Photo: ...some guy · CC BY 2.0Teaching in French: 7 of Tracadie’s 7 schools
Those are École La Passerelle, École La Ruche and École La Source (Dsf-Ne). In or within 3 km of Tracadie: 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
Schooling in English and French around Tracadie
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 La Passerelle, École La Ruche, École La Source and École La Villa des Amis (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.
Where the 7 schools in and around Tracadie 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 Tracadie’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single 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 Tracadie
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around Tracadie
High schools within reach of Tracadie
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Polyvalente W.-Arthur-Losier, 2.7 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente W.-Arthur-LosierSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 2.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | 22,614 | 20 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| Quispamsis | 20,240 | 11 | 1 | 2 km |
| Miramichi | 19,402 | 12 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Edmundston | 18,174 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Tracadie | 16,453 | 7 | 7 | 2.7 km |
| 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 |
| … | ||||
| Lincoln | 8,093 | 9 | 1 | 10 km |
8 of 11 similar towns count more schools. 12 of 12 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 Tracadie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tracadie | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Isidore 10 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Inkerman 19 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 km |
None of its 2 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The schools are those in ODEF, 2019–22; check with the board for any opened since.
- Boards and systems. Public schools belong to English and French-language boards (or districts); independent schools run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Tracadie or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Tracadie
How do I get a place at a school in Tracadie?
Choose a system, then register with its board; the address decides the school.
Is there a French-language school in Tracadie?
Yes: École La Passerelle, École La Ruche, École La Source and École La Villa des Amis, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Tracadie?
Inside the town there are 6; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · Why no schools grade 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).