcalm SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 1.4 km |
All 84 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balmoral Hall SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 1.6 km |
| Interdivisional Student ServicesAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 1.9 km |
| Prince Charles Edu. Resource CentreAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 1.9 km |
| Twelve Tribes SchoolAll grades | Non-Funded Schools | English public | 2 km |
| Argyle Alternative High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 2 km |
| Westgate Mennonite CollegiateAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 2 km |
| R.B. Russell Vocational SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 2.1 km |
| Children of the Earth High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 2.2 km |
| Tech-Vocational High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 2.3 km |
| Niji Mahkwa SchoolAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 2.3 km |
| École Sec. Kelvin High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 2.6 km |
| Collège Louis-RielSecondary | Division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine | French public | 2.9 km |
| St. Aidan's Christian SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 2.9 km |
| Cntr D'Apprentissage Franco-ManitobainSecondary | Division scolaire franco-manitobaine | French public | 2.9 km |
| Isaac Newton SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 3.2 km |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Inst.All grades | Independent Schools | English public | 3.2 km |
| Nelson McIntyre Coll. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 3.2 km |
| Nelson McIntyre CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 3.2 km |
| Collège ChurchillSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 3.4 km |
| Churchill High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 3.4 km |
| St. Boniface Diocesan High SchoolSecondary | Catholic Schools Commission | English Catholic | 3.5 km |
| Winnipeg S.D. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 3.6 km |
| St. John's High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 3.6 km |
| Springs Christian AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 3.7 km |
| Grant Park High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 4.3 km |
| Red River Valley Junior AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 4.4 km |
| Elmwood HighSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 4.4 km |
| Sisler High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 4.5 km |
| Faith AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 4.5 km |
| Gray Academy of Jewish EducationAll grades | Winnipeg Board of Jewish Ed | English public | 4.6 km |
| Andrew Mynarski V.C. SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 4.6 km |
| St. James CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 5 km |
| Met SchoolSecondary | Seven Oaks School Division | English public | 5.2 km |
| Miles Macdonell CollegiateSecondary | River East Transcona School Division | English public | 5.3 km |
| Jobworks Alternative High SchoolSecondary | Institutional Schools | English public | 5.4 km |
| Glenlawn CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 5.6 km |
| Marymound SchoolAll grades | Institutional Schools | English public | 6 km |
| St. John's-Ravenscourt SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 6.1 km |
| Kildonan-East CollegiateSecondary | River East Transcona School Division | English public | 6.1 km |
| Louis Riel S.D. Arts and Technology Ctr.Secondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 6.1 km |
| Vincent Massey CollegiateSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 6.2 km |
| St. Paul's High SchoolSecondary | Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools | English Catholic | 6.6 km |
| Maples Met SchoolSecondary | Seven Oaks School Division | English public | 6.7 km |
| Seven Oaks S.D. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 6.7 km |
| Maples CollegiateSecondary | Seven Oaks School Division | English public | 6.7 km |
| Wapaskwa Virtual CollegiateSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 6.7 km |
| Shaftesbury HighSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 6.7 km |
| The King's SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 6.8 km |
| Collège BéliveauSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 6.9 km |
| Windsor Park CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 6.9 km |
| St. Maurice SchoolAll grades | Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools | English Catholic | 7.2 km |
| Educational Support ServicesAll grades | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 7.3 km |
| Jameswood Alternative SchoolSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 7.3 km |
| Dakota CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 7.4 km |
| Calvin Christian SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 7.4 km |
| River East CollegiateSecondary | River East Transcona School Division | English public | 7.5 km |
| Immanuel Christian SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 7.7 km |
| J. H. Bruns CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 7.7 km |
| West Kildonan CollegiateSecondary | Seven Oaks School Division | English public | 7.9 km |
| Collège Sturgeon Heights CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 8.2 km |
| Collège Jeanne-SauvéSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 9.1 km |
| Manitoba Institute of Trades and Tech.Secondary | Manitoba Institute of Trades and Tech | English public | 9.2 km |
| Inform NetSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 9.2 km |
| Centre scolaire Léo-RémillardSecondary | Division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine | French public | 10 km |
| Transcona CollegiateSecondary | River East Transcona School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Westwood CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Southeast CollegiateSecondary | First Nations Schools | English public | 11 km |
| John Taylor CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Acadia Junior High SchoolSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Fort Richmond CollegiateSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Manitoba School for the DeafAll grades | Institutional Schools | English public | 12 km |
| Oak Park HighSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Collège Pierre-Elliott-TrudeauSecondary | River East Transcona School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Collège Saint-Norbert CollegiateSecondary | Seine River School Division | English public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size
Towns its size in Manitoba
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowood | 6,991 | 36 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Centennial | 4,483 | 87 | 4 | 0.5 km |
| Minnetonka | 4,461 | 38 | 2 | 1.7 km |
| Roslyn | 4,411 | 72 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| De Salaberry | 4,401 | 1 | 1 | 6 km |
| Spence | 4,378 | 77 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Central Park | 4,328 | 77 | 4 | 0.3 km |
| Tuxedo | 4,295 | 50 | 0 | 1 km |
| St. George | 4,254 | 55 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Fraipont | 4,221 | 22 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| South River Heights | 2,632 | 45 | 0 | 1.2 km |
11 of the 126 others have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 59 of the 127 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around Spence
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Central ParkWest AlexanderSt. MatthewsSouth PortageDaniel McIntyreCentennialSpence
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spence | 77 | 4 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Central Park 0.4 km | 77 | 4 | 5 | 0.3 km |
| West Alexander 0.7 km | 88 | 4 | 4 | 0.1 km |
| St. Matthews 0.8 km | 67 | 1 | 4 | 0.5 km |
| South Portage 1 km | 86 | 4 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| Daniel McIntyre 1 km | 68 | 1 | 4 | 0.2 km |
| Centennial 1.1 km | 87 | 4 | 5 | 0.5 km |
The neighbour with most schools is West Alexander (88).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Spence’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The year. This province’s list is ODEF, compiled by Statistics Canada in 2019–22: a few years old.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
Questions about schools in Spence
Is there a French-language school in Spence?
Yes: École Taché, Collège Louis-Riel, École Précieux-Sang and Cntr D'Apprentissage Franco-Manitobain, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Spence?
2 in the town, 75 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Spence?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Spence?
By number of schools: Winnipeg School Division (48), Independent Schools (10), Louis Riel School Division (5), Non-Funded Schools (3) and Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools (3).
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).