Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain10 schools serve Bathurst, 7 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
0 are inside the town itself and 10 lie within 3 km of its edge. 4 of the 10 teach in French, against 28% of schools in New Brunswick. The schools grade is left out in New Brunswick, as the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 10 schools in and around Bathurst 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 Bathurst
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in New Brunswick.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in New Brunswick.
Dsf-Ne runs the French-language ones: Place-des-Jeunes, Cité de l'Amitié, École secondaire Népisiguit and Académie Assomption.
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 Bathurst’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 6 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Asd-N has 5 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-NBathurst, Janeville, Parkwood Heights, Superior, Terry Fox | English public | 5 |
| Dsf-NeAcadémie Assomption, Cité de l'Amitié, Place-des-Jeunes, Népisiguit | French public | 4 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Bathurst
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
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Bathurst
High schools within reach of Bathurst
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public and 1 French public. The closest high school is École secondaire Népisiguit, 6.1 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire NépisiguitSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 6.1 km |
| Bathurst Transition CenterAll grades | – | English public | 8.1 km |
| Bathurst High SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 8.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in New Brunswick
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Coverdale | 5,167 | 9 | 1 | 7.1 km |
| Starlight Village | 5,108 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 km |
| Sussex | 4,994 | 4 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| St. Stephen | 4,876 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Bathurst | 4,840 | 10 | 4 | 6.2 km |
| Hampton | 4,754 | 4 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Dundas | 4,733 | 4 | 4 | 11 km |
| Shippagan | 4,721 | 4 | 4 | 9.2 km |
| Caraquet | 4,572 | 2 | 2 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Cocagne | 2,982 | 2 | 2 | 14 km |
2 out of 37 comparable towns have more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 22 of the 38.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bathurst
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Bathurst 7.4 km | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Beresford 10 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Nigadoo 13 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Beresford 14 km | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 km |
| Petit-Rocher 19 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 km |
It outnumbers its 5 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Bathurst or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
Questions about schools in Bathurst
Is there a French-language school in Bathurst?
Yes, schooling in French is at Place-des-Jeunes, Cité de l'Amitié, École secondaire Népisiguit and Académie Assomption.
Which boards run the schools in Bathurst?
By number of schools: Asd-N (5) and Dsf-Ne (4).
How do I get a place at a school in Bathurst?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
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).