Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Chertsey is 12 km away
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 Chertsey
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 independent and 1 French public. The closest high school is École Marie-Anne, 12 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Marie-AnneAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire des ChutesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 13 km |
| Collège ChampagneurSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Chertsey 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 Chertsey
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.
Schooling in English isn’t on offer here.
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 Chertsey’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: 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 Chertsey
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Chertsey
Towns its size in Quebec
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | 9,084 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| … | ||||
| Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire | 5,764 | 101 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Waterloo | 5,714 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Orford | 5,698 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Lanoraie | 5,694 | 7 | 1 | 8.9 km |
| Chertsey | 5,678 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Hudson | 5,533 | 8 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Cookshire-Eaton | 5,491 | 9 | 4 | 11 km |
| Carillon / Saint-Pie-X | 5,457 | 47 | 8 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 3,400 | 6 | 2 | 1.9 km |
Among 151 towns its size, 129 have more schools nearby. A school in English is nearby in 66 towns of 152.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Chertsey
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chertsey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Entrelacs 9 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 km |
| Rawdon 13 km | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 km |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 14 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Calixte 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez 17 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Sainte-Julienne 19 km | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 km |
Among the neighbours, Sainte-Julienne has 14, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Counted: Chertsey’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- 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. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
Questions about schools in Chertsey
How do I get a place at a school in Chertsey?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
Is there a English-language school in Chertsey?
Not in or within 3 km of Chertsey; the English-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Chertsey?
The town holds 1 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
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).