Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.029 schools in and around Saint John: 24 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
Counting the 3 km margin adds 4 to the town’s own 25. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 29; in New Brunswick, 28% of schools teach in it. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in New Brunswick aren’t graded on schools.
Where the 29 schools in and around Saint John are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
1 more have no point in the source and are listed below the map.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Saint John
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.
The French-language schools are Centre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain, 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 Saint John’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: English public 28 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-S runs the most, 27 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-SBarnhill Memorial, Bayside, Bayview, Beaconsfield, Centennial, Champlain Heights, Forest Hills, Glen Falls … | English public | 27 |
| Dsf-SCentre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint John
French-language schools
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 29 schools in and around Saint John
High schools within reach of Saint John
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
5 secondary schools are within 15 km: 4 English public and 1 French public. Nearest: St. Malachy's Memorial High School, 1.2 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Malachy's Memorial High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 1.2 km |
| Saint John High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 1.6 km |
| Centre scolaire Samuel-de-ChamplainAll grades | Dsf-S | French public | 4.5 km |
| Simonds High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 5.6 km |
| Rothesay High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Canadian towns its size
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrebonne | 126,872 | 74 | 70 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Chomedey | 81,813 | 141 | 126 | 0.2 km |
| Fort McMurray | 81,611 | 33 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Sault Ste. Marie | 81,182 | 36 | 3 | 0.5 km |
| Sarnia | 80,539 | 30 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Saint John | 79,371 | 29 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Simcoe | 75,618 | 32 | 1 | 5.2 km |
| Fredericton | 74,655 | 24 | 3 | 2.3 km |
| St. Albert | 74,621 | 41 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Granby | 72,180 | 26 | 24 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| West Vancouver | 47,929 | 37 | 1 | 1.5 km |
Of the 81 others, 61 count more schools. Of the 82, 67 offer a French-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint John
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Grand Bay-Westfield 12 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 km |
| Rothesay 13 km | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Westfield 15 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
| Quispamsis 17 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Simonds 18 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
It outnumbers its 5 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Saint John or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Saint John
Which boards run the schools in Saint John?
Asd-S (27) and Dsf-S (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a French-language school in Saint John?
Yes, schooling in French is at Centre scolaire Samuel-de-Champlain.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint John?
Ask the board which school serves your street, then register through it.
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).