Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Shediac has 3 French-language schools among its 5
Dsf-S and District scolaire francophone Sud runs them: École Mgr-François-Bourgeois, Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud and École Grande-Digue. 3 boards run its schools. Within 3 km of Shediac are 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. We don’t grade schools in New Brunswick. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Shediac
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 Mgr-François-Bourgeois, Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud and École Grande-Digue (Dsf-S and District scolaire francophone Sud).
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.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Dsf-SPolyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud, Mgr-François-Bourgeois | French public | 2 |
| Asd-EShediac Cape | English public | 1 |
| District scolaire francophone SudGrande-Digue | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 5 schools in and around Shediac are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Shediac’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: English public 2 and French-language 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Shediac
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Shediac
High schools within reach of Shediac
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 French public and 1 English public. The closest high school is Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud, 0.3 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente Louis-J.-RobichaudSecondary | Dsf-S | French public | 0.3 km |
| Centre de formation secondaire de ShédiacSecondary | – | English public | 0.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in New Brunswick
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bathurst | 13,331 | 9 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 12 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Moncton | 12,238 | 14 | 6 | 4.3 km |
| Shediac | 9,849 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| Oromocto | 9,451 | 7 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est | 8,138 | 4 | 4 | 15 km |
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 9 | 1 | 10 km |
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Woodstock | 6,260 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 km |
6 out of 11 comparable towns have more schools. Of the 12, 9 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 Shediac
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shediac | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Shediac 3.6 km | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 km |
| Dundas 12 km | 4 | 4 | 0 | 11 km |
| Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est 15 km | 4 | 4 | 0 | 15 km |
| Cocagne 18 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 km |
Of 4 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Shediac’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. ODEF, from 2019–22, is the only open list: newer schools may be missing.
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Shediac
How do I get a place at a school in Shediac?
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.
Which boards run the schools in Shediac?
By number of schools: Dsf-S (2), Asd-E (1) and District scolaire francophone Sud (1).
Is there a French-language school in Shediac?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École Mgr-François-Bourgeois, Polyvalente Louis-J.-Robichaud and École Grande-Digue.
How many schools are there in Shediac?
3 are inside the town itself and 2 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).