Photo: Michel Craig · CC BY-SA 2.0Eastman’s teenagers travel 8 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.
High schools within reach of Eastman
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 French public and 1 independent. For the shortest journey, École secondaire Montessori Orford: 7.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Montessori OrfordSecondary | – | Independent | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire de la RucheSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de la RucheSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Eastman are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Eastman
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
None of them teaches in English.
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 Eastman’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Eastman
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Eastman
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ambroise | 4,262 | 2 | 0 | 17 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse | 2,739 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Waskaganish | 2,726 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Bonaventure | 2,719 | 17 | 11 | 1 km |
| Plessisville | 2,718 | 7 | 0 | 4 km |
| Eastman | 2,706 | 2 | 0 | 8 km |
| Macamic | 2,698 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| La Présentation | 2,696 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Saint-Martin | 2,687 | 4 | 0 | 1 km |
| Saint-Alexandre | 2,685 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
100 out of 144 comparable towns have more schools. 34 of 145 have a school teaching in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Eastman
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
| Austin 5.4 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Orford 8.3 km | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Stukely-Sud 9 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Magog 12 km | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 km |
| Bolton-Est 13 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Racine 17 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 km |
Of the neighbours, Magog counts the most schools: 15.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Eastman and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Eastman
Is there a English-language school in Eastman?
Not near Eastman: within 3 km there is none, and the English-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Eastman?
All 2 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Eastman?
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).