Photo: Réjean Tremblay · CC BY 4.0Schools in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James: 3 boards, side by side
Most belong to Commission scolaire crie (18); Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-James and Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Abitibi run the remainder. None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do. In or within 3 km of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James: 16 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 5 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.
The 3 boards that run schools here
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire crieAnnie Whiskeychan Memorial, Ecole Big River, Ecole Rainbow, Ecole Rainbow Elementary School (Jolina Gull-Blacksmith Memorial), Ecole Rainbow Elementary School (Sabtuan Adult Education Services), Luke Mettaweskum, Mémoriale Willie J. Happyjack Memorial, Mémoriale Willie J. Happyjack Memorial School (Jolina Gull-Blacksmith Memorial) … | Other | 18 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-JamesBeauvalois, Boréale, Galinée, Jacques-Rousseau, La Taïga, Le Delta, Le Filon, Saint-Dominique-Savio | French public | 8 |
| Centre de services scolaire du Lac-AbitibiBoréale (Pavillon de Normétal) | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Schooling in English and French around Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
A English-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 27 schools in and around Eeyou Istchee Baie-James are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Eeyou Istchee Baie-James’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 9 and other 18.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 27 schools in and around Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. Inside Eeyou Istchee Baie-James’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
Questions about schools in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James
Which boards run the schools in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James?
By number of schools: Commission scolaire crie (18), Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-James (8) and Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Abitibi (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
How many schools are there in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James?
The town holds 6 of them; 21 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Eeyou Istchee Baie-James?
Not within 3 km of Eeyou Istchee Baie-James. The English-language board still serves families here.
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).