Photo: Veillg1 · CC0No high school in or near Coteau-du-Lac: the closest is 5.3 km off
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 12 elementary schools. No single board runs them all: there are 3. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Coteau-du-Lac
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 8 high schools: 8 French public. Nearest: École secondaire des Patriotes-de-Beauharnois, 5.3 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire des Patriotes-de-BeauharnoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 5.3 km |
| École de la Baie-Saint-FrançoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 5.3 km |
| École Arthur-PigeonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 5.3 km |
| École du ParcoursAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire des NavigateursSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 7.6 km |
| École de la Baie-Saint-FrançoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire SoulangesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire des ÉchosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-TisserandsGrande-Île, Langlois, Montpetit, Saint-Joseph-Artisan (Montpetit (Salaberry-de-Valleyfield)), Saint-Joseph-Artisan (Saint-Joseph Artisan), de la Source | French public | 6 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Trois-LacsLéopold-Carrière, Sainte-Marthe - Cuillierrier, de Coteau-du-Lac (Académie Wilson), de Coteau-du-Lac (Saint-Ignace), de Coteau-du-Lac (Éclusière, de l') | French public | 5 |
| Commission scolaire New FrontiersInstitut Gault | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 12 schools in and around Coteau-du-Lac 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 Coteau-du-Lac
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Institut Gault teach in English; Commission scolaire New Frontiers runs the public ones among the 1.
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 Coteau-du-Lac’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: French service centres 11 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Coteau-du-Lac
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Coteau-du-Lac
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine | 12,427 | 8 | 2 | 3.3 km |
| … | ||||
| La Malbaie | 8,293 | 7 | 0 | 2 km |
| Rigaud | 8,187 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 5 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Bienville | 7,888 | 17 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 12 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| Donnacona | 7,785 | 8 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Baie-Saint-Paul | 7,760 | 2 | 0 | 1 km |
| Shefford | 7,704 | 9 | 1 | 7.4 km |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 7,670 | 5 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Château-Richer | 4,732 | 2 | 0 | 13 km |
More schools are within reach in 49 of the 137 other towns. 71 towns of the 138 have 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 Coteau-du-Lac
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coteau-du-Lac | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 km |
| Les Coteaux 4.6 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 5.8 km | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Clet 6.7 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Les Cèdres 8.9 km | 12 | 2 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Saint-Zotique 9.2 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Saint-Polycarpe 11 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
Of the neighbours, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield counts the most schools: 32.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 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.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Coteau-du-Lac or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Coteau-du-Lac
How do I get a place at a school in Coteau-du-Lac?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
Which boards run the schools in Coteau-du-Lac?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands (6), Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs (5) and Commission scolaire New Frontiers (1).
Is there a English-language school in Coteau-du-Lac?
Yes: Institut Gault, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Coteau-du-Lac?
3 in the town, 9 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).