Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain2 of the 3 schools around Saint-Jacques teach in French
They are École Saint-Jacques and École communautaire Saint-Joseph, run by Dsf-No. Taken together, Saint-Jacques and its 3 km edge hold 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school. No schools grade in New Brunswick: the province publishes no results school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Jacques
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 Saint-Jacques and École communautaire Saint-Joseph (Dsf-No).
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 Saint-Jacques are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Saint-Jacques’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 1 and French-language 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Saint-Jacques
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Saint-Jacques
High schools within reach of Saint-Jacques
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 English public and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, Classe alternative (Cité des Jeunes): 7.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Classe alternative (Cité des Jeunes)Secondary | – | English public | 7.3 km |
| Saint Mary's AcademyAll grades | Asd-W | English public | 9.1 km |
| Cité des Jeunes A.-M.-SormanySecondary | Dsf-No | French public | 9.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Jacques
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.4 km |
| Saint-Joseph 4.3 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.6 km |
| Edmundston 8.1 km | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.8 km |
Of the neighbours, Edmundston counts the most schools: 8.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. This province’s list is ODEF, compiled by Statistics Canada in 2019–22: a few years old.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Saint-Jacques or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Saint-Jacques
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Jacques?
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.
How many schools are there in Saint-Jacques?
0 in the town, 3 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Saint-Jacques?
Yes: École Saint-Jacques and École communautaire Saint-Joseph, 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).