Photo: Harfang · CC BY-SA 3.012 schools serve Baie-Comeau, 7 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade
Inside the town there are 11; another 1 sit within 3 km. One of the 12 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 12 schools in and around Baie-Comeau are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Baie-Comeau
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Eastern Shores runs the English-language ones: École secondaire de Baie Comeau.
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 Baie-Comeau’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 11 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire: 11 schools. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de l'EstuairePolyvalente des Baies, Polyvalente des Baies (Pavillon Richelieu (2)), Polyvalente des Baies (Pavillon Richelieu), Bois-du-Nord, Boisvert, La Marée, Leventoux, Monseigneur-Bélanger … | French public | 11 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Shoresde Baie Comeau | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Baie-Comeau
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 12 schools in and around Baie-Comeau
High schools within reach of Baie-Comeau
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 5: 4 French public and 1 English public. For the shortest journey, Polyvalente des Baies: 2.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente des BaiesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire | French public | 2.5 km |
| École secondaire de Baie ComeauAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 3.8 km |
| Polyvalente des BaiesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire | French public | 4.6 km |
| Polyvalente des BaiesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire | French public | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire Serge-BouchardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire | French public | 4.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 27 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Upper Lachine | 21,130 | 149 | 66 | 0.4 km |
| Dorval | 21,062 | 46 | 17 | 0.2 km |
| Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | 20,864 | 15 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Gabriel-Sagard | 20,719 | 136 | 16 | 0.7 km |
| Baie-Comeau | 20,660 | 12 | 1 | 2.5 km |
| Maisonneuve | 20,651 | 80 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| Rivière-du-Loup | 20,650 | 16 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Édouard-Montpetit | 20,601 | 168 | 60 | 0.4 km |
| Centre (Montréal-Nord) | 20,584 | 86 | 15 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Bromont | 12,413 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
Set against 173 others, 155 have more schools in reach. Of the 174, 145 offer a English-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Baie-Comeau
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baie-Comeau | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.5 km |
| Pointe-Lebel 8.8 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Chute-aux-Outardes 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Pointe-aux-Outardes 17 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
None of its 3 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Baie-Comeau or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
Questions about schools in Baie-Comeau
Which boards run the schools in Baie-Comeau?
Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire (11) and Commission scolaire Eastern Shores (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Baie-Comeau?
Yes, schooling in English is at École secondaire de Baie Comeau.
How do I get a place at a school in Baie-Comeau?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
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).