Photo: Bouchecl · CC BY-SA 3.04 schools serve La Pocatière, 2 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
Every school here answers to Centre de services scolaire de Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup. With no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Where the 4 schools in and around La Pocatière 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 Pocatière
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
No school here teaches 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 Pocatière’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is French service centres 3 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in La Pocatière
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 neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around La Pocatière
High schools within reach of La Pocatière
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 independent and 1 French public. Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-La-Pocatière lies closest, 0.4 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège de Sainte-Anne-de-La-PocatièreSecondary | – | Independent | 0.4 km |
| École polyvalente La PocatièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Kamouraska-Rivière-du-Loup | French public | 0.9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlemagne | 6,695 | 16 | 0 | 3.5 km |
| … | ||||
| East Angus | 4,261 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 4 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Crabtree | 4,237 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix | 4,230 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| La Pocatière | 4,206 | 4 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Napierville | 4,187 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Carleton-sur-Mer | 4,175 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 4,106 | 8 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| Lac-Etchemin | 4,089 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
96 out of 211 comparable towns have more schools. A English-language school is within reach in 61 of the 212.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around La Pocatière
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Pocatière | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière 2.3 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Saint-Pacôme 7.7 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Rivière-Ouelle 10 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Mont-Carmel 16 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière leads the neighbours with 6 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Counted: La Pocatière’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
Questions about schools in La Pocatière
Is there a English-language school in La Pocatière?
Not in or within 3 km of La Pocatière; the English-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in La Pocatière?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
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).