Photo: Unknown Unknown · Public domainThe schools around Sainte-Dorothée answer to 5 boards
Centre de services scolaire de Laval leads with 26 schools, alongside Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys, Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier and Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson. In English: 15 of the 73 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Its 3 km reach takes in 54 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, all of Sainte-Dorothée’s schooling. 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.
5 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de LavalCoeur-Soleil, Coeur-Soleil (Coeur-Soleil (préscolaire)), Fleur-de-vie (Fleur-de-Vie), Fleur-de-vie (Fleur-de-Vie, pavillon A), Fleur-de-vie (Fleur-de-Vie, pavillon B), Jean-Lemonde, L'Harmonie, L'Orée-des-Bois … | French public | 26 |
| Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-BourgeoysBeau-Séjour, Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Harfang-des-Neiges (Harfang-des-Neiges, édifice Gouin), Harfang-des-Neiges (Harfang-des-Neiges, édifice Lauzon), John-F.- Kennedy, Jonathan-Wilson, Lalande, Murielle-Dumont … | French public | 16 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-LaurierAcadémie Hillcrest, primaire Crestview, primaire Mountainview, primaire Our Lady of Peace, primaire Saint-Jude, primaire Souvenir, Lake of Two Mountains | English public | 7 |
| Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearsonprimaire Beechwood, primaire Springdale, primaire Sunshine Academy, primaire Terry-Fox, primaire Westpark, Pierrefonds | English public | 6 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Mille-ÎlesPolyvalente Deux-Montagnes, Emmanuel-Chénard, Sauvé, Terre des jeunes, des Mésanges, des Érables | French public | 6 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 73 schools in and around Sainte-Dorothée 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 Sainte-Dorothée
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier and Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson runs the English-language ones: Académie Étoile du Nord Laval, Académie Hillcrest, École primaire Saint-Jude and École primaire Souvenir.
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 Sainte-Dorothée’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: French service centres 48, English boards 13 and independent 12.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sainte-Dorothée
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 73 schools in and around Sainte-Dorothée
Show all 54 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Sainte-Dorothée
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
149 secondary schools are within 15 km: 65 French public, 60 independent and 24 English public. 2 km away, École de l'Altitude is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de l'AltitudeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 2 km |
| École le SavoirSecondary | – | Independent | 2.3 km |
| Académie Étoile du Nord LavalSecondary | – | Independent | 2.8 km |
| École d'éducation internationale de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 3.1 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.3 km |
| Collège BeauboisAll grades | – | Independent | 3.5 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 3.8 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 3.8 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.8 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.8 km |
All 149 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des SourcesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 4 km |
| École secondaire PierrefondsSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.4 km |
| Académie Chrétienne Rive NordAll grades | – | Independent | 4.6 km |
| École Saint-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 4.9 km |
| École chrétienne Emmanuel, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 5.1 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 5.3 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 5.3 km |
| Collège CitoyenSecondary | – | Independent | 5.4 km |
| Collège Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 5.5 km |
| Académie culturelle de LavalAll grades | – | Independent | 6 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 6.2 km |
| École Alphonse-DesjardinsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 6.4 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 6.4 km |
| École secondaire Laval SeniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 6.5 km |
| Centre d'adulte Lawrence/Lawrence Adult CentreSecondary | – | Independent | 6.5 km |
| École secondaire Laval JuniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 6.6 km |
| École Poly-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 6.7 km |
| École Notre Dame de NaregAll grades | – | Independent | 6.7 km |
| École secondaire HorizonSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 7 km |
| École des ÉrablesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 7.4 km |
| Polyvalente Deux-MontagnesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 7.4 km |
| École Val Royal - Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 7.6 km |
| Centre académique Fournier (Annexe)Secondary | – | Independent | 7.7 km |
| Collège Pasteur, Pavillon Khalil GibranAll grades | – | Independent | 7.7 km |
| Centre académique Fournier inc., Académie FournierAll grades | – | Independent | 7.7 km |
| École secondaire Lake of Two MountainsSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire Saint-ThomasSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 7.9 km |
| Collège LetendreSecondary | – | Independent | 8.2 km |
| École secondaire John-RennieSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 8.4 km |
| Académie Kuper, secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 8.4 km |
| École Socrates-Démosthène, Campus DémosthèneAll grades | – | Independent | 8.5 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.6 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.6 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.7 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.7 km |
| École secondaire Liberté-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.9 km |
| École secondaire des PatriotesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.9 km |
| Centre de qualification professionnelle et d'entrepreneuriat de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 8.9 km |
| École Curé-Antoine-LabelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9.1 km |
| École Jean-PiagetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9.1 km |
| École Curé-Antoine-LabelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9.2 km |
| L'École arménienne Sourp HagopAll grades | – | Independent | 9.4 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9.5 km |
| École Le SommetAll grades | – | Independent | 9.6 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9.8 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9.8 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus Lauren Hill Academy Jr.Secondary | – | Independent | 9.8 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9.8 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.8 km |
| École Curé-Antoine-LabelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9.9 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.9 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École JMCAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École LeblancSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 10 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 10 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus OuimetAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Jacques-RousseauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 10 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 10 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 10 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 10 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École du SasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage inc.Secondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 11 km |
| Académie Marie-Claire, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| Collège Charlemagne inc.All grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 11 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur francophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur anglophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 11 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 11 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus Côte-VertuAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École secondaire BeaconsfieldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 11 km |
| École l'Odyssée-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Pierre-LaporteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus Jacob SafraAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Alex ManoogianAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, DorvalAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Éducation PlusSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc.Secondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc., formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire Lakeside AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 12 km |
| École Horizon JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| École alternative PhoenixSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 12 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École Marie-AnneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire Hubert-MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| Académie Ste-Thérèse, Campus Jacques-AboutAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Saint-GabrielSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| L'École Ali Ibn Abi TalibAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 13 km |
| École Saint-GabrielSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 1er cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 2e cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École DiplomAction - Centre de formation des Nouvelles-TechnologiesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire John GrantSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| Collège Mont-Saint-LouisSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Félix-AntoineSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège Boisbriand 2016Secondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École de la PasserelleAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Académie hébraïque inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Saint-LouisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Regina AssumptaSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire de RosemèreSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 14 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus ParkhavenAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire L.I.N.K.S.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| L'Académie Beth Rivkah pour fillesAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Polyvalente Sainte-ThérèseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-RaphaëlAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Académie Yéchiva YavnéAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Al-HoudaAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Pierre-LaporteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Mont-RoyalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École La VoieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Dalbé-ViauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Alexander von Humboldt École internationale allemande inc.All grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École YaldeiAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Lucien-PagéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Externat Sacré-CoeurSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire Programme Mile-EndSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École première Mesifta du CanadaAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| OneSchool Global Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 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 |
| École Marie-Clarac (Claudette Mackay-Lassonde)Secondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Sir Mortimer B. DavisAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 31 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Anjou | 43,243 | 95 | 12 | 1.6 km |
| Laval-des-Rapides | 41,971 | 117 | 12 | 0.6 km |
| Boucherville | 41,910 | 64 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Pierrefonds-Est | 38,928 | 57 | 14 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Dorothée | 38,183 | 73 | 15 | 2 km |
| Côte-Saint-Luc | 37,901 | 144 | 57 | 0.3 km |
| Le Boisé Champêtre | 37,891 | 77 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| Duvernay | 37,460 | 138 | 17 | 2.3 km |
| Pointe-Claire | 37,437 | 59 | 30 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Rivière-Blanche | 23,089 | 36 | 14 | 2.2 km |
In 30 of the 78 others the count is higher. Of the 79, 74 offer a English-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Sainte-Dorothée
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Dorothée | 73 | 15 | 12 | 2 km |
| Pierrefonds-Est 2.2 km | 57 | 14 | 12 | 0.7 km |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux 4.3 km | 62 | 23 | 15 | 0.5 km |
| Le Boisé Champêtre 4.7 km | 77 | 9 | 12 | 0.9 km |
| Laval-Ouest 4.9 km | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Fabreville 5 km | 66 | 6 | 3 | 0.8 km |
| Chomedey 6.1 km | 141 | 14 | 24 | 0.2 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Chomedey (141).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Sainte-Dorothée or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
Questions about schools in Sainte-Dorothée
How many schools are there in Sainte-Dorothée?
Inside the town there are 8; another 65 sit within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Sainte-Dorothée?
Yes: Académie Étoile du Nord Laval, Académie Hillcrest, École primaire Saint-Jude and École primaire Souvenir, the English-language schools here.
How do I get a place at a school in Sainte-Dorothée?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
Which boards run the schools in Sainte-Dorothée?
Centre de services scolaire de Laval (26), Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (16), Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (7), Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (6) and Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles (6), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).