Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Around Richibucto, 3 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools: 6 schools in all
4 of them lie outside the boundary, within 3 km; 2 are inside. Of the 6, one teaches in French (28% of schools in New Brunswick).
Where the 6 schools in and around Richibucto are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Richibucto
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.
By name, in French: École Soleil Levant (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 Richibucto’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: English public 5 and French-language 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 runs the most, 3 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-NBonar Law Memorial, Eleanor W. Graham, Rexton | English public | 3 |
| Dsf-SSoleil Levant | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Richibucto
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 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 6 schools in and around Richibucto
High schools within reach of Richibucto
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. First by distance comes Centre de formation secondaire de Richibucto, at 0.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre de formation secondaire de RichibuctoSecondary | – | English public | 0.8 km |
| Bengals IISecondary | – | English public | 4.9 km |
| Bonar Law Memorial SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 5.2 km |
| École Mgr-Marcel-François-RichardAll grades | Dsf-S | French public | 9.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Richibucto
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richibucto | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Rexton 4.4 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Charles 6.5 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| Saint-Louis de Kent 9 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Richibucto 9.6 km | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Saint-Louis 12 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Richibucto 15 14 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Richibucto (7).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Richibucto’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- The year. The schools are those in ODEF, 2019–22; check with the board for any opened since.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Richibucto
How do I get a place at a school in Richibucto?
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.
Is there a French-language school in Richibucto?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Soleil Levant.
Which boards run the schools in Richibucto?
By number of schools: Asd-N (3) and Dsf-S (1).
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · Why no schools grade in New Brunswick? 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).