Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0Berthier-sur-Mer’s teenagers travel 13 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
High schools within reach of Berthier-sur-Mer
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km there is one high school, École secondaire Louis-Jacques-Casault (13 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Louis-Jacques-CasaultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud | French public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Berthier-sur-Mer are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Berthier-sur-Mer
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Quebec marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
No school here 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 Berthier-sur-Mer’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one 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 Berthier-sur-Mer
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Berthier-sur-Mer
Schools in the towns around Berthier-sur-Mer
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berthier-sur-Mer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud 7 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Saint-Vallier 9.2 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Montmagny 13 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 14 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| Saint-Raphaël 15 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse 17 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.1 km |
Most schools next door: Montmagny, 6.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Which schools count. The area is Berthier-sur-Mer plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
Questions about schools in Berthier-sur-Mer
How do I get a place at a school in Berthier-sur-Mer?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Is there a English-language school in Berthier-sur-Mer?
Not within 3 km of Berthier-sur-Mer. The English-language board still serves families here.
How many schools are there in Berthier-sur-Mer?
1 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
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).