6 school boards share Westwood
St. James-Assiniboia School Division runs the most, 18 of them; Pembina Trails School Division, Independent Schools and Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools run the rest. Of the 32, one teaches in French (3% of schools in Manitoba). Taken together, Westwood and its 3 km edge hold 25 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
6 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| St. James-Assiniboia School DivisionAthlone, Bruce, Buchanan, Collège Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, Crestview, Educational Support Services, Golden Gate, Heritage … | English public | 18 |
| Pembina Trails School DivisionBeaumont, Beaverlodge, Oak Park High, Pacific Junction, River West Park, Royal, Westdale Junior High, Westgrove … | English public | 10 |
| Independent SchoolsWinnipeg Mennonite | English public | 1 |
| Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic SchoolsSt. Charles Interparochial | English Catholic | 1 |
| Institutional SchoolsManitoba School for the Deaf | English public | 1 |
| Division scolaire franco-manitobaineRoméo-Dallaire | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 32 schools in and around Westwood are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Westwood
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Manitoba.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Manitoba.
The French-language schools are École Roméo-Dallaire, run by 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 Westwood’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 31 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Westwood
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
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 32 schools in and around Westwood
Show all 25 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Westwood
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 67 high schools: 62 English public, 3 English Catholic and 2 French public. The nearest is Westwood Collegiate, 0.3 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westwood CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 0.3 km |
| John Taylor CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 2.2 km |
| Collège Sturgeon Heights CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 2.5 km |
| Oak Park HighSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 2.7 km |
| Manitoba School for the DeafAll grades | Institutional Schools | English public | 2.9 km |
| Educational Support ServicesAll grades | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 3.3 km |
| Jameswood Alternative SchoolSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 3.3 km |
| Shaftesbury HighSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 5.2 km |
| St. Paul's High SchoolSecondary | Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools | English Catholic | 5.4 km |
| St. James CollegiateSecondary | St. James-Assiniboia School Division | English public | 5.5 km |
All 67 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Academy of Jewish EducationAll grades | Winnipeg Board of Jewish Ed | English public | 6.4 km |
| Interdivisional Student ServicesAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 8.9 km |
| Prince Charles Edu. Resource CentreAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 8.9 km |
| Tech-Vocational High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.1 km |
| General Wolfe SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.3 km |
| École Sec. Kelvin High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.3 km |
| Grant Park High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.4 km |
| Wapaskwa Virtual CollegiateSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 9.4 km |
| Daniel McIntyre Collegiate InstituteSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.6 km |
| Gordon Bell High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 9.8 km |
| New Directions Inc. SchoolSecondary | Institutional Schools | English public | 9.8 km |
| Westgate Mennonite CollegiateAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 9.9 km |
| Manitoba Institute of Trades and Tech.Secondary | Manitoba Institute of Trades and Tech | English public | 10 km |
| Inform NetSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 10 km |
| Balmoral Hall SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 10 km |
| Twelve Tribes SchoolAll grades | Non-Funded Schools | English public | 10 km |
| Montcalm SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 10 km |
| Univ. of Winnipeg Coll. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 11 km |
| University of Winnipeg CollegiateSecondary | Independent Schools | English public | 11 km |
| Winnipeg Adult Education CentreSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Jobworks Alternative High SchoolSecondary | Institutional Schools | English public | 11 km |
| Sisler High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Hugh John Macdonald SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 11 km |
| Freedom International SchoolSecondary | Non-Funded Schools | English public | 11 km |
| Vincent Massey CollegiateSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 11 km |
| St. Maurice SchoolAll grades | Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools | English Catholic | 12 km |
| Andrew Mynarski V.C. SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Isaac Newton SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Collège ChurchillSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Churchill High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Niji Mahkwa SchoolAll grades | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| R.B. Russell Vocational SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Children of the Earth High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| St. Aidan's Christian SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 12 km |
| Argyle Alternative High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 12 km |
| Southeast CollegiateSecondary | First Nations Schools | English public | 12 km |
| Maples Met SchoolSecondary | Seven Oaks School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Seven Oaks S.D. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 13 km |
| Maples CollegiateSecondary | Seven Oaks School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Nelson McIntyre Coll. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 13 km |
| Nelson McIntyre CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Winnipeg S.D. Summer SchoolSecondary | Evening, Summer & Virtual Schools | English public | 13 km |
| St. John's High SchoolSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 13 km |
| St. John's-Ravenscourt SchoolAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 13 km |
| St. Boniface Diocesan High SchoolSecondary | Catholic Schools Commission | English Catholic | 13 km |
| Collège Louis-RielSecondary | Division scolaire Franco-Manitobaine | French public | 13 km |
| Cntr D'Apprentissage Franco-ManitobainSecondary | Division scolaire franco-manitobaine | French public | 13 km |
| Met SchoolSecondary | Seven Oaks School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Glenlawn CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 13 km |
| Faith AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 13 km |
| Mennonite Brethren Collegiate Inst.All grades | Independent Schools | English public | 14 km |
| Springs Christian AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | English public | 14 km |
| Fort Richmond CollegiateSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Acadia Junior High SchoolSecondary | Pembina Trails School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Dakota CollegiateSecondary | Louis Riel School Division | English public | 14 km |
| Elmwood HighSecondary | Winnipeg School Division | English public | 15 km |
| Red River Valley Junior AcademyAll grades | Independent Schools | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth | 9,016 | 72 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Brokenhead | 5,931 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | 77 | 4 | 1 km |
| Minto | 5,830 | 61 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Heritage Park | 5,817 | 26 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Westwood | 5,716 | 32 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| St. Matthews | 5,699 | 67 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Montcalm | 5,676 | 32 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| The Pas | 5,634 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Burrows Central | 5,565 | 72 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Niakwa Place | 3,461 | 44 | 3 | 0.7 km |
56 of 119 similar towns count more schools. Teaching in French: 62 of the 120 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Westwood
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Kirkfield has the most schools nearby, 36.
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: Westwood’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Boards and systems. The French-language board covers the whole province, the English districts one area each.
- The year. This province’s list is ODEF, compiled by Statistics Canada in 2019–22: a few years old.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Westwood
Which boards run the schools in Westwood?
St. James-Assiniboia School Division (18), Pembina Trails School Division (10), Independent Schools (1), Arch. of Winnipeg Catholic Schools (1) and Institutional Schools (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Westwood?
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.
Is there a French-language school in Westwood?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Roméo-Dallaire.
How many schools are there in Westwood?
3 are inside the town itself and 29 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Manitoba, the province publishes no results school by school. · 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).