Photo: Skaarup.HA · CC BY-SA 3.0Oromocto and its edges hold 7 schools: 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
The town holds all of them; none is in the margin around it. In French: one of the 7 schools, where in New Brunswick the share is 28%. No schools grade in New Brunswick: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 7 schools in and around Oromocto 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 Oromocto
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.
Dsf-S runs the French-language ones: École Arc-en-ciel.
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 Oromocto’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 6 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Asd-W has 6 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-WAssiniboine Avenue, Gesner Street, Harold Peterson, Oromocto, Ridgeview, Summerhill Street | English public | 6 |
| Dsf-SArc-en-ciel | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Oromocto
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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 7 schools in and around Oromocto
High schools within reach of Oromocto
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Only Oromocto High School is within 15 km, 1.3 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oromocto High SchoolSecondary | Asd-W | English public | 1.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 13,331 | 9 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 12 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Moncton | 12,238 | 14 | 6 | 4.3 km |
| Shediac | 9,849 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Oromocto | 9,451 | 7 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est | 8,138 | 4 | 4 | 15 km |
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 9 | 1 | 10 km |
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Douglas | 6,840 | 4 | 0 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint Marys | 5,701 | 7 | 1 | 11 km |
5 of the 12 others have more schools in reach. Schooling in French is on hand in 10 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 Oromocto
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oromocto | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Burton 7 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 km |
| Lincoln 8.7 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 km |
| Maugerville 9.6 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 km |
| New Maryland 16 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 km |
| New Maryland 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Fredericton 18 km | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Fredericton (24).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. StatCan’s ODEF (2019–22) is the open source here; it may miss new schools.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Oromocto or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Oromocto
How do I get a place at a school in Oromocto?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
Is there a French-language school in Oromocto?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Arc-en-ciel.
Which boards run the schools in Oromocto?
By number of schools: Asd-W (6) and Dsf-S (1).
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).