Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Candiac has 6 independent schools among its 30
Académie Juillet, Académie Marie-Laurier, Campus Candiac and Académie Internationale Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Ville de Sainte-Catherine are among them. Schooling in English is on offer at 3 of 30; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. Taken together, Candiac and its 3 km edge hold 23 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools.
Who runs Candiac’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: French service centres 21, English boards 3 and independent 6.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 30 schools in and around Candiac are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Candiac
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 Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Champlain), École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond) and École John-Adam Memorial, run by Commission scolaire Riverside.
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.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries has 21 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-SeigneuriesFernand-Seguin, Jacques-Barclay, Jean-Leman, Jean-XXIII, Louis-Lafortune, Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph, Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph (Saint-Joseph (La Prairie)), Piché-Dufrost … | French public | 21 |
| Commission scolaire RiversideJohn-Adam Memorial, Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Champlain), Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond) | English public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Candiac
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
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.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 30 schools in and around Candiac
High schools within reach of Candiac
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
113 secondary schools are within 15 km: 42 independent, 37 French public, 33 English public and 1 other. École Fernand-Seguin lies closest, 1 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Fernand-SeguinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 1 km |
| École de la MagdeleineSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 2.3 km |
| École Saint-François-XavierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 2.5 km |
| Collège Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Ville de Sainte-CatherineSecondary | – | Independent | 3.2 km |
| École Saint-François-XavierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 3.5 km |
| Collège Jean de la Mennais - secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 3.6 km |
| École des TimoniersSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 3.6 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 5.5 km |
| École du TournantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 5.5 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 5.5 km |
All 113 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Marie-Laurier, Campus BrossardAll grades | – | Independent | 6.7 km |
| École internationale Lucille-TeasdaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 7.6 km |
| Kahnawake Survival SchoolSecondary | – | Other | 8.1 km |
| Centre Bourbonnière (Mountainview)All grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 8.1 km |
| École Antoine-BrossardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 8.4 km |
| Polyvalente LaSalleSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 8.5 km |
| École secondaire Beurling AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 9.2 km |
| École Caroline-DawsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire OptionsSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École secondaire VentureSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École secondaire ElizabethSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École Honoré-MercierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| École Monseigneur-RichardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École La GraduationSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École de la TraverséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École Cavelier-De LaSalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire VézinaSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire James LyngSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire OutreachSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire FocusSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire Saint-EdmondSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 12 km |
| École Saint-HenriSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Saint-EdmondSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 12 km |
| École Saint-HenriSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| École régionale du Vent-NouveauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 12 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 12 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 12 km |
| Académie adventiste Greaves, Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire de l'AgoraSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 12 km |
| École de la Synergie, école secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Académie KellsAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Monseigneur-A.-M.-ParentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 12 km |
| Académie Kells, campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire ElizabethSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire WestmountSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| Académie Royal WestSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire LoyolaSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège Prep InternationalAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire régionale CentennialSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| Le Collège Lower Canada, Campus primaire et secondaireAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus TECCSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Selwyn House, Campus 2Secondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École internationale de MontréalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Selwyn House, Campus 1All grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Centre MackayAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École Philip E. LaytonAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Saint-Lambert)Secondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| L'Académie Centennial, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| L'Académie Centennial, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Villa MariaSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Miss Edgar et Miss CrampAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| L'École Sacré-Coeur de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Irénée-LussierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Unité Ulluriaq BoysSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Rudolf Steiner de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| The Study, section secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Académie Internationale MarymountSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| L'École St-Georges de Montréal inc. (campus I)Secondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Trafalgar pour fillesSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Français, Campus de LongueuilSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, LachineSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Royal ValeAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École secondaire internationale de Saint-LambertSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| Académie Michèle-ProvostAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École Gérard-FilionAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| École Jacques-OuelletteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Gérard-FilionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| Villa Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École FACESecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École F.A.C.E.All grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Collège Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Longueuil Saint-LambertSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Succès Scolaire, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Succès Scolaire, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Succès Scolaire, formation à distance, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Succès Scolaire, formation à distance, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École André-LaurendeauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Notre-Dame-de-LourdesSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Durocher)Secondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Dalbé-ViauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 15 km |
| Académie Yéchiva YavnéAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Collège international Marie de FranceAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Collège Notre-DameSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus ParkhavenAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Centre Dollard-CormierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefonds-Est | 38,928 | 57 | 14 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Sault-au-Récollet | 25,464 | 126 | 13 | 0.6 km |
| Beloeil | 25,240 | 24 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| L'Assomption | 25,126 | 35 | 1 | 1.1 km |
| Mile End | 24,987 | 139 | 28 | 0.2 km |
| Candiac | 24,920 | 30 | 3 | 1 km |
| Outremont | 24,629 | 177 | 48 | 0.2 km |
| Cartierville | 24,617 | 107 | 13 | 0.5 km |
| Sept-Îles | 24,483 | 18 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Ouest (Montréal-Nord) | 23,373 | 104 | 16 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Dupéré | 15,036 | 46 | 3 | 0.4 km |
In 107 of the 149 others the count is higher. Teaching in English: 133 of the 150 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Candiac
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candiac | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 km |
| Delson 2.9 km | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1.7 km |
| Sainte-Catherine 4.1 km | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Philippe 4.2 km | 20 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 km |
| La Prairie 4.2 km | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Constant 5.4 km | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1.3 km |
| Saint-Mathieu 7.7 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 km |
Sainte-Catherine leads the neighbours with 33 schools.
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. Counted: Candiac’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
Questions about schools in Candiac
Which boards run the schools in Candiac?
Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries (21) and Commission scolaire Riverside (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Candiac?
Register with the service centre (French) or the school board (English, with a certificate of eligibility); the address sets the designated school.
Is there a English-language school in Candiac?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Champlain), École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond) and École John-Adam Memorial.
How many schools are there in Candiac?
Inside the town there are 8; another 22 sit within 3 km.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec. · 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).