Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Wellington has 4 French-language schools among its 5
Those are École Calixte-F.-Savoie, École Clément-Cormier and École Dr-Marguerite-Michaud (Dsf-S). Counting a 3 km margin, Wellington has 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. In New Brunswick, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Wellington
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.
By name, in French: École Calixte-F.-Savoie, École Clément-Cormier, École Dr-Marguerite-Michaud and École Camille-Vautour (Dsf-S).
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 5 schools in and around Wellington are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Wellington’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is English public 1 and French-language 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Wellington
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has 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 5 schools in and around Wellington
High schools within reach of Wellington
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 French public and 1 English public. Closest of all: École Clément-Cormier (3.1 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Clément-CormierSecondary | Dsf-S | French public | 3.1 km |
| Centre de formation secondaire de BouctoucheSecondary | – | English public | 3.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Falls / Grand-Sault | 5,465 | 5 | 3 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Alnwick | 3,767 | 4 | 2 | 5 km |
| Studholm | 3,668 | 4 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Bright | 3,648 | 2 | 0 | 23 km |
| Kingston | 3,577 | 11 | 1 | 9.7 km |
| Wellington | 3,458 | 5 | 4 | 3.1 km |
| Atholville | 3,346 | 7 | 3 | 8.5 km |
| Hampton | 3,268 | 5 | 0 | 3.5 km |
| Dalhousie | 3,255 | 5 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| New Maryland | 3,198 | 1 | 0 | 13 km |
| … | ||||
| Salisbury | 2,585 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
In 7 of the 35 others the count is higher. 18 towns of the 36 have 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 Wellington
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3.1 km |
| Bouctouche 3.6 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Saint Mary 14 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Richibucto 15 km | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Saint-Antoine 15 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
| Cocagne 17 km | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Richibucto (7).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public schools come under a board of one language; independent schools are run privately.
- The year. The list is Statistics Canada’s ODEF (2019–22): schools opened since are missing, and some closed since may still appear.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- 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. Every school inside Wellington’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Wellington
How do I get a place at a school in Wellington?
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.
How many schools are there in Wellington?
1 in the town, 4 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a French-language school in Wellington?
Yes: École Calixte-F.-Savoie, École Clément-Cormier, École Dr-Marguerite-Michaud and École Camille-Vautour, the French-language schools here.
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).