Photo: ValerieWalking · CC BY-SA 2.0In and around Newcastle, 5 schools: 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade
0 are inside the town itself and 5 lie within 3 km of its edge. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 5; in New Brunswick, 28% of schools teach in it.
Where the 5 schools in and around Newcastle 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 Newcastle
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.
The French-language schools are École Carrefour Beausoleil, run by 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 Newcastle’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: English public 3, 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
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Asd-N has 2 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-NMax Aitken Academy, Miramichi Valley | English public | 2 |
| Dsf-SCarrefour Beausoleil | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Newcastle
French-language schools
A child qualifies for a French-language school when a parent’s first language is French or a parent went to French school in Canada; an admissions committee can admit others.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Newcastle
High schools within reach of Newcastle
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 English public and 1 French public. The nearest is École Carrefour Beausoleil, 11 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Carrefour BeausoleilAll grades | Dsf-S | French public | 11 km |
| Miramichi Valley High SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 12 km |
| Tommies IISecondary | – | English public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Newcastle
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newcastle | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
| Miramichi 13 km | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 km |
Miramichi has the most schools nearby, 12.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Newcastle’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. The list is Statistics Canada’s ODEF (2019–22): schools opened since are missing, and some closed since may still appear.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
Questions about schools in Newcastle
How do I get a place at a school in Newcastle?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Which boards run the schools in Newcastle?
By number of schools: Asd-N (2) and Dsf-S (1).
Is there a French-language school in Newcastle?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Carrefour Beausoleil.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · In New Brunswick, no schools grade. 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).