Photo: Dennis G. Jarvis · CC BY-SA 2.0Three Rivers’s teenagers travel 64 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 5 elementary schools only. With no open results to compare (the province publishes no results school by school), there’s no schools grade on Prince Edward Island.
High schools within reach of Three Rivers
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 5 schools in and around Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers
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 Three Rivers’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: English and French public boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English public.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Three Rivers
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Three Rivers
Canadian towns its size
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | French | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Sackville | 14,898 | 15 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Thistletown-Beaumond Heights | 9,357 | 49 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Strathcona | 9,348 | 30 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 24 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Walsh Acres/Lakeridge/Garden Ridge | 9,325 | 35 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Three Rivers | 9,322 | 5 | 0 | 64 km |
| Vankleek Hill | 9,321 | 15 | 11 | 5 km |
| Cooksville NHD (East) | 9,313 | 59 | 1 | 2 km |
| Downtown Commercial Core | 9,286 | 64 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Centrepointe - Briargreen | 9,259 | 40 | 5 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Evansdale | 5,602 | 59 | 1 | 0.4 km |
865 of 1,001 similar towns count more schools. 598 towns of the 1,002 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 Three Rivers
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | French | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Three Rivers | 5 | 0 | 0 | 64 km |
| Murray River, Part 1 16 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
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. Each public school has a board or district, English or French; independent schools stand outside them.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Three Rivers or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Three Rivers
How do I get a place at a school in Three Rivers?
Registration is with the board, which assigns the school for the home address.
Is there a French-language school in Three Rivers?
There is none in or near Three Rivers (within 3 km); the French-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Three Rivers?
The town holds all 5; 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).