Photo: D. Gordon E. Robertson · CC BY-SA 3.0Cantley has 2 independent schools among its 11
Among them: École Montessori de Chelsea and Collège Saint-Alexandre de la Gatineau. They come under 3 school boards. In or within 3 km of Cantley: 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
Who runs Cantley’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: French service centres 8, English boards 1 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des DraveursMassé, Polyvalente de l'Érablière, Sainte-Élisabeth, de l'Orée-des-Bois, de la Rose-des-Vents, du Vallon | French public | 6 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouaisdu Grand-Boisé (Grand-Boisé - Annexe, du), du Grand-Boisé (Grand-Boisé, du) | French public | 2 |
| Commission scolaire Western Québecprimaire Chelsea | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 11 schools in and around Cantley 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 Cantley
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 Chelsea; the public ones belong to Commission scolaire Western 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.
How children get a place in Cantley
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Cantley
High schools within reach of Cantley
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
23 secondary schools are within 15 km: 15 French public, 4 independent and 4 English public. Collège Saint-Alexandre de la Gatineau is closest, at 6.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-Alexandre de la GatineauSecondary | – | Independent | 6.8 km |
| École Polyvalente de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 7 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 9.3 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 9.5 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 9.8 km |
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 9.8 km |
| École secondaire Mont-BleuAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 10 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 10 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 11 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 11 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 11 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 11 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire publique De La SalleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 15 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 15 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire D'Arcy McGeeSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 15 km |
| École Intermédiaire SymmesSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 19,696 | 46 | 24 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Grenet | 12,580 | 70 | 9 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12,550 | 8 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 12,427 | 8 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| Bromont | 12,413 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Cantley | 12,291 | 11 | 1 | 6.9 km |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | 12,154 | 12 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | 5 | 1 | 6.5 km |
| Saint-Rodrigue | 12,018 | 48 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Raymond | 11,951 | 6 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Hampstead | 7,464 | 113 | 52 | 0.7 km |
117 out of 164 comparable towns have more schools. 112 towns of the 165 have 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 Cantley
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantley | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 km |
| Chelsea 5.2 km | 26 | 3 | 2 | 8.1 km |
| Les Rapides 6.9 km | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Hautes-Plaines 8.7 km | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| La Cité 9.1 km | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Des Vallées 10 km | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 km |
| Rivière-Gatineau 10 km | 50 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 km |
50 schools make Rivière-Gatineau the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Cantley and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Cantley
How many schools are there in Cantley?
3 in the town, 8 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Cantley?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Chelsea.
How do I get a place at a school in Cantley?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Cantley?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs (6), Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais (2) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (1).
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).