The provincial government included the idea of closing small schools in its discussion document ahead of the next provincial budget.
23 anglophone, 10 francophone schools would close if province pursues cost-cutting measure
Victoria Walton · CBC News
· Posted: Mar 03, 2026 5:00 AM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
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Havelock Elementary School currently has about 60 students, who would be bussed to Petitcodiac if it closed. (Victoria Walton/CBC)
The New Brunswick government is floating the idea of closing schools with fewer than 100 students as part of cost-cutting measures in the next provincial budget.
The idea came to light during pre-budget consultations as part of a document titled “Difficult Decisions,” and a total of 33 schools in the province fall into that category.
Three of those schools are in the Anglophone East district, where Supt. Randy MacLean said the idea raises a lot of concerns.
“It’s a pay now or pay later scenario,” MacLean said.
“Education is the, I’ll use the term silver bullet. Education is that one thing that has a direct impact on the economy,
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