Photo: Marinadeshippagan · Public domain2 schools in and around Shippagan: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
Dsf-Ne runs every one of them. We don’t grade schools in New Brunswick. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 2 schools in and around Shippagan are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Shippagan
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.
In French: École L'Envolée and École Marie-Esther. The public ones of the 2 come under Dsf-Ne.
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 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.
How children get a place in Shippagan
French-language schools
Eligibility comes from the parents: French as a first language, or French schooling in Canada; otherwise, the board’s admissions committee decides.
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 2 schools in and around Shippagan
High schools within reach of Shippagan
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
École Marie-Esther, 0.3 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Marie-EstherSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 0.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Stephen | 4,876 | 4 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Dalhousie | 3,255 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| New Maryland | 3,198 | 1 | 0 | 13 km |
| Kingsclear | 3,158 | 11 | 0 | 18 km |
| Cap-Pelé | 3,092 | 1 | 1 | 20 km |
| Shippagan | 3,073 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Cocagne | 2,982 | 2 | 2 | 14 km |
| Wakefield | 2,749 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Sussex | 2,742 | 6 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Bouctouche | 2,678 | 3 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Salisbury | 2,585 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
Of the 29 others, 17 count more schools. 15 of 30 have a school teaching in French.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Shippagan
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
4 schools make Shippagan the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Shippagan or within 3 km of it are here.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- The year. ODEF, from 2019–22, is the only open list: newer schools may be missing.
Questions about schools in Shippagan
How do I get a place at a school in Shippagan?
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.
Is there a French-language school in Shippagan?
Yes, schooling in French is at École L'Envolée and École Marie-Esther.
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).