Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.02 of the 3 schools around Bouctouche teach in French
Dsf-S runs them: École Clément-Cormier and École Dr-Marguerite-Michaud. Counting a 3 km margin, Bouctouche has 1 elementary school and 2 secondary schools. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in New Brunswick aren’t graded on schools.
Schooling in English and French around Bouctouche
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-S runs the French-language ones: École Clément-Cormier and École Dr-Marguerite-Michaud.
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.
Where the 3 schools in and around Bouctouche are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Bouctouche’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 1 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Bouctouche
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
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Bouctouche
High schools within reach of Bouctouche
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 French public and 1 English public. First by distance comes École Clément-Cormier, at 0.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Clément-CormierSecondary | Dsf-S | French public | 0.6 km |
| Centre de formation secondaire de BouctoucheSecondary | – | English public | 0.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simonds | 4,263 | 1 | 0 | 13 km |
| … | ||||
| Shippagan | 3,073 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Cocagne | 2,982 | 2 | 2 | 14 km |
| Wakefield | 2,749 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Sussex | 2,742 | 6 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Bouctouche | 2,678 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Saint George | 2,675 | 5 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Grand Manan | 2,648 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Salisbury | 2,585 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
Of the 21 others, 11 count more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 10 of the 22.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bouctouche
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bouctouche | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Wellington 3.6 km | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Saint Mary 11 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Antoine 12 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
| Cocagne 14 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 km |
| Richibucto 18 km | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 km |
Among the neighbours, Richibucto has 7, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Bouctouche’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- 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. Statistics Canada’s ODEF, 2019–22: the latest open list for this province.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
Questions about schools in Bouctouche
How many schools are there in Bouctouche?
All 3 are inside the town itself.
Is there a French-language school in Bouctouche?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Clément-Cormier and École Dr-Marguerite-Michaud.
How do I get a place at a school in Bouctouche?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
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).