Photo: Brad4826 · CC BY 3.0No high school in or near Grand Bay-Westfield: the closest is 7.9 km off
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 5 elementary schools. The schools grade is left out in New Brunswick, as the province publishes no results school by school.
High schools within reach of Grand Bay-Westfield
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public and 1 French public. The nearest is Centre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain, 7.8 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre scolaire Samuel-de-ChamplainAll grades | Dsf-S | French public | 7.8 km |
| Saint John High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 13 km |
| St. Malachy's Memorial High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 5 schools in and around Grand Bay-Westfield 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 Grand Bay-Westfield
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Grand Bay-Westfield’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Grand Bay-Westfield
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Grand Bay-Westfield
Towns its size in New Brunswick
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est | 8,138 | 4 | 4 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| Shediac | 5,699 | 5 | 3 | 3 km |
| Memramcook | 5,616 | 5 | 3 | 10 km |
| Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | 5,465 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Burton | 5,424 | 9 | 1 | 6.8 km |
| Grand Bay-Westfield | 5,202 | 5 | 0 | 7.9 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 |
| … | ||||
| Kingsclear | 3,158 | 11 | 0 | 18 km |
Set against 36 others, 9 have more schools in reach. 21 of 37 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Grand Bay-Westfield
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Bay-Westfield | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 km |
| Westfield 6.6 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint John 12 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Greenwich 17 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Rothesay 19 km | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Saint John has the most schools nearby, 29.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. The area is Grand Bay-Westfield plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- The year. Statistics Canada’s ODEF, 2019–22: the latest open list for this province.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
Questions about schools in Grand Bay-Westfield
How do I get a place at a school in Grand Bay-Westfield?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in Grand Bay-Westfield?
No, none within 3 km of Grand Bay-Westfield; ask the French-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Grand Bay-Westfield?
Inside the town there are 4; another 1 sit within 3 km.
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).