Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Miramichi, 8 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade: 12 schools in all
2 of them lie outside the boundary, within 3 km; 10 are inside. Of the 12, one teaches in French (28% of schools in New Brunswick).
Where the 12 schools in and around Miramichi are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Miramichi
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.
By name, in French: École Carrefour Beausoleil (Dsf-S).
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 Miramichi’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 10, French-language 1 and other 1.
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.
Among 2 boards, Asd-N leads with 8.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-NDr. Losier, Gretna Green, James M. Hill Memorial, King Street, Max Aitken Academy, Miramichi Valley, Napan, Nelson Rural | English public | 8 |
| Dsf-SCarrefour Beausoleil | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Miramichi
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
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 12 schools in and around Miramichi
High schools within reach of Miramichi
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 4: 3 English public and 1 French public. The closest high school is Tommies II, 2.3 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tommies IISecondary | – | English public | 2.3 km |
| James M. Hill Memorial High SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 3.1 km |
| Miramichi Valley High SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 6.8 km |
| École Carrefour BeausoleilAll grades | Dsf-S | French public | 7.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dieppe | 35,986 | 14 | 8 | 2.6 km |
| 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 |
| … | ||||
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 9 | 1 | 10 km |
In 3 of the 12 others the count is higher. Schooling in French is on hand in 13 of the 13.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Miramichi
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miramichi | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Newcastle 13 km | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
It has more schools than any of its 1 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Miramichi’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Miramichi
How do I get a place at a school in Miramichi?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Which boards run the schools in Miramichi?
By number of schools: Asd-N (8) and Dsf-S (1).
Is there a French-language school in Miramichi?
Yes: École Carrefour Beausoleil, the French-language schools here.
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).