Photo: Marilyne Lesage · CC BY-SA 3.0Desbiens’s teenagers travel 7.7 km to the nearest high school
In or within 3 km of the town: 1 elementary school, and no high school. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
High schools within reach of Desbiens
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Only Autentis is within 15 km, 7.7 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutentisSecondary | – | Independent | 7.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the school in or near Desbiens is
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Desbiens
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The school in and around Desbiens
Schools in the towns around Desbiens
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desbiens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 km |
| Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix 6.2 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 km |
| Chambord 7.5 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Saint-Gédéon 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 km |
Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix has the most schools nearby, 6.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Desbiens’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Desbiens
Is there a English-language school in Desbiens?
No, none within 3 km of Desbiens; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Desbiens?
All 1 are inside the town itself.
How do I get a place at a school in Desbiens?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the 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).