Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo high school in or near Dundas: the closest is 11 km off
In or within 3 km of the town: 4 elementary schools, and no high school. Teaching in French runs high: 4 of 4 schools, against 28% in New Brunswick.
High schools within reach of Dundas
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 English public and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, Centre de formation secondaire de Shédiac: 11 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre de formation secondaire de ShédiacSecondary | – | English public | 11 km |
| Polyvalente Louis-J.-RobichaudSecondary | Dsf-S | French public | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schooling in English and French around Dundas
The language each school teaches in, against every school in New Brunswick.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in New Brunswick.
District scolaire francophone Sud and Dsf-S runs the French-language ones: École Grande-Digue, École Notre-Dame, École Camille-Vautour and École Blanche-Bourgeois.
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 4 schools in and around Dundas are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Dundas’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one French-language.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Dsf-S runs the most, 3 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Dsf-SBlanche-Bourgeois, Camille-Vautour, Notre-Dame | French public | 3 |
| District scolaire francophone SudGrande-Digue | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Dundas
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
French-language schools
Section 23 rights-holders, francophone parents or those schooled in French in Canada, have a place; others apply to the board’s committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Dundas
Towns its size in New Brunswick
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 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 |
| New Maryland | 4,455 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 km |
| Beresford | 4,389 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Cocagne | 2,982 | 2 | 2 | 14 km |
16 of the 37 others have more schools in reach. 22 of the 38 have a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Dundas
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dundas | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 km |
| Cocagne 6.7 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 km |
| Shediac 9.9 km | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 km |
| Shediac 12 km | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Saint-Antoine 15 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
Next door, Shediac counts 5 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. An older list, StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, is used here.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Dundas or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
Questions about schools in Dundas
Is there a French-language school in Dundas?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Grande-Digue, École Notre-Dame, École Camille-Vautour and École Blanche-Bourgeois.
How many schools are there in Dundas?
The town holds 2 of them; 2 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Dundas?
The board’s school locator gives the designated school; registration is with the board or the school.
Which boards run the schools in Dundas?
By number of schools: Dsf-S (3) and District scolaire francophone Sud (1).
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · Schools grade in New Brunswick: none (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).