Photo: Veillg1 · CC0Clarendon has 3 English-language schools among its 8
Those are École St. John's, École Dr. S.E. McDowell and École secondaire Pontiac (Commission scolaire Western Québec). Its 3 km reach takes in 5 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, all of Clarendon’s schooling. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Clarendon
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.
Commission scolaire Western Québec runs the English-language ones: École St. John's, École Dr. S.E. McDowell and École secondaire Pontiac.
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 8 schools in and around Clarendon 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.
Who runs Clarendon’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 5 and English boards 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais has 5 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards. 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 Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouaisdes Petits-Ponts (Saint-Jean-Bosco), des Petits-Ponts (Sainte-Anne, no 1), des Petits-Ponts (St.John's), Sieur-de-Coulonge (CF multiservices du Pontiac), Sieur-de-Coulonge (Saint-Jean-Bosco) | French public | 5 |
| Commission scolaire Western QuébecDr. S.E. McDowell, St. John's, Pontiac | English public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Clarendon
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 school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Clarendon
High schools within reach of Clarendon
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 French public and 1 English public. Nearest: École secondaire Pontiac, 5.4 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire PontiacSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 5.4 km |
| École secondaire Sieur-de-CoulongeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 9.9 km |
| École secondaire Sieur-de-CoulongeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Clarendon
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
None of its 3 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Clarendon’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Clarendon
How do I get a place at a school in Clarendon?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Which boards run the schools in Clarendon?
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (5) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Clarendon?
Yes, schooling in English is at École St. John's, École Dr. S.E. McDowell and École secondaire Pontiac.
How many schools are there in Clarendon?
The town holds 6 of them; 2 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).