Photo: Ymblanter · CC BY-SA 4.0One of the 3 schools around Hay River teaches in French
CSF runs them: École Borale. Within 3 km of Hay River are 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade.
Schooling in English and French around Hay River
The language each school teaches in, against every school in the Northwest Territories.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in the Northwest Territories.
The French-language schools are École Borale, run by CSF.
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 3 schools in and around Hay River are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Hay River’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: English public 2 and French-language 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Ssdec counts 2, more than any of the other boards of the 2.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SsdecHarry Camsell, Princess Alexandra | English public | 2 |
| CSFBorale | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Hay River
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
French-language schools
French-language boards admit the children of rights-holders under section 23 of the Charter (a parent whose first language is French, or who was schooled in French in Canada), and may admit others through an admissions committee.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Hay River
High schools within reach of Hay River
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
The one high school within 15 km is École Borale, at 1.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École BoraleAll grades | CSF | French public | 1.1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Canadian towns its size
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normand Park | 5,299 | 39 | 3 | 2.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Division No. 19, Unorganized | 3,324 | 3 | 0 | 100 km |
| Virden | 3,322 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Mill Courtland Woodside Park | 3,319 | 43 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Grande-Rivière | 3,318 | 6 | 6 | 2.3 km |
| Hay River | 3,317 | 3 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Inverness County, Subdivision C | 3,314 | 2 | 0 | 18 km |
| Wellington | 3,314 | 36 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Pictou | 3,307 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska | 3,307 | 23 | 20 | 4.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
Of the 895 others, 652 count more schools. Schooling in French is on hand in 451 of the 896.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- 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. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Hay River and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Hay River
Which boards run the schools in Hay River?
By number of schools: Ssdec (2) and CSF (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Hay River?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in Hay River?
Yes: École Borale, the French-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Hay River?
Every one of them, 3, is inside the town.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Open Database of Educational Facilities v2.1 (2019–22) · In the Northwest Territories, no schools grade. 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).