Photo: Visem · CC BY-SA 4.024 of the 46 schools around Kirkland teach in English
Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson runs them: Académie Kuper, préscolaire et primaire, Académie Kuper, primaire and Académie Kuper, secondaire. 11 of the 46 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. In or within 3 km of Kirkland: 28 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade.
Schooling in English and French around Kirkland
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 Académie Kuper, préscolaire et primaire, Académie Kuper, primaire, Académie Kuper, secondaire and École primaire Margaret-Manson, run by Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson.
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 Kirkland’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: French service centres 16, English boards 19 and independent 11.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 46 schools in and around Kirkland are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson runs the most, 19 of them, among 2 boards. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire Lester-B.-PearsonCentre d'accueil Dawson Alternative, Centre d'accueil Dawson Alternative (Christmas Park), Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage inc., primaire Beacon Hill, primaire Christmas Park, primaire Clearpoint, primaire Dorset, primaire Kingsdale Academy … | English public | 19 |
| Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-BourgeoysBeaconsfield, Félix-Leclerc, Félix-Leclerc (Félix-Leclerc, édifice Robert-Plourde), Jacques-Bizard, John-F.- Kennedy (J.-F.-Kennedy, édifice Beaconsfield), John-F.- Kennedy (John-F.-Kennedy), Joseph-Henrico, Marguerite-Bourgeoys … | French public | 16 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Kirkland
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
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 Kirkland
High schools within reach of Kirkland
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 82: 41 French public, 25 independent and 16 English public. The shortest trip is to Académie Marie-Claire, Campus secondaire, 1.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Marie-Claire, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 1.4 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 1.5 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 2.2 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 2.2 km |
| Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage inc.Secondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 2.3 km |
| Académie Kuper, secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire BeaconsfieldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 2.5 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.4 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.4 km |
| Centre d'adulte Lawrence/Lawrence Adult CentreSecondary | – | Independent | 3.5 km |
All 82 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 3.6 km |
| Collège Charlemagne inc.All grades | – | Independent | 3.8 km |
| École secondaire John-RennieSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.2 km |
| École chrétienne Emmanuel, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 4.3 km |
| Alexander von Humboldt École internationale allemande inc.All grades | – | Independent | 4.9 km |
| École secondaire PierrefondsSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.9 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 5.3 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 5.3 km |
| École secondaire HorizonSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 5.4 km |
| OneSchool Global Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 5.7 km |
| École secondaire Saint-ThomasSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 5.8 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 5.9 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 5.9 km |
| École des SourcesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.3 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.6 km |
| École le SavoirSecondary | – | Independent | 7.1 km |
| École de l'AltitudeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.4 km |
| École secondaire MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 7.5 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.6 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.6 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.9 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9 km |
| Collège BeauboisAll grades | – | Independent | 9.5 km |
| École du SasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9.5 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9.8 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9.8 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 10 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 10 km |
| École secondaire Liberté-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire Lake of Two MountainsSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire du Chêne-BleuSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 11 km |
| École des ÉrablesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 11 km |
| Polyvalente Deux-MontagnesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 11 km |
| Académie Étoile du Nord LavalSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, DorvalAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École d'éducation internationale de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| Académie Chrétienne Rive NordAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire Lakeside AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 12 km |
| Collège Héritage de Châteauguay inc.All grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire d'OkaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire d'OkaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Saint-LouisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Marguerite-BourgeoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| Centre académique Fournier (Annexe)Secondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Centre académique Fournier inc., Académie FournierAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège CitoyenSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire des PatriotesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 14 km |
| École régionale Brenda MilnerAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| École Alphonse-DesjardinsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Gabrielle-RoySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| École Louis-Philippe-ParéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| École Louis-Philippe-ParéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Académie culturelle de LavalAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École secondaire régionale Howard S. BillingsSecondary | Commission scolaire New Frontiers | English public | 15 km |
| École Notre Dame de NaregAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Val Royal - Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Dalbé-ViauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 15 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus Lauren Hill Academy Jr.Secondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Est (Montréal-Nord) | 31,383 | 55 | 8 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Longue-Pointe | 20,337 | 77 | 6 | 0.4 km |
| Lorimier | 19,935 | 107 | 12 | 0.3 km |
| Laflèche | 19,706 | 80 | 20 | 0.9 km |
| Père-Marquette | 19,702 | 147 | 23 | 0.7 km |
| Kirkland | 19,696 | 46 | 24 | 1.4 km |
| Louis-Riel | 19,647 | 83 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Sainte-Sophie | 19,467 | 17 | 1 | 4.8 km |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 19,447 | 26 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Beaconsfield | 19,430 | 35 | 20 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Mont-Tremblant | 11,879 | 6 | 0 | 1.4 km |
More schools than here: 82 of the 178 others. In 146 of the 179, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Kirkland
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland | 46 | 24 | 11 | 1.4 km |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest 1.8 km | 44 | 19 | 14 | 2.8 km |
| Beaconsfield 2 km | 35 | 20 | 9 | 0.5 km |
| Pointe-Claire 4.6 km | 59 | 30 | 11 | 0.7 km |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève 4.8 km | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2.7 km |
| Baie-D'Urfé 5.3 km | 20 | 9 | 5 | 0.4 km |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux 5.9 km | 62 | 23 | 15 | 0.5 km |
Among the neighbours, Dollard-Des Ormeaux has 62, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 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. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Kirkland or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Kirkland
How do I get a place at a school in Kirkland?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
Which boards run the schools in Kirkland?
By number of schools: Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (19) and Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (16).
How many schools are there in Kirkland?
The town holds 8 of them; 38 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Kirkland?
Yes: Académie Kuper, préscolaire et primaire, Académie Kuper, primaire, Académie Kuper, secondaire and École primaire Margaret-Manson, the English-language schools here.
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).