Saint Stephen and its edges hold 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Asd-S is the only board. Because the province publishes no results school by school, towns in New Brunswick aren’t graded on schools.
Where the 4 schools in and around Saint Stephen 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 Stephen
The language each school teaches in, against every school in New Brunswick.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in New Brunswick.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 Stephen’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Saint Stephen
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 4 schools in and around Saint Stephen
High schools within reach of Saint Stephen
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
St. Stephen High School, 3.8 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen High SchoolSecondary | Asd-S | English public | 3.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Saint Stephen
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 Stephen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| St. Stephen 4.8 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Saint David 5 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5.2 km |
| Saint James 9.9 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
Each of its 3 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The year. Statistics Canada’s ODEF, 2019–22: the latest open list for this province.
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Saint Stephen or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Saint Stephen
How do I get a place at a school in Saint Stephen?
Enrolment goes through the board; schools outside your area take students when they have room.
Is there a French-language school in Saint Stephen?
Not within 3 km of Saint Stephen. The French-language board still serves families 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).