Photo: Diablo2003 · Public domainIn and around Bathurst, 9 schools: 6 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
All of them are within the town’s own boundary. In French: 4 of the 9 schools, where in New Brunswick the share is 28%. No schools grade in New Brunswick: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 9 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
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in New Brunswick marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in New Brunswick.
By name, in French: Académie Assomption, Cité de l'Amitié, École secondaire Népisiguit and Place-des-Jeunes (Dsf-Ne).
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.
Split by system, that is English public 5 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Dsf-Ne has 4 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Dsf-NeAcadémie Assomption, Cité de l'Amitié, Place-des-Jeunes, Népisiguit | French public | 4 |
| Asd-NBathurst, Parkwood Heights, Superior, Terry Fox | English public | 4 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Bathurst
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
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 9 schools in and around Bathurst
High schools within reach of Bathurst
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 2 English public and 1 French public. 0.9 km away, Bathurst Transition Center is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst Transition CenterAll grades | – | English public | 0.9 km |
| École secondaire NépisiguitSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 1.3 km |
| Bathurst High SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 1.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in New Brunswick
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 22,614 | 20 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| Quispamsis | 20,240 | 11 | 1 | 2 km |
| Miramichi | 19,402 | 12 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Edmundston | 18,174 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Tracadie | 16,453 | 7 | 7 | 2.7 km |
| Bathurst | 13,331 | 9 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 12 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Moncton | 12,238 | 14 | 6 | 4.3 km |
| Shediac | 9,849 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Oromocto | 9,451 | 7 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Beresford | 6,543 | 4 | 4 | 15 km |
5 of the 15 others have more schools in reach. Teaching in French: 14 of the 16 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bathurst
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Bathurst 7.4 km | 10 | 4 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Beresford 8.7 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Nigadoo 13 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Beresford 16 km | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 km |
| Petit-Rocher 18 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 18 km |
Next door, Bathurst counts 10 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Counted: Bathurst’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Bathurst
How do I get a place at a school in Bathurst?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Bathurst?
Yes, there are French-language schools: Académie Assomption, Cité de l'Amitié, École secondaire Népisiguit and Place-des-Jeunes.
Which boards run the schools in Bathurst?
By number of schools: Dsf-Ne (4) and Asd-N (4).
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).