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Chapter 12EducationThe school systemThe Government of New Brunswick isresponsible for all levels of education: primary,secondary and post-secondary.The province is divided into 14 school districts(nine English and five French) that governpublic schools from kindergarten to Grade12 (K-12). About 100,000 children attendpublic schools. The province also has fourmajor universities and many trade schools,the New Brunswick Community College andapprenticeship programs.Kindergarten to Grade 12Education from kindergarten to Grade 12is free for all residents of New Brunswick.All children in New Brunswick are requiredto attend public schools, private schools orhome schools 11 . Children must stay in schooluntil they are 18 years old or graduate.The public school system is governedby several pieces of legislation, the mostimportant of which is the Education Act:• www.gnb.ca/0062/acts/acts/e-01-12.htmIf your child speaks either official languageor neither official language, you may chooseto send your child either to a French or anEnglish school.Parents must register their children forkindergarten during the calendar year(Jan. 1 - Dec. 31) in which they reach the11-Home schooling is the term used when children aretaught in their own home by their parent(s) or another adult.Parents who wish to home school their children must submitan Annual Home Schooling Application Form. It must beapproved by the minister of Education.age of five. If the child’s birthday is afterSept 1, you may wait until the following year.To register a child for school, contact yourlocal school district. If you have a childgoing into kindergarten, you may registeras early as October of the year before he orshe begins.For your child to go to a public school,you need to prove that he or she hasimmunizations against several diseases.You may also have you child screened at agethree by a public health nurse by contactingyour regional health authority. This way, youmay find out about any problems that mayaffect how well your child may fare in school.Children receive a report card three times ayear. Parents are invited to meet the teacher todiscuss it. Parents may also be asked to volunteerand help with activities at school such asfund-raising, sports events and class trips.Schools are closed on public holidays (see alist in Chapter 8, Working) Schools are alsoclosed on days when the weather is bad.Most schools will be closed for several daysin winter because of snowstorms. Theseunscheduled school closings are calledSnow Days. The decision to close the schoolis made early in the morning before schoolstarts. The school closures are announced onlocal radio stations. You may also ask yourchild’s teacher if there is a telephone numberthat you can call to find out about snow days.Orientation guide for newcomers to New Brunswick73
To find out in which school district you live:• www.gnb.ca/0000/schdist/district/subdist.aspIf you have questions or wish to registeryour child:.English:District 2 - Moncton 1-506-856-3222District 6 - Rothesay 1-506-847-6262District 8 - Saint John 1-506-658-5300District 10 - St. Stephen 1-506-466-7300District 14 - Woodstock 1-506-325-4432District 15 - Dalhousie 1-506-684-7555District 16 - Miramichi 1-506-778-6075District 17 - Oromocto 1-506-357-4010District 18 - Fredericton 1-506-453-5454French:District 1 - Dieppe 1-506-856-3333*District 3 - Edmundston 1-506-737-4567District 5 - Campbellton 1-506-789-2255District 9 - Tracadie-Sheila 1-506-394-3400District 11 - Richibucto 1-506-523-7655*The Dieppe district office also covers Frenchschools in Fredericton, Saint John, Monctonand Oromocto.74Orientation guide for newcomers to New Brunswick
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Page 83 and 84: Women’s rightsWomen have full equ
Page 85 and 86: Sexual harassmentWomen and men have
Page 88 and 89: Chapter 14Citizenship and permanent
Page 90 and 91: Chapter 15The legal systemNew Bruns
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Page 97 and 98: The Child Tax BenefitSome Canadians
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York County:Gibson Health Clinic,23
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Northumberland CountyMiramichi East
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Shediac Medical Clinic,419 Main St.
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