Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0The nearest high school to Summerside is 62 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 8 elementary schools. The schools grade is left out on Prince Edward Island, as the province publishes no results school by school.
High schools within reach of Summerside
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 8 schools in and around Summerside 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 Summerside
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.
None of them teaches in French.
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 Summerside’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
They all share 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 Summerside
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Summerside
Canadian towns its size
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland | 30,375 | 20 | 13 | 4.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Bendale-Glen Andrew | 19,134 | 84 | 4 | 1.3 km |
| Granville Entertainment District | 19,125 | 42 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Colomban | 19,080 | 16 | 16 | 6.4 km |
| Wîhkwêntôwin | 19,050 | 65 | 6 | 0.2 km |
| Summerside | 19,006 | 8 | 0 | 62 km |
| Medway | 18,922 | 40 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Weston | 18,896 | 62 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,885 | 37 | 23 | 2.7 km |
| Woodbridge | 18,835 | 43 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Long Branch | 11,400 | 22 | 1 | 1.3 km |
629 out of 704 comparable towns have more schools. 521 of the 705 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 Summerside
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summerside | 8 | 0 | 0 | 62 km |
| Miscouche 6.3 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 57 km |
| Kensington, Part 1 11 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 73 km |
| Kensington 12 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 km |
| Kinkora 14 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 72 km |
| Malpeque Bay 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 km |
| Wellington 18 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 km |
It has more schools than any of its 6 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. English and French boards share the province, each with its own schools; there are no separate Catholic boards here.
- The year. This province’s list is ODEF, compiled by Statistics Canada in 2019–22: a few years old.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private 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. The area is Summerside plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Summerside
How do I get a place at a school in Summerside?
Contact the board: it names the school for your address and takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Summerside?
The town holds 7 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a French-language school in Summerside?
Not within 3 km of Summerside. The French-language board still serves families 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).