Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Caraquet is 8.6 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 1 elementary school. In New Brunswick, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.
High schools within reach of Caraquet
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 French public. Nearest: École Marie-Esther, 8.6 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Marie-EstherSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 8.6 km |
| Polyvalente Louis-MaillouxSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the school in or near Caraquet is
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.
How children get a place in Caraquet
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
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Caraquet
Schools in the towns around Caraquet
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
Shippagan leads the neighbours with 4 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Caraquet’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- The year. The open list is ODEF (2019–22), which may still show schools since closed.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Caraquet
How do I get a place at a school in Caraquet?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Caraquet?
0 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Caraquet?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École L'Escale-des-Jeunes.
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).