Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest high school to Bury is 16 km away
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools, and no high school. 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 Bury
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 2 schools in and around Bury are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Bury
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
1 of them teach in English: École primaire Pope Memorial; the public ones belong to 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 Bury’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: 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
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships runs the most, 1 of them, among 2 boards. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire Pope Memorial | English public | 1 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-CantonsSaint-Paul | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Bury
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French schools.
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Bury
Schools in the towns around Bury
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 km |
| Westbury 14 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Dudswell 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| East Angus 16 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
Next door, Westbury counts 3 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Counted: Bury’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
Questions about schools in Bury
How many schools are there in Bury?
All 2 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a English-language school in Bury?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Pope Memorial.
Which boards run the schools in Bury?
By number of schools: Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (1) and Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Bury?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
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).