Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.08 schools in and around Coaticook: 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons runs every one of them. None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.
Schooling in English and French around Coaticook
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.
A English-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 Coaticook are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Coaticook’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: French service centres 7 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Coaticook
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Coaticook
High schools within reach of Coaticook
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 independent and 1 French public. The closest high school is Collège Rivier, 2.3 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège RivierSecondary | – | Independent | 2.3 km |
| École La FrontalièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons | French public | 2.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Limoilou | 14,347 | 109 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Boischatel | 9,250 | 13 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 9,218 | 5 | 0 | 6.8 km |
| Saint-Robert | 9,186 | 75 | 18 | 1.9 km |
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | 9,084 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| Coaticook | 9,027 | 8 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Chelsea | 8,998 | 26 | 3 | 8.1 km |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 8,882 | 93 | 4 | 0.4 km |
| Delson | 8,802 | 27 | 3 | 1.7 km |
| Nicolet | 8,737 | 5 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | 14 | 1 | 6.2 km |
Set against 141 others, 81 have more schools in reach. Schooling in English is on hand in 83 of the 142.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Coaticook
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coaticook | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Compton 14 km | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 km |
| Ayer's Cliff 19 km | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
Compton has the most schools nearby, 11.
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. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- 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. The page takes in schools within Coaticook and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Coaticook
Is there a English-language school in Coaticook?
Not within 3 km of Coaticook. The English-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Coaticook?
Register with the service centre (French) or the school board (English, with a certificate of eligibility); the address sets the designated school.
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).