Photo: Simon Villeneuve · CC BY-SA 3.03 schools serve Lac-Mégantic, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons runs every one of them. The schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 3 schools in and around Lac-Mégantic are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Lac-Mégantic
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Quebec marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Not one 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 Lac-Mégantic’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 Lac-Mégantic
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French 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 3 schools in and around Lac-Mégantic
High schools within reach of Lac-Mégantic
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Polyvalente Montignac, 1.7 km away, is the only secondary school within 15 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente MontignacSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons | French public | 1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | 21 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 4 | 0 | 14 km |
| Amqui | 6,059 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Henri | 6,048 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Richelieu | 6,048 | 12 | 1 | 5.1 km |
| Lac-Mégantic | 5,947 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Val-David | 5,920 | 11 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 9 | 0 | 2 km |
| Verchères | 5,819 | 13 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire | 5,764 | 101 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Dunham | 3,632 | 11 | 2 | 6 km |
107 of 141 similar towns count more schools. 62 of 142 have a school teaching in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Lac-Mégantic
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Mégantic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Nantes 4.5 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Frontenac 4.7 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Lac-Drolet 18 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
The busiest neighbour is Nantes, with 5 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Lac-Mégantic and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
Questions about schools in Lac-Mégantic
How do I get a place at a school in Lac-Mégantic?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
Is there a English-language school in Lac-Mégantic?
None within 3 km of Lac-Mégantic. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).