Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe 6 schools of Sussex: 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
They all come under Asd-S. In New Brunswick, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.
Where the 6 schools in and around Sussex are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sussex
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.
Schooling in French isn’t on offer here.
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 Sussex’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems here: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sussex
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Sussex
High schools within reach of Sussex
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Compass-Sussex, 8.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compass-SussexSecondary | – | English public | 8.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in New Brunswick
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beresford | 4,389 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 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 |
| Saint George | 2,675 | 5 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Grand Manan | 2,648 | 2 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Salisbury | 2,585 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
More schools than here: 3 of the 22 others. Schooling in French is on hand in 11 of the 23.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Sussex
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sussex | 6 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Sussex Corner 7 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Sussex 7.8 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Studholm 12 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Norton 16 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
It outnumbers its 4 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Sussex’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Sussex
Is there a French-language school in Sussex?
There is none in or near Sussex (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How do I get a place at a school in Sussex?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
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).