Photo: busand2003 · CC BY 3.0Gaspé has 11 English-language schools among its 20
Commission scolaire Eastern Shores runs them: École de Belle Anse, École de Shigawake--Port Daniel and École Intermédiaire d'Escuminac. Within 3 km of Gaspé are 12 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade.
Schooling in English and French around Gaspé
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Eastern Shores runs the English-language ones: École de Belle Anse, École de Shigawake--Port Daniel, École Intermédiaire d'Escuminac and École Primaire de Gaspé (Vigie).
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 20 schools in and around Gaspé 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 Gaspé’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: French service centres 9 and English boards 11.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Commission scolaire Eastern Shores runs the most, 11 of them, among 2 boards. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire Eastern ShoresPolyvalente de Gaspé (C.-E.-Pouliot), Polyvalente de Gaspé (Vigie), Intermédiaire d'Escuminac, Primaire de Gaspé (Gaspé Elementary School), Primaire de Gaspé (Vigie), Régionale Baie-des-Chaleurs, Saint-Joseph-Saint-Patrick, de Belle Anse … | English public | 11 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Chic-ChocsAntoine-Roy, C.-E.-Pouliot, Notre-Dame, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur, Saint-Joseph-Alban, Saint-Paul, Saint-Rosaire, Saint-Rosaire (De la Découverte) … | French public | 9 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Gaspé
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 20 schools in and around Gaspé
High schools within reach of Gaspé
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 7: 6 English public and 1 French public. The closest high school is École C.-E.-Pouliot, 1.1 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École C.-E.-PouliotSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs | French public | 1.1 km |
| Polyvalente de GaspéSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 1.1 km |
| École Régionale Baie-des-ChaleursAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 2.4 km |
| Polyvalente de GaspéSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire EvergreenSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire de New RichmondAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 2.4 km |
| École Intermédiaire d'EscuminacAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 2.4 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outremont | 24,629 | 177 | 48 | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Jésuites | 15,792 | 46 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Saint-Louis | 15,792 | 44 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Parc-Jarry | 15,699 | 144 | 24 | 0.3 km |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 36 | 1 | 0.2 km |
| Gaspé | 15,479 | 20 | 11 | 1.1 km |
| Lachute | 15,469 | 9 | 2 | 1.5 km |
| François-Perrault | 15,462 | 103 | 12 | 0.1 km |
| Vieux-Longueuil | 15,414 | 66 | 11 | 1.2 km |
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre | 15,388 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| … | ||||
| La Pêche | 9,379 | 6 | 1 | 6.4 km |
122 of the 173 others have more schools in reach. Schooling in English is on hand in 132 of the 174.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Public schools here answer to a service centre (French) or a school board (English); private schools answer to their own boards.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Gaspé’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Gaspé
Which boards run the schools in Gaspé?
By number of schools: Commission scolaire Eastern Shores (11) and Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs (9).
How do I get a place at a school in Gaspé?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Is there a English-language school in Gaspé?
Yes, schooling in English is at École de Belle Anse, École de Shigawake--Port Daniel, École Intermédiaire d'Escuminac and École Primaire de Gaspé (Vigie).
How many schools are there in Gaspé?
All 20 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: 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).