Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Grenville’s schools come under 4 different boards
CSDC de l'Est ontarien runs the most, 3 of them; CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario, Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier run the rest. Of the 9, one teaches in English (10% of schools in Quebec). The 3 km around Grenville counts 7 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools, 1,490 students between them. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
4 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienrégionale de Hawkesbury, Paul VI, intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Hawkesbury | French Catholic | 3 | 745 |
| 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 9 schools in and around Grenville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Grenville
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier runs the English-language ones: École primaire de Grenville.
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’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: French service centres 8 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Grenville
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
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Grenville
High schools within reach of Grenville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 4 high schools: 1 French public, 1 French Catholic, 1 independent and 1 English public. For the shortest journey, École secondaire publique Le Sommet: 2.8 km.
| School | Board | System | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire publique Le SommetSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 275 | 2.8 km |
| École secondaire catholique régionale de HawkesburySecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | 380 | 3.4 km |
| Séminaire du Sacré CoeurSecondary | – | Independent | – | 12 km |
| Vankleek Hill Collegiate InstituteSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | 370 | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Grenville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grenville | 9 | 1 | 3 | 2.9 km |
| Hawkesbury 2.6 km | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Grenville-sur-la-Rouge 4.1 km | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5.1 km |
| Vankleek Hill 8.3 km | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 km |
| East Hawkesbury 14 km | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 km |
| Brownsburg-Chatham 15 km | 11 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 km |
Top among the neighbours: Vankleek Hill, 15 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Grenville’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Grenville
Which boards run the schools in Grenville?
CSDC de l'Est ontarien (3), 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), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Grenville?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
Is there a English-language school in Grenville?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire de Grenville.
How many schools are there in Grenville?
3 in the town, 6 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).