Photo: Nicolas Lefrançois · Public domainChâteau-Richer’s teenagers travel 13 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. The schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Château-Richer
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 French public. The shortest trip is to École du Mont-Sainte-Anne, 13 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Mont-Sainte-AnneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| École de la CourvilloiseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Château-Richer are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Château-Richer
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.
Not one teaches in English.
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 Château-Richer’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.
How children get a place in Château-Richer
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
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Château-Richer
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louiseville | 7,570 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Rivière-Rouge | 4,882 | 4 | 0 | 4 km |
| Saint-Jacques | 4,830 | 7 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Agapit | 4,817 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Sutton | 4,775 | 2 | 1 | 16 km |
| Château-Richer | 4,732 | 2 | 0 | 13 km |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 7 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Antonin | 4,633 | 1 | 0 | 7 km |
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | 4,615 | 8 | 1 | 4.7 km |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 24 | 3 | 4.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 2 | 0 | 9.4 km |
149 out of 192 comparable towns have more schools. Schooling in English is on hand in 64 of the 193.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Château-Richer
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Château-Richer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| L'Ange-Gardien 7.6 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans 9.6 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré 10 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 km |
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval 11 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Boischatel 12 km | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Beaupré 13 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.1 km |
Among the neighbours, Boischatel has 13, the most.
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. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. French-language public schools belong to service centres (centres de services scolaires), English ones to school boards; private schools run themselves.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Château-Richer or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Château-Richer
How many schools are there in Château-Richer?
The town holds all 2; none is outside it.
Is there a English-language school in Château-Richer?
There is none in or near Château-Richer (within 3 km); the English-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How do I get a place at a school in Château-Richer?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
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).