Photo: Krisco75 · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest high school to Ayer's Cliff is 12 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. The schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Ayer's Cliff
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 French public. 12 km away, École secondaire de la Ruche is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de la RucheSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de la RucheSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Ayer's Cliff are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Ayer's Cliff
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
In English: École primaire d'Ayer's Cliff. The public ones of the 1 come under Commission scolaire Eastern Townships.
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 Ayer's Cliff’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 1 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Commission scolaire Eastern Townships, with 1. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire d'Ayer's Cliff | English public | 1 |
| Centre de services scolaire des SommetsSaint-Barthélemy | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Ayer's Cliff
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Ayer's Cliff
Schools in the towns around Ayer's Cliff
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayer's Cliff | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley 9.3 km | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Stanstead 11 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Magog 13 km | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 km |
| Compton 18 km | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 km |
| Waterville 19 km | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Stanstead 19 km | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1.3 km |
Of the neighbours, Magog counts the most schools: 15.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Ayer's Cliff and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Ayer's Cliff
How do I get a place at a school in Ayer's Cliff?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Which boards run the schools in Ayer's Cliff?
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (1) and Centre de services scolaire des Sommets (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Ayer's Cliff?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire d'Ayer's Cliff.
How many schools are there in Ayer's Cliff?
Every one of them, 2, is inside the town.
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).