Photo: Bouchecl · CC BY-SA 3.0In and around La Tuque, 11 schools: 5 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
The town holds 7 of them; 4 more are within 3 km of its outline. Of the 11, one teaches in English (10% of schools in Quebec). No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 11 schools in and around La Tuque 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 Tuque
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
By name, in English: École secondaire de La Tuque (Commission scolaire Central Québec).
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 Tuque’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 6, English boards 1 and other 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie: 6 schools. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de l'ÉnergieCentrale, Jacques-Buteux - Maternelle Jacques-Buteux, Jacques-Buteux - Maternelle Jacques-Buteux, La Chrysalide, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Champagnat | French public | 6 |
| Commission scolaire Central Québecde La Tuque | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in La Tuque
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around La Tuque
High schools within reach of La Tuque
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 English public and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, École secondaire de La Tuque: 4.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de La TuqueAll grades | Commission scolaire Central Québec | English public | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire ChampagnatSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie | French public | 5.2 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iberville | 17,988 | 49 | 8 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Hochelaga | 11,355 | 59 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Pont-Rouge | 11,339 | 5 | 0 | 9 km |
| Montmagny | 11,326 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Farnham | 11,315 | 7 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| La Tuque | 11,309 | 11 | 1 | 4.6 km |
| Laval-Ouest | 11,034 | 28 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| Vieux Greenfield Park | 10,998 | 72 | 19 | 0.6 km |
| Contrecoeur | 10,708 | 9 | 0 | 5.3 km |
| Bois-des-Filion | 10,666 | 23 | 2 | 0 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Honoré | 6,984 | 8 | 0 | 9.5 km |
Of the 162 others, 108 count more schools. A English-language school is within reach in 108 of the 163.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within La Tuque and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
Questions about schools in La Tuque
Is there a English-language school in La Tuque?
Yes, schooling in English is at École secondaire de La Tuque.
Which boards run the schools in La Tuque?
Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie (6) and Commission scolaire Central Québec (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in La Tuque?
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).