Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.02 of the 11 schools around Compton are independent
Among them: Collège François-Delaplace and Collège Rivier. No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are. Within 3 km of Compton are 7 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
Who runs Compton’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 9 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Schooling in English and French around Compton
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 11 schools in and around Compton 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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons, with 7. 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-CantonsLa Frontalière, Louis-Saint-Laurent, Louis-Saint-Laurent (Pavillon Notre-Dame-des-Prés - Compton), Monseigneur-Durand, Sacré-Coeur, de Sainte-Edwidge & Ligugé, de Sainte-Edwidge & Ligugé (Sainte-Edwidge, de) | French public | 7 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrookede la Passerelle, des Enfants-de-la-Terre | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Compton
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
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Compton
High schools within reach of Compton
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
6 secondary schools are within 15 km: 3 independent, 2 French public and 1 English public. The nearest is Collège François-Delaplace, 5.5 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François-DelaplaceSecondary | – | Independent | 5.5 km |
| École des Enfants-de-la-TerreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 6.7 km |
| École La FrontalièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons | French public | 12 km |
| Collège RivierSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire régionale Alexander GaltSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 13 km |
| Bishop's College SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue | 5,393 | 25 | 9 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Mélanie | 3,417 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Portneuf | 3,410 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 3,400 | 6 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Havre-Saint-Pierre | 3,389 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Compton | 3,351 | 11 | 0 | 5.6 km |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 7 | 1 | 7 km |
| Saint-Jean-Port-Joli | 3,330 | 4 | 0 | 13 km |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes | 3,328 | 7 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Grande-Rivière | 3,318 | 6 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Among 174 towns its size, 21 have more schools nearby. Of the 175, 44 offer a English-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Compton
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Compton | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 km |
| Waterville 7.5 km | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Hatley 11 km | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 km |
| Coaticook 14 km | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley 16 km | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Sherbrooke 18 km | 64 | 4 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Ayer's Cliff 18 km | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
Next door, Sherbrooke counts 64 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public schools here answer to a service centre (French) or a school board (English); private schools answer to their own boards.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Compton’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Compton
Which boards run the schools in Compton?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons (7) and Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Compton?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
How many schools are there in Compton?
Inside the town there are 4; another 7 sit within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Compton?
None within 3 km of Compton. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec. · 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).