Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainO'Leary’s teenagers travel 48 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 3 elementary schools. No schools grade on Prince Edward Island: the province publishes no results school by school.
High schools within reach of O'Leary
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Where the 3 schools in and around O'Leary 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.
Schooling in English and French around O'Leary
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.
A French-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 O'Leary’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
A single 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 O'Leary
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on 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 O'Leary
Canadian towns its size
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 24 | 21 | 4.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Botwood | 2,884 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Shaver | 2,882 | 8 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| McKernan | 2,880 | 44 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Overlanders | 2,879 | 24 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| O'Leary | 2,878 | 3 | 0 | 48 km |
| Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part | 2,877 | 2 | 0 | 35 km |
| Crerar | 2,877 | 35 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Regent Park | 2,876 | 39 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Tipaskan | 2,875 | 39 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Clearwater | 2,500 | 3 | 0 | 85 km |
In 529 of the 745 others the count is higher. Teaching in French: 376 of the 746 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around O'Leary
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Leary | 3 | 0 | 0 | 48 km |
| O'Leary 1.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 km |
| Alberton 12 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 58 km |
| Alberton 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 63 km |
| Central Prince 19 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Alberton (7).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside O'Leary’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. Schools come from StatCan’s ODEF of 2019–22, so a recent opening or closure may not show.
- Boards and systems. The province’s public schools are run by districts in English and a French-language board; independents run themselves.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in O'Leary
How do I get a place at a school in O'Leary?
Start with the board for the system you want; your address sets the school.
Is there a French-language school in O'Leary?
There is none in or near O'Leary (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in O'Leary?
2 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).