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Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domainAround Cap-Santé, 9 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 10 schools in all
Inside the town there are 3; another 7 sit within 3 km. In English: one of the 10 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 10 schools in and around Cap-Santé are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Cap-Santé
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 primaire de Portneuf, run by Commission scolaire Central 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.
Who runs Cap-Santé’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 9 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
The boards and their schools here.
Centre de services scolaire de Portneuf counts 9, more than any of the other boards of the 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 de PortneufSainte-Marie-et-du-Goéland (Saumonière, pavillon Jacques-Cartier, de la), Sainte-Marie-et-du-Goéland (Saumonière, pavillon Saint-Laurent, de la), de la Saumonière (Saumonière, pavillon Jacques-Cartier, de la), de la Saumonière (Saumonière, pavillon Saint-Laurent, de la), des Sentiers-et-de-la-Riveraine (Riveraine, de la), des Sentiers-et-de-la-Riveraine (Sentiers, des), du Bon-Pasteur, du Perce-Neige … | French public | 9 |
| Commission scolaire Central Québecprimaire de Portneuf | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Cap-Santé
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 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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Cap-Santé
High schools within reach of Cap-Santé
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 French public. Nearest: École secondaire de Donnacona, 4.9 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de DonnaconaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Portneuf | French public | 4.9 km |
| École secondaire Pamphile-Le MaySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs | French public | 8.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nouveau Greenfield Park | 6,199 | 45 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | 4,009 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 km |
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| New Richmond | 3,947 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Danville | 3,944 | 6 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| Cap-Santé | 3,885 | 10 | 1 | 5 km |
| L'Islet | 3,874 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Saint-André-Avellin | 3,862 | 4 | 0 | 1 km |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | 3,842 | 3 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Maurice | 3,804 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Among 197 towns its size, 33 have more schools nearby. A school in English is nearby in 54 towns of 198.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Cap-Santé
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-Santé | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 km |
| Donnacona 5.2 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Portneuf 7.5 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Basile 8.1 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Sainte-Croix 8.9 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Pont-Rouge 11 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 km |
| Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière 12 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
It has more schools than any of its 6 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Cap-Santé and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
Questions about schools in Cap-Santé
How do I get a place at a school in Cap-Santé?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Cap-Santé?
Centre de services scolaire de Portneuf (9) and Commission scolaire Central Québec (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Cap-Santé?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire de Portneuf.
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).