Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.04 school boards share Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
The largest is CSDC de l'Est ontarien, with 4; beside it are CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario, Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier. One of the 11 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Within 3 km of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge are 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, teaching 1,705 students. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.
The 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienrégionale de Hawkesbury, Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Paul VI, intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Hawkesbury | French Catholic | 4 | 960 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Nouvel Horizon, publique Le Sommet, publique Le Sommet | French public | 3 | 745 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-NordDansereau et Saint-Martin, Dansereau et Saint-Martin | French public | 2 | – |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire de Grenville | English public | 1 | – |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 11 schools in and around Grenville-sur-la-Rouge 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.
Schooling in English and French around Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
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 de Grenville (Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier).
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 Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’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, English boards 1 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
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 11 schools in and around Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
High schools within reach of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 4 high schools: 1 French Catholic, 1 French public, 1 independent and 1 English public. École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury is closest, at 5 km.
| School | Board | System | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire catholique régionale de HawkesburySecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | 380 | 5 km |
| École secondaire publique Le SommetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 275 | 6.1 km |
| Séminaire du Sacré CoeurSecondary | – | Independent | – | 8.7 km |
| Vankleek Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | 370 | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roxton Pond | 4,884 | 4 | — | 0 | 8.8 km |
| … | |||||
| Saint-Gabriel | 3,091 | 4 | — | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Cap-Saint-Ignace | 3,074 | 2 | — | 0 | 9.6 km |
| Normandin | 3,065 | 6 | — | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Dominique | 3,062 | 1 | — | 0 | 10 km |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge | 3,040 | 11 | 1,705 | 1 | 5.1 km |
| Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard | 3,018 | 5 | — | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Lac-des-Écorces | 3,005 | 3 | — | 0 | 12 km |
| Huntingdon | 3,001 | 3 | — | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil | 2,999 | 21 | — | 1 | 3.7 km |
| … | |||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | — | 0 | 2.1 km |
Of the 160 others, 16 count more schools. 39 towns of the 161 have 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 Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5.1 km |
| Grenville 4.1 km | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 km |
| Hawkesbury 5.4 km | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Vankleek Hill 9 km | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 km |
| Brownsburg-Chatham 17 km | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| East Hawkesbury 18 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 km |
Among the neighbours, Vankleek Hill has 15, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- Which schools count. The area is Grenville-sur-la-Rouge plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
Is there a English-language school in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire de Grenville.
How many schools are there in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?
1 in the town, 10 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
Which boards run the schools in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?
By number of schools: CSDC de l'Est ontarien (4), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (3), Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (2) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (1).
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).