Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.03 schools serve Cap-Chat, 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade
Every one sits inside the town itself. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 3 schools in and around Cap-Chat are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Cap-Chat
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.
A English-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Cap-Chat’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs leads with 2. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocsde l'Escabelle - Saint-Norbert, de l'Escabelle - Saint-Norbert (De l'Escabelle) | French public | 2 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Monts-et-Maréesdes Grands-Horizons | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Cap-Chat
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Cap-Chat
High schools within reach of Cap-Chat
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 2 French public. Nearest: École de l'Escabelle - Saint-Norbert, 0.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de l'Escabelle - Saint-NorbertAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs | French public | 0.1 km |
| École de Gabriel-Le CourtoisAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs | French 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 8 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Gracefield | 2,544 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | 2,536 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Roberval | 2,536 | 35 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Cap-Chat | 2,519 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Hatley | 2,512 | 18 | 3 | 5 km |
| Mandeville | 2,511 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska | 2,509 | 3 | 0 | 17 km |
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
66 of 129 similar towns count more schools. 32 of the 130 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 Cap-Chat
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-Chat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 17 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 km |
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts leads the neighbours with 4 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- Boards and systems. French-language public schools belong to service centres (centres de services scolaires), English ones to school boards; private schools run themselves.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Cap-Chat’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Cap-Chat
Is there a English-language school in Cap-Chat?
There is none in or near Cap-Chat (within 3 km); the English-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
Which boards run the schools in Cap-Chat?
Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs (2) and Centre de services scolaire des Monts-et-Marées (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Cap-Chat?
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).