Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainTeaching in French: 4 of Shippagan’s 4 schools
Dsf-Ne and District Scolaire Francophone Nord-Est runs them: École L'Étincelle, École L'Envolée and École Soeur-Saint-Alexandre. Within 3 km of Shippagan are 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
Schooling in English and French around Shippagan
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.
By name, in French: École L'Étincelle, École L'Envolée, École Soeur-Saint-Alexandre and École Marie-Esther (Dsf-Ne and District Scolaire Francophone Nord-Est).
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.
Where the 4 schools in and around Shippagan 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.
Who runs Shippagan’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one French-language.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Dsf-Ne has 3 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Dsf-NeL'Envolée, L'Étincelle, Marie-Esther | French public | 3 |
| District Scolaire Francophone Nord-EstSoeur-Saint-Alexandre | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Shippagan
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
French-language schools
The French boards take rights-holders’ children by right and others by committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Shippagan
High schools within reach of Shippagan
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
The one high school within 15 km is École Marie-Esther, at 9.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Marie-EstherSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 9.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Campbellton | 7,485 | 8 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| St. Stephen | 4,876 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Bathurst | 4,840 | 10 | 4 | 6.2 km |
| Hampton | 4,754 | 4 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Dundas | 4,733 | 4 | 4 | 11 km |
| Shippagan | 4,721 | 4 | 4 | 9.2 km |
| Caraquet | 4,572 | 2 | 2 | 1 km |
| New Maryland | 4,455 | 1 | 0 | 5.2 km |
| Beresford | 4,389 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 km |
| Simonds | 4,263 | 1 | 0 | 13 km |
| … | ||||
| Cocagne | 2,982 | 2 | 2 | 14 km |
More schools are within reach in 16 of the 37 other towns. Teaching in French: 22 of the 38 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Shippagan
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shippagan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Lamèque 2.5 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 km |
| Shippagan 9.4 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Bas-Caraquet 13 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.3 km |
| Caraquet 15 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8.6 km |
Each of its 4 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- Boards and systems. A school’s board decides its language; the province funds no separate Catholic system.
- The year. The list is Statistics Canada’s ODEF (2019–22): schools opened since are missing, and some closed since may still appear.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. Inside Shippagan’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Shippagan
How many schools are there in Shippagan?
1 in the town, 3 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Shippagan?
Yes, there are French-language schools: École L'Étincelle, École L'Envolée, École Soeur-Saint-Alexandre and École Marie-Esther.
Which boards run the schools in Shippagan?
By number of schools: Dsf-Ne (3) and District Scolaire Francophone Nord-Est (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Shippagan?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in New Brunswick, the province publishes no results school by school. · 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).