Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNo high school in or near Saint Mary: the closest is 12 km off
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in New Brunswick aren’t graded on schools.
High schools within reach of Saint Mary
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 French public and 1 English public. 11 km away, École Clément-Cormier is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Clément-CormierSecondary | Dsf-S | French public | 11 km |
| Centre de formation secondaire de BouctoucheSecondary | – | English public | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint Mary are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Saint Mary
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.
In French: École Mont Carmel and École Camille-Vautour. The public ones of the 2 come under 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 Mary’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one French-language.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Saint Mary
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
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 2 schools in and around Saint Mary
Schools in the towns around Saint Mary
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 Mary | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Antoine 9.1 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
| Bouctouche 11 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Wellington 14 km | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Cocagne 17 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 km |
Of the neighbours, Wellington counts the most schools: 5.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- The year. Statistics Canada’s ODEF, 2019–22: the latest open list for this province.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Saint Mary and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Saint Mary
Is there a French-language school in Saint Mary?
Yes: École Mont Carmel and École Camille-Vautour, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Saint Mary?
1 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint Mary?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).