Photo: Municipalitelapeche · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share La Pêche
Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais runs the most, 4 of them; Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais and Commission scolaire Western Québec run the rest. Schooling in English is on offer at one of the 6; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. Taken together, La Pêche and its 3 km edge hold 5 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouaisau Coeur-des-Collines (La Pêche), au Coeur-des-Collines (Lacs, secondaire des), au Coeur-des-Collines (Sainte-Cécile), des Lacs | French public | 4 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouaisdes Petits-Ponts | French public | 1 |
| Commission scolaire Western Québecprimaire Wakefield | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 6 schools in and around La Pêche 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 La Pêche
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Western Québec runs the English-language ones: École primaire Wakefield.
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 Pêche’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 5 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in La Pêche
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 neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around La Pêche
High schools within reach of La Pêche
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km there is one high school, École secondaire des Lacs (6.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire des LacsAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 6.3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bécancour | 14,943 | 25 | 1 | 8 km |
| … | ||||
| Charlesbourg | 9,660 | 40 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 9,622 | 25 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Rémi | 9,557 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | 21 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| La Pêche | 9,379 | 6 | 1 | 6.4 km |
| L'Épiphanie | 9,254 | 12 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Boischatel | 9,250 | 13 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 9,218 | 5 | 0 | 6.8 km |
| Saint-Robert | 9,186 | 75 | 18 | 1.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 km |
In 104 of the 150 others the count is higher. Schooling in English is on hand in 88 of the 151.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around La Pêche
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Top among the neighbours: Chelsea, 26 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Which schools count. Inside La Pêche’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
Questions about schools in La Pêche
Which boards run the schools in La Pêche?
Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais (4), Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (1) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in La Pêche?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
How many schools are there in La Pêche?
All 6 are inside the town itself.
Is there a English-language school in La Pêche?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire Wakefield.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Why no schools grade in Quebec? 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).