Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Around L'Ange-Gardien, 9 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade: 11 schools in all
10 of them lie outside the boundary, within 3 km; 1 are inside. In English: one of the 11 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. 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 L'Ange-Gardien are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around L'Ange-Gardien
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 Buckingham.
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 L'Ange-Gardien’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 10 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées: 10 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 au Coeur-des-ValléesMonseigneur Charbonneau, Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf, Saint-Laurent, Saint-Michel, aux Quatre-Vents, des Grands-Pins, du Boisé, du Ruisseau … | French public | 10 |
| Commission scolaire Western Québecprimaire Buckingham | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in L'Ange-Gardien
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around L'Ange-Gardien
High schools within reach of L'Ange-Gardien
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 6 high schools: 4 French public, 1 French Catholic and 1 English public. The closest high school is École secondaire Hormisdas-Gamelin, 4.6 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Hormisdas-GamelinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | 4.6 km |
| École Saint-MichelAll grades | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | 4.7 km |
| École secondaire catholique L'EscaleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | 13 km |
| École Sainte-Famille/aux Trois-CheminsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire publique RocklandSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 13 km |
| Rockland District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-Ouest | 11,034 | 28 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Paul | 7,208 | 19 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| La Sarre | 7,199 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 12 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Shannon | 7,088 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 7,068 | 11 | 1 | 4.6 km |
| Saint-Honoré | 6,984 | 8 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Plessisville | 6,774 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Charlemagne | 6,695 | 16 | 0 | 3.5 km |
| Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde | 6,671 | 60 | 14 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| La Pocatière | 4,206 | 4 | 0 | 0.4 km |
50 of 135 similar towns count more schools. Schooling in English is on hand in 65 of the 136.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around L'Ange-Gardien
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Ange-Gardien | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre 6.1 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Lochaber-Partie-Ouest 6.7 km | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6.5 km |
| Bassin-de-la-Lièvre 11 km | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6.8 km |
| Cumberland 13 km | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5.3 km |
| Thurso 13 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Cardinal Creek 17 km | 42 | 22 | 24 | 1.3 km |
Cardinal Creek leads the neighbours with 42 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside L'Ange-Gardien or within 3 km of it are here.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
Questions about schools in L'Ange-Gardien
How do I get a place at a school in L'Ange-Gardien?
Register with the service centre (French) or the school board (English, with a certificate of eligibility); the address sets the designated school.
Which boards run the schools in L'Ange-Gardien?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées (10) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (1).
Is there a English-language school in L'Ange-Gardien?
Yes: École primaire Buckingham, the English-language schools here.
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).