Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Nelson is 15 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. No schools grade in New Brunswick: the province publishes no results school by school.
High schools within reach of Nelson
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km there is one high school, North & South Esk Regional High School (14 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| North & South Esk Regional High SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Nelson 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 Nelson
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.
For schooling in French, families look further afield.
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 Nelson’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 1 and other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Nelson
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Nelson
Schools in the towns around Nelson
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Southesk 11 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 km |
| Northesk 15 km | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| Blackville 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 km |
| Rogersville 18 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.2 km |
Southesk has the most schools nearby, 7.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Nelson’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
Questions about schools in Nelson
How many schools are there in Nelson?
1 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Nelson?
None within 3 km of Nelson. The French-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Nelson?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
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).