Photo: Jeff dumais · CC BY 3.0Albanel’s teenagers travel 8.7 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 3 elementary schools only. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Albanel
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 French public. The shortest trip is to Polyvalente de Normandin, 8.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente de NormandinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Pays-des-Bleuets | French public | 8.6 km |
| École secondaire des Grandes-RivièresSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Pays-des-Bleuets | French public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 3 schools in and around Albanel are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Albanel
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Not one teaches in English.
Quebec’s Charter of the French Language sends most children to French-language schools; English public schooling is for children who hold a certificate of eligibility.
Who runs Albanel’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Albanel
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Albanel
Schools in the towns around Albanel
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Normandin 9.1 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini 14 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Girardville 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 km |
Normandin leads the neighbours with 6 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Counted: Albanel’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Albanel
How many schools are there in Albanel?
The town holds all 3; none is outside it.
Is there a English-language school in Albanel?
Not near Albanel: within 3 km there is none, and the English-language board points to the closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Albanel?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · 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).