Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.07 schools serve La Malbaie, 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
One board, Centre de services scolaire de Charlevoix, runs them all. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.
Where the 7 schools in and around La Malbaie are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around La Malbaie
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none in English.
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 Malbaie’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in La Malbaie
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 7 schools in and around La Malbaie
High schools within reach of La Malbaie
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
The one high school within 15 km is École secondaire du Plateau, at 2 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire du PlateauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Charlevoix | French public | 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jean-Vianney | 13,181 | 76 | 17 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Lac-Beauport | 8,524 | 5 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 11 | 2 | 6.6 km |
| Saint-Roch | 8,381 | 46 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 8,352 | 62 | 12 | 0.8 km |
| La Malbaie | 8,293 | 7 | 0 | 2 km |
| Rigaud | 8,187 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 5 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Bienville | 7,888 | 17 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 12 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Lemoyne | 5,052 | 63 | 16 | 1 km |
80 of the 139 others have more schools in reach. In 78 of the 140, 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 La Malbaie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Malbaie | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 km |
| Clermont 7.2 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 km |
| Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs 13 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
Each of its 2 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside La Malbaie or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in La Malbaie
How do I get a place at a school in La Malbaie?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Is there a English-language school in La Malbaie?
Not within 3 km of La Malbaie. The English-language board still serves families here.
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).