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Schools · La Prairie
7 of the 28 schools around La Prairie are independent
Collège Jean de la Mennais - primaire, Collège Jean de la Mennais - secondaire and Académie Marie-Laurier, Campus Brossard are among them. No single board runs them all: there are 3. Its 3 km reach takes in 18 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, all of La Prairie’s schooling.
Schools
28
in or within 3 km of La Prairie
10 inside the town itself
English-language
2 of 28
teach in English
10% of schools in Quebec
Independent
7 of 28
outside the public boards
9% of schools in Quebec
Who runs them
Who runs La Prairie’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: French service centres 19, English boards 2 and independent 7.
French service centresEnglish boardsIndependentOther
Elementary 18 schools67%
Secondary 9 schools78%
All grades 1 school0%
All of La Prairie’s schools 28 schools68%
Quebec 3,657 schools80%
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The boards
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-SeigneuriesFernand-Seguin, Jean-Leman, Jean-XXIII, Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph, Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph (Saint-Joseph (La Prairie)), Plein-Soleil, Saint-François-Xavier, Saint-François-Xavier (Bâtiment temporaire SFX) … | French public | 14 |
| Centre de services scolaire Marie-VictorinAntoine-Brossard, Charles-Bruneau, Saint-Laurent, de la Rose-des-Vents, internationale Lucille-Teasdale | French public | 5 |
| Commission scolaire RiversideSaint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Champlain), Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond) | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Map
Where the 28 schools in and around La Prairie are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
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ElementarySecondaryAlternative, adult or onlineSize: studentsEnglish publicFrench publicIndependent
Points from the provincial lists.
Language
Schooling in English and French around La Prairie
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
French 2279%
English 27%
Other 414%
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Riverside runs the public English-language schools; all 2 are École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Champlain) and École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond).
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.
Getting a place
How children get a place in La Prairie
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.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
Every school
The 28 schools in and around La Prairie
Secondary schools4 in La Prairie, 5 within 3 km
Collège Jean de la Mennais - secondaire
École de la Magdeleine
École Saint-François-Xavier (Bâtiment temporaire SFX)
École Saint-François-Xavier
École Fernand-Seguin
1.6 km outside the town
École internationale Lucille-Teasdale
2 km outside the town
Collège Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Ville de Sainte-Catherine
2.3 km outside the town
École des Timoniers
2.7 km outside the town
École Antoine-Brossard
2.8 km outside the town
Schools for every grade0 in La Prairie, 1 within 3 km
Elementary schools6 in La Prairie, 12 within 3 km
Collège Jean de la Mennais - primaire
École de la Petite-Gare
École Émilie-Gamelin
École Jean-XXIII
École Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph (Saint-Joseph (La Prairie))
École Notre-Dame-Saint-Joseph
École Plein-Soleil
0.6 km outside the town
École Saint-Marc
0.6 km outside the town
École de la Rose-des-Vents
0.7 km outside the town
École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Champlain)
1.4 km outside the town
École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond)
1.4 km outside the town
École Jean-Leman
1.4 km outside the town
Académie Marie-Laurier, Campus Candiac
1.5 km outside the town
École Charles-Bruneau
2.1 km outside the town
Académie Internationale Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Ville de Sainte-Catherine
2.3 km outside the town
Académie Juillet
2.4 km outside the town
École Saint-Laurent
2.5 km outside the town
École des Bourlingueurs
2.6 km outside the town
High schools within reach
High schools within reach of La Prairie
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
121 secondary schools are within 15 km: 44 French public, 42 independent, 34 English public and 1 other. 0.7 km away, Collège Jean de la Mennais - secondaire is the nearest.
Within 15 km
121
10 in or near the town itself
Nearest
0.7 km
Collège Jean de la Mennais - secondaire
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Jean de la Mennais - secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 0.7 km |
| École Saint-François-XavierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 1.3 km |
| École de la MagdeleineSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 2.2 km |
| École Saint-François-XavierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 2.2 km |
| Académie Marie-Laurier, Campus BrossardAll grades | – | Independent | 3.7 km |
| École internationale Lucille-TeasdaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 4 km |
| École Antoine-BrossardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 4.4 km |
| École Fernand-SeguinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 4.6 km |
| Collège Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Ville de Sainte-CatherineSecondary | – | Independent | 5.9 km |
| École des TimoniersSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 6.3 km |
All 121 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École La GraduationSecondary | – | Independent | 6.9 km |
| École régionale du Vent-NouveauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 8.2 km |
| École secondaire Saint-EdmondSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 8.5 km |
| École secondaire de l'AgoraSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 8.6 km |
| École secondaire Saint-EdmondSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 8.6 km |
| École Monseigneur-A.-M.-ParentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 8.8 km |
| École secondaire régionale CentennialSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 9.1 km |
| École Monseigneur-RichardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9.2 km |
| Centre Bourbonnière (Mountainview)All grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 9.2 km |
| École du TournantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 9.4 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 9.4 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 9.4 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 9.4 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 9.5 km |
| École secondaire Beurling AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire VézinaSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9.6 km |
| Polyvalente LaSalleSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 9.9 km |
| École secondaire OptionsSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École secondaire VentureSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École secondaire ElizabethSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École Honoré-MercierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| École André-LaurendeauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 10 km |
| Collège Français, Campus de LongueuilSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Saint-Lambert)Secondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École Caroline-DawsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| Kahnawake Survival SchoolSecondary | – | Other | 11 km |
| École Jacques-OuelletteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire régionale HéritageSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École Gérard-FilionAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 11 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire internationale de Saint-LambertSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École Gérard-FilionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 11 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire James LyngSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire OutreachSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École secondaire FocusSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École Saint-HenriSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Saint-HenriSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| Collège Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Longueuil Saint-LambertSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Succès Scolaire, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Succès Scolaire, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Succès Scolaire, formation à distance, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Succès Scolaire, formation à distance, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège Notre-Dame-de-LourdesSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus TECCSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire WestmountSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Durocher)Secondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Académie Marie-Laurier, Collège Marie-LaurierSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire ElizabethSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| École internationale de MontréalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| L'Académie Centennial, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| L'Académie Centennial, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Selwyn House, Campus 2Secondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Selwyn House, Campus 1All grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École de la TraverséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| L'École Sacré-Coeur de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Trafalgar pour fillesSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| Académie adventiste Greaves, Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Miss Edgar et Miss CrampAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Cavelier-De LaSalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| Académie Michèle-ProvostAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École de la Synergie, école secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École FACESecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École F.A.C.E.All grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| Académie KellsAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École spécialisée des RempartsAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| L'École St-Georges de Montréal inc. (campus I)Secondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| The Study, section secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Académie Kells, campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Le Collège Lower Canada, Campus primaire et secondaireAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| Centre Dollard-CormierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| Villa MariaSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire LoyolaSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Académie Internationale MarymountSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Irénée-LussierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Unité Ulluriaq BoysSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Académie Royal WestSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Centre MackayAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Philip E. LaytonAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Collège Prep InternationalAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Royal du QuébecSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Royal du Québec, formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Villa Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Rudolf Steiner de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Jacques-RousseauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| École Royal ValeAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 14 km |
| École Pierre-DupuySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Collège international Marie de FranceAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Notre-DameSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire M.I.N.D.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rouyn-Noranda | 43,270 | 40 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Duberger—Les Saules | 27,419 | 77 | 4 | 0.5 km |
| Laurendeau | 27,321 | 37 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Parc-Kent | 27,291 | 138 | 45 | 0.6 km |
| Sainte-Thérèse | 27,253 | 37 | 2 | 0.1 km |
| La Prairie | 27,159 | 28 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Thetford Mines | 27,155 | 18 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | 26,786 | 31 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides | 26,673 | 11 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Loyola | 26,607 | 119 | 49 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Parc-Lafontaine | 16,386 | 96 | 15 | 0.8 km |
Set against 126 others, 99 have more schools in reach. In 117 of the 127, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Neighbours
Schools in the towns around La Prairie
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
CandiacBrossardSaint-PhilippeDelsonSainte-CatherineIle-des-SoeursLa Prairie
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Prairie | 28 | 2 | 7 | 0.7 km |
| Candiac 4.2 km | 30 | 3 | 6 | 1 km |
| Brossard 5.1 km | 62 | 10 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| Saint-Philippe 6 km | 20 | 2 | 4 | 3.3 km |
| Delson 6.5 km | 27 | 3 | 4 | 1.7 km |
| Sainte-Catherine 6.9 km | 33 | 6 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Ile-des-Soeurs 7.7 km | 39 | 10 | 0 | 1.6 km |
Of the neighbours, Brossard counts the most schools: 62.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Counted: La Prairie’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in La Prairie
Is there a English-language school in La Prairie?
Yes, schooling in English is at École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Champlain) and École Saint-Lawrence (Saint-Lawrence - Saint-Raymond).
How many schools are there in La Prairie?
10 are inside the town itself and 18 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in La Prairie?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
Which boards run the schools in La Prairie?
Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries (14), Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin (5) and Commission scolaire Riverside (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Schools grade in Quebec: none (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).