Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0New Bandon’s teenagers travel 26 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 3 elementary schools. French-language schooling is strong here, 2 of 3, where in New Brunswick it is 28%. We don’t grade schools in New Brunswick. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.
High schools within reach of New Bandon
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Schooling in English and French around New Bandon
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.
Dsf-Ne runs the French-language ones: École Léandre-LeGresley and École Ola-Léger.
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 3 schools in and around New Bandon are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs New Bandon’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 1 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Dsf-Ne runs the most, 2 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Dsf-NeLéandre-LeGresley, Ola-Léger | French public | 2 |
| Asd-NJaneville | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in New Bandon
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around New Bandon
Schools in the towns around New Bandon
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Bandon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 26 km |
| Paquetville 13 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 km |
| Bertrand 16 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
Of 2 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside New Bandon or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- The year. Statistics Canada’s ODEF, 2019–22: the latest open list for this province.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in New Bandon
How do I get a place at a school in New Bandon?
Register with the board that runs the school: the address decides the designated school in each system, and the board can say which one it is.
Which boards run the schools in New Bandon?
By number of schools: Dsf-Ne (2) and Asd-N (1).
How many schools are there in New Bandon?
2 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in New Bandon?
Yes: École Léandre-LeGresley and École Ola-Léger, the French-language schools here.
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).