Photo: Robert Garry · CC BY-SA 4.0Teaching in English: 2 of Chibougamau’s 7 schools
Commission scolaire Central Québec runs them: École MacLean Memorial and École MacLean Memorial. Its 3 km reach takes in 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, all of Chibougamau’s schooling. The schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Chibougamau
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
By name, in English: École MacLean Memorial and École MacLean Memorial (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.
Where the 7 schools in and around Chibougamau are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Chibougamau’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: French service centres 5 and English boards 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-James leads with 5. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-JamesBon-Pasteur, La Porte-du-Nord, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire (Vinette), Vatican II | French public | 5 |
| Commission scolaire Central QuébecMacLean Memorial, MacLean Memorial | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Chibougamau
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
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 7 schools in and around Chibougamau
High schools within reach of Chibougamau
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 English public and 1 French public. École MacLean Memorial lies closest, 0.4 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École MacLean MemorialSecondary | Commission scolaire Central Québec | English public | 0.4 km |
| École La Porte-du-NordSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-James | French public | 1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton-Parc | 11,369 | 75 | 20 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | 7,391 | 12 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Saint-Jude | 7,364 | 74 | 14 | 1.1 km |
| Chandler | 7,323 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 km |
| Val-des-Sources | 7,303 | 5 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Chibougamau | 7,273 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Paul | 7,208 | 19 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| La Sarre | 7,199 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 12 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Shannon | 7,088 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
67 of the 132 others have more schools in reach. Teaching in English: 66 of the 133 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- 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. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- 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. The area is Chibougamau plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Chibougamau
Is there a English-language school in Chibougamau?
Yes: École MacLean Memorial and École MacLean Memorial, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Chibougamau?
All 7 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Which boards run the schools in Chibougamau?
Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-James (5) and Commission scolaire Central Québec (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Chibougamau?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
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).