Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe nearest high school to Saint Marys is 11 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 7 elementary schools. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 7; in New Brunswick, 28% of schools teach in it.
High schools within reach of Saint Marys
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km there is one high school, Leo Hayes High School (11 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Hayes High SchoolSecondary | Asd-W | English public | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 7 schools in and around Saint Marys are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Saint Marys
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.
By name, in French: École Les Éclaireurs (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 Marys’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 6 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Asd-W runs the most, 6 of them, among 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Asd-WBarkers Point, Bliss Carman, Forest Hill, Gibson-Neill Memorial, Liverpool Street, Nashwaak Valley | English public | 6 |
| Dsf-SLes Éclaireurs | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint Marys
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
French-language schools are for children of section 23 rights-holders first; the board may admit others case by case.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Saint Marys
Towns its size in New Brunswick
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est | 8,138 | 4 | 4 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| Douglas | 6,840 | 4 | 0 | 15 km |
| Sackville | 6,572 | 4 | 0 | 1 km |
| Beresford | 6,543 | 4 | 4 | 15 km |
| Woodstock | 6,260 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Saint Marys | 5,701 | 7 | 1 | 11 km |
| Shediac | 5,699 | 5 | 3 | 3 km |
| Memramcook | 5,616 | 5 | 3 | 10 km |
| Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | 5,465 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Burton | 5,424 | 9 | 1 | 6.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Wellington | 3,458 | 5 | 4 | 3.1 km |
6 out of 31 comparable towns have more schools. A French-language school is within reach in 19 of the 32.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint Marys
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Marys | 7 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| Devon 30 11 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Fredericton 13 km | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Maugerville 15 km | 9 | 1 | 0 | 10 km |
| Douglas 18 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
Top among the neighbours: Fredericton, 24 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- The year. The open list is ODEF (2019–22), which may still show schools since closed.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Saint Marys’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Saint Marys
Which boards run the schools in Saint Marys?
By number of schools: Asd-W (6) and Dsf-S (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Saint Marys?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
How many schools are there in Saint Marys?
1 are inside the town itself and 6 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a French-language school in Saint Marys?
Yes, schooling in French is at École Les Éclaireurs.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in New Brunswick. · 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).