3 school boards share Les Rapides
Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs has 19 of them, and Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais and Commission scolaire Western Québec share the others. Schooling in English is on offer at 3 of 30; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. The 3 km around Les Rapides counts 19 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 DraveursPolyvalente Le Carrefour, Polyvalente Le Carrefour (Carrefour (édifice primaire George-Étienne-Cartier)), La Source, Le Petit Prince, Le Tremplin, Massé, Polyvalente de l'Érablière, de Touraine (Carrefour (édifice primaire George-Étienne-Cartier)) … | French public | 19 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'OutaouaisCôte-du-Nord, Saint-Paul, des services spécialisés, du Dôme, internationale du Mont-Bleu, Mont-Bleu | French public | 6 |
| Commission scolaire Western QuébecIntermédiaire Hadley, primaire Chelsea, Philemon Wright | English public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 30 schools in and around Les Rapides 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 Les Rapides
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 Intermédiaire Hadley, École secondaire Philemon Wright and École primaire Chelsea, run by Commission scolaire Western Québec.
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 Les Rapides’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: French service centres 25, English boards 3 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Les Rapides
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 30 schools in and around Les Rapides
High schools within reach of Les Rapides
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
47 secondary schools are within 15 km: 19 French public, 14 English public, 6 English Catholic, 4 independent and 4 French Catholic. École Polyvalente de l'Érablière is closest, at 0.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Polyvalente de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 0.4 km |
| Collège Saint-Alexandre de la GatineauSecondary | – | Independent | 1.2 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 2.7 km |
| École secondaire Philemon WrightSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 3.4 km |
| École Intermédiaire HadleySecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 3.4 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 3.9 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 4.3 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 4.6 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 4.6 km |
| École du Nouveau-MondeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 4.6 km |
All 47 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Mont-BleuAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 4.7 km |
| Collège Nouvelles FrontièresSecondary | – | Independent | 5.9 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÎleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 6.7 km |
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 7 km |
| Collège Saint-Joseph de HullSecondary | – | Independent | 7.4 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BoscoAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 7.5 km |
| École secondaire publique De La SalleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 7.9 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 8.3 km |
| École des services spécialisésAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 8.3 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 8.7 km |
| Lisgar Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 9.1 km |
| École secondaire catholique Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire D'Arcy McGeeSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 9.8 km |
| École Intermédiaire SymmesSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 9.8 km |
| Ottawa Technical Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 10 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École secondaire catholique de l’innovationSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 10 km |
| École secondaire catholique Samuel-GenestSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 10 km |
| Immaculata High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 10 km |
| Glebe Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 11 km |
| Colonel By Secondary SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 12 km |
| Lester B Pearson Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 12 km |
| Gloucester High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 12 km |
| St Nicholas Adult High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 12 km |
| Nepean High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire catholique Franco-CitéSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 13 km |
| École secondaire de la Nouvelle-ÈreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 13 km |
| Notre Dame High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 13 km |
| École secondaire Grande-RivièreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 13 km |
| Hillcrest High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 13 km |
| École Euclide-LanthierAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire publique Louis-RielSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 14 km |
| Brookfield High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 14 km |
| St Patrick's High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 14 km |
| Ridgemont High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English public | 15 km |
| St Pius X High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa CSB | English Catholic | 15 km |
| Canterbury High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Ottawa-Carleton DSB | English 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 | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouest (Montréal-Nord) | 23,373 | 104 | 16 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Pincourt | 15,220 | 22 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Sainte-Adèle | 15,216 | 9 | 1 | 2.1 km |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 15,194 | 72 | 13 | 0.9 km |
| Pointe-Saint-Charles | 15,181 | 75 | 36 | 0.3 km |
| Les Rapides | 15,090 | 30 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Dupéré | 15,036 | 46 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Bécancour | 14,943 | 25 | 1 | 8 km |
| Rivière-Gatineau | 14,875 | 50 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Des Châtels | 14,836 | 42 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Robert | 9,186 | 75 | 18 | 1.9 km |
100 of 174 similar towns count more schools. Of the 175, 130 offer 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 Les Rapides
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Rapides | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| La Cité 3.4 km | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Hautes-Plaines 3.4 km | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Rivière-Gatineau 3.6 km | 50 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| Mont-Bleu 4.3 km | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 km |
| Lac-des-Fées 6.7 km | 38 | 14 | 7 | 0.9 km |
| Du Moulin 6.8 km | 48 | 9 | 8 | 0.6 km |
Most schools next door: Rivière-Gatineau, 50.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Les Rapides’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
Questions about schools in Les Rapides
Is there a English-language school in Les Rapides?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École Intermédiaire Hadley, École secondaire Philemon Wright and École primaire Chelsea.
How many schools are there in Les Rapides?
5 are inside the town itself and 25 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Les Rapides?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Which boards run the schools in Les Rapides?
Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs (19), Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais (6) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (3), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · In Quebec, no schools grade. 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).