Photo: Gaetan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.05 school boards share La Cité
The largest is Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs, with 35; beside it are Commission scolaire Western Québec, Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais and Ottawa-Carleton DSB. 6 of the 46 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Counting a 3 km margin, La Cité has 35 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
The 5 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des DraveursPolyvalente Le Carrefour, Polyvalente Le Carrefour (Carrefour (édifice primaire George-Étienne-Cartier)), Carle, La Source, Le Petit Prince, Le Tremplin, Massé, Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau … | French public | 35 | – |
| Commission scolaire Western QuébecIntermédiaire Hadley, primaire Greater Gatineau, Philemon Wright | English public | 3 | – |
| Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'OutaouaisSaint-Paul, des services spécialisés, du Dôme | French public | 3 | – |
| Ottawa-Carleton DSBManor Park, Rockcliffe Park | English public | 2 | 1,090 |
| Ottawa CSBSt Brigid | English Catholic | 1 | 330 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 46 schools in and around La Cité are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around La Cité
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Quebec marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
By name, in English: École primaire Greater Gatineau, Rockcliffe Park Public School, École Intermédiaire Hadley and École secondaire Philemon Wright (Commission scolaire Western Québec, Ottawa-Carleton DSB and Ottawa CSB).
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 La Cité’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 38, English boards 6 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in La Cité
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has 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.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 46 schools in and around La Cité
Show all 35 elementary schools
High schools within reach of La Cité
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 48: 17 French public, 15 English public, 7 English Catholic, 5 French Catholic and 4 independent. The nearest is École secondaire du Versant, 1.1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | 1.1 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | 1.9 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | 2.2 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | 2.3 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | 2.3 km |
| École Polyvalente de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | 3.6 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | – | 3.8 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 4.4 km |
| Collège Saint-Alexandre de la GatineauSecondary | – | Independent | – | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | 5 km |
All 48 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | 5 km |
| École secondaire publique De La SalleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 950 | 6.2 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 6.5 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.7 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | – | 6.7 km |
| École secondaire Mont-BleuAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 6.8 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | – | 6.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 855 | 7.4 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 95 | 7.5 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 7.6 km |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 330 | 7.7 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 960 | 7.7 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 1,140 | 8.3 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 8.8 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 8.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | – | 8.8 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 855 | 8.9 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 750 | 9.2 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 1,160 | 9.3 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 1,315 | 9.8 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 11 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 1,010 | 11 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 1,005 | 11 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 460 | 11 km |
| École secondaire D'Arcy McGeeSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | 12 km |
| École Intermédiaire SymmesSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | 12 km |
| Cairine Wilson Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 775 | 12 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 620 | 12 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 1,160 | 13 km |
| St Matthew High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 715 | 13 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 1,110 | 13 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 1,270 | 13 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 860 | 13 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 650 | 13 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 430 | 13 km |
| École secondaire catholique GarneauSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 870 | 13 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 890 | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Nouvelle-ÈreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | – | 15 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 | Students | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabreville | 48,457 | 66 | — | 6 | 0.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Des Explorateurs | 31,128 | 26 | — | 6 | 0.9 km |
| Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre | 31,113 | 94 | — | 33 | 0.5 km |
| Sainte-Julie | 30,981 | 16 | — | 0 | 1 km |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest | 30,978 | 44 | — | 19 | 2.8 km |
| La Cité | 30,930 | 46 | 1,420 | 6 | 1.1 km |
| Magog | 30,764 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 km |
| Alma | 30,659 | 12 | — | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Du Moulin | 30,364 | 48 | 8,820 | 9 | 0.6 km |
| Verdun-Centre | 30,304 | 71 | — | 30 | 1.2 km |
| … | |||||
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,885 | 37 | — | 12 | 2.7 km |
65 out of 110 comparable towns have more schools. A school in English is nearby in 106 towns of 111.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around La Cité
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Cité | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Rivière-Gatineau 2.6 km | 50 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| Les Rapides 3.4 km | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Du Moulin 3.5 km | 48 | 9 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Manor Park 5.3 km | 39 | 14 | 11 | 2.3 km |
| New Edinburgh 5.3 km | 36 | 16 | 9 | 1.1 km |
| Des Vallées 5.8 km | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 km |
Of the neighbours, Rivière-Gatineau counts the most schools: 50.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside La Cité or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in La Cité
How do I get a place at a school in La Cité?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in La Cité?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs (35), Commission scolaire Western Québec (3), Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais (3), Ottawa-Carleton DSB (2) and Ottawa CSB (1).
How many schools are there in La Cité?
Inside the town there are 5; another 41 sit within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in La Cité?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Greater Gatineau, Rockcliffe Park Public School, École Intermédiaire Hadley and École secondaire Philemon Wright.
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).