Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainNew Glasgow’s teenagers travel 93 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 3 elementary schools only. The schools grade is left out on Prince Edward Island, as the province publishes no results school by school.
High schools within reach of New Glasgow
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 3 schools in and around New Glasgow are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around New Glasgow
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share on Prince Edward Island marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools on Prince Edward Island.
There is no French-language school among them.
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 New Glasgow’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in New Glasgow
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around New Glasgow
Canadian towns its size
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham Heights | 8,794 | 62 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Huron South | 5,555 | 22 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Coral Springs | 5,542 | 38 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Hudson | 5,533 | 8 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Espanola | 5,504 | 5 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| New Glasgow | 5,502 | 3 | 0 | 93 km |
| Carlton | 5,502 | 29 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Cookshire-Eaton | 5,491 | 9 | 5 | 11 km |
| Riverdale | 5,490 | 69 | 7 | 1 km |
| Stirling | 5,489 | 1 | 0 | 16 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | 3,300 | 7 | 6 | 8.3 km |
935 of 1,085 similar towns count more schools. A school in French is nearby in 577 towns of 1,086.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around New Glasgow
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Glasgow | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 km |
| Miltonvale Park 9.7 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 90 km |
| Kingston 13 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 85 km |
| North Shore 17 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 km |
| Cornwall 19 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 81 km |
| Charlottetown 19 km | 16 | 0 | 0 | 82 km |
| New London 19 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 km |
16 schools make Charlottetown the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The list is Statistics Canada’s ODEF (2019–22): schools opened since are missing, and some closed since may still appear.
- Boards and systems. Two systems share the province, English and French, each run by its own board or district.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Which schools count. Schools inside New Glasgow and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
Questions about schools in New Glasgow
How do I get a place at a school in New Glasgow?
Each board registers its own students; its website gives the school for an address.
Is there a French-language school in New Glasgow?
Not within 3 km of New Glasgow. The French-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in New Glasgow?
The town holds all 3; none is outside it.
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).