Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share Bécancour
Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy leads with 12 schools, alongside Centre de services scolaire de la Riveraine and Commission scolaire Central Québec. Schooling in English is on offer at one of the 25; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. Its 3 km reach takes in 20 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade, all of Bécancour’s schooling. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-RoyAvenues-Nouvelles, Chavigny, Dollard, Laviolette (Explorateurs, des), Laviolette (Saint-Dominique), Laviolette (Sainte-Catherine-de-Sienne), Mond'Ami, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire … | French public | 12 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la RiveraineBeauséjour, Despins, Explorami, Harfang-des-Neiges, Marquis, Terre-des-Jeunes-Boutons-d'Or, Terre-des-Jeunes-Boutons-d'Or, alternative des Perséides … | French public | 9 |
| Commission scolaire Central Québecprimaire anglophone de la Mauricie | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 25 schools in and around Bécancour 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 Bécancour
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École primaire anglophone de la Mauricie, run by Commission scolaire Central Québec.
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 Bécancour’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 21, English boards 1 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Bécancour
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.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
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 25 schools in and around Bécancour
High schools within reach of Bécancour
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 13 high schools: 7 French public, 5 independent and 1 English public. Nearest: École Avenues-Nouvelles, 7.9 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Avenues-NouvellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy | French public | 7.9 km |
| Collège Marie-de-l'IncarnationAll grades | – | Independent | 8.4 km |
| Académie les EstacadesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy | French public | 8.9 km |
| Séminaire Saint-Joseph de Trois-RivièresSecondary | – | Independent | 9.1 km |
| Académie de Trois-RivièresSecondary | Commission scolaire Central Québec | English public | 9.9 km |
| École MarquisAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Riveraine | French public | 10 km |
| Académie les EstacadesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire des PionniersSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy | French public | 10 km |
| ÉtudeSecoursSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| ÉtudeSecours, formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
All 13 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École ChavignySecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy | French public | 11 km |
| École Marie-LeneufAll grades | Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy | French public | 11 km |
| Institut secondaire KerannaSecondary | – | Independent | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouest (Montréal-Nord) | 23,373 | 104 | 16 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 15,194 | 72 | 13 | 0.9 km |
| Pointe-Saint-Charles | 15,181 | 75 | 36 | 0.3 km |
| Les Rapides | 15,090 | 30 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Dupéré | 15,036 | 46 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Bécancour | 14,943 | 25 | 1 | 8 km |
| Rivière-Gatineau | 14,875 | 50 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Des Châtels | 14,836 | 42 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Saint-Louis | 14,824 | 100 | 24 | 0.8 km |
| Vieux-Bourg | 14,774 | 30 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Coaticook | 9,027 | 8 | 0 | 2.4 km |
111 of the 176 others have more schools in reach. In 130 of the 177, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Bécancour
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bécancour | 25 | 1 | 3 | 8 km |
| Trois-Rivières 12 km | 59 | 2 | 9 | 1 km |
| Nicolet 14 km | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Champlain 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Maurice 18 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 km |
| Saint-Wenceslas 19 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.6 km |
Of the neighbours, Trois-Rivières counts the most schools: 59.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Bécancour plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
Questions about schools in Bécancour
How many schools are there in Bécancour?
9 are inside the town itself and 16 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a English-language school in Bécancour?
Yes: École primaire anglophone de la Mauricie, the English-language schools here.
How do I get a place at a school in Bécancour?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Which boards run the schools in Bécancour?
Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy (12), Centre de services scolaire de la Riveraine (9) and Commission scolaire Central Québec (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).