Photo: SamuelFreli · CC BY-SA 3.0Cowansville has 2 English-language schools among its 9
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships runs them: École primaire Heroes' Memorial and École secondaire Massey-Vanier. Its 3 km reach takes in 5 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, all of Cowansville’s schooling.
Schooling in English and French around Cowansville
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 Eastern Townships runs the English-language ones: École primaire Heroes' Memorial and École secondaire Massey-Vanier.
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 9 schools in and around Cowansville 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 Cowansville’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 English boards 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs counts 7, more than any of the other boards of the 2. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-CerfsCuré-A.-Petit, Massey-Vanier, Massey-Vanier, Saint-Léon, Saint-Léon (Pavillon J.-B.-H. Larocque), Sainte-Thérèse, des Colibris | French public | 7 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire Heroes' Memorial, Massey-Vanier | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Cowansville
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Cowansville
High schools within reach of Cowansville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 4 high schools: 2 English public and 2 French public. Closest of all: École primaire Heroes' Memorial (0.5 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire Heroes' MemorialAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 0.5 km |
| École Massey-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 2 km |
| École Massey-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 2 km |
| École secondaire Massey-VanierSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duberger—Les Saules | 27,419 | 77 | 4 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Catherine | 17,782 | 33 | 6 | 0.6 km |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux | 17,558 | 27 | 0 | 3.9 km |
| Saint-Henri | 17,309 | 141 | 62 | 0.3 km |
| Saint-Michel | 17,303 | 36 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Cowansville | 17,269 | 9 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Petite-Côte | 17,196 | 101 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| La Visitation | 17,166 | 118 | 13 | 0.8 km |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | 25 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Cap-Rouge | 17,139 | 31 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | 6 | 0 | 1.6 km |
151 out of 172 comparable towns have more schools. Of the 173, 138 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 Cowansville
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
Most schools next door: Dunham, 11.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Which schools count. The area is Cowansville plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- 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 Cowansville
How do I get a place at a school in Cowansville?
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 Cowansville?
Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs (7) and Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Cowansville?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Heroes' Memorial and École secondaire Massey-Vanier.
How many schools are there in Cowansville?
All 9 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school. · 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).