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Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domainSchools in Drummondville: 3 boards, side by side
Most belong to Centre de services scolaire des Chênes (35); Centre de services scolaire de la Riveraine and Commission scolaire Eastern Townships run the remainder. Of the 38, one teaches in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Counting a 3 km margin, Drummondville has 27 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
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 ChênesBruyère et Saint-Charles, Bruyère et Saint-Charles, Christ-Roi, Duvernay - Chabanel, Duvernay - Chabanel, Frédéric-Tétreau et Immaculée-Conception, Frédéric-Tétreau et Immaculée-Conception, Jean-Raimbault … | French public | 35 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la RiveraineNotre-Dame-de-l'Assomption | French public | 1 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire de Drummondville | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 38 schools in and around Drummondville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Drummondville
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École primaire de Drummondville, run by Commission scolaire Eastern Townships.
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 Drummondville’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 36, English boards 1 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Drummondville
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 38 schools in and around Drummondville
High schools within reach of Drummondville
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
11 secondary schools are within 15 km: 10 French public and 1 independent. The closest high school is École Jeanne-Mance, 0.9 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Jeanne-ManceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 0.9 km |
| École Jeanne-ManceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 1 km |
| Collège Saint-BernardAll grades | – | Independent | 1.2 km |
| École Saint-Pie XAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 1.3 km |
| École Duvernay - ChabanelAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 1.4 km |
| École La PoudrièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 1.4 km |
| École Jean-RaimbaultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 1.5 km |
| École La PoudrièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 2 km |
| École Marie-RivierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 3.2 km |
| École du BosquetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 5.1 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Jean-RaimbaultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chênes | French public | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrebonne | 126,872 | 74 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 100,806 | 32 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Brossard | 97,597 | 62 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| Repentigny | 91,290 | 49 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Drummondville | 85,560 | 38 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Jérôme | 85,160 | 44 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Chomedey | 81,813 | 141 | 14 | 0.2 km |
| Granby | 72,180 | 26 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Mirabel | 68,471 | 70 | 1 | 4.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Shawinigan | 51,739 | 30 | 1 | 0.5 km |
In 7 of the 14 others the count is higher. 13 towns of the 15 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 Drummondville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drummondville | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover 6 km | 15 | 0 | 1 | 4.9 km |
| Saint-Germain-de-Grantham 7.9 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham 10 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Saint-Lucien 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 km |
| Wickham 13 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Eugène 17 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
It outnumbers its 6 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Drummondville and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in Drummondville
How do I get a place at a school in Drummondville?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Drummondville?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Chênes (35), Centre de services scolaire de la Riveraine (1) and Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (1).
Is there a English-language school in Drummondville?
Yes: École primaire de Drummondville, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Drummondville?
34 in the town, 4 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).