Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.012 schools in and around Rothesay: 10 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
6 of them lie outside the boundary, within 3 km; 6 are inside. Of the 12, one teaches in French (28% of schools in New Brunswick).
Where the 12 schools in and around Rothesay are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Rothesay
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.
Dsf-S runs the French-language ones: École des Pionniers.
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 Rothesay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 11 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Asd-S has 11 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-SChris Saunders Memorial, Fairvale, Harry Miller, Kennebecasis Park, Kennebecasis Valley, Lakefield, Quispamsis, Quispamsis … | English public | 11 |
| Dsf-Sdes Pionniers | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Rothesay
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Rothesay
High schools within reach of Rothesay
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 6 high schools: 5 English public and 1 French public. Rothesay High School is closest, at 0.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rothesay High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 0.7 km |
| Kennebecasis Valley High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 4.9 km |
| Simonds High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 10 km |
| St. Malachy's Memorial High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 14 km |
| Saint John High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 15 km |
| Centre scolaire Samuel-de-ChamplainAll grades | Dsf-S | French public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 22,614 | 20 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Miramichi | 19,402 | 12 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Edmundston | 18,174 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Tracadie | 16,453 | 7 | 7 | 2.7 km |
| 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 |
| … | ||||
| Woodstock | 6,260 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 km |
More schools than here: 2 of the 16 others. Schooling in French is on hand in 14 of the 17.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Rothesay
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothesay | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Quispamsis 4.2 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Kingston 12 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9.7 km |
| Saint John 13 km | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Simonds 14 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Hampton 15 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 km |
| Westfield 16 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
Saint John leads the neighbours with 29 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Rothesay or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- Boards and systems. Boards here split by language only: English districts and a French-language board.
- The year. Statistics Canada’s ODEF, 2019–22: the latest open list for this province.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Rothesay
How do I get a place at a school in Rothesay?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Which boards run the schools in Rothesay?
By number of schools: Asd-S (11) and Dsf-S (1).
Is there a French-language school in Rothesay?
Yes: École des Pionniers, the French-language schools here.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · Schools grade in New Brunswick: none (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).