Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Around Lavaltrie, 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade: 6 schools in all
Centre de services scolaire des Samares runs every one of them. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 6 schools in and around Lavaltrie are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Lavaltrie
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Schooling in English isn’t on offer here.
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 Lavaltrie’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 5 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Lavaltrie
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Lavaltrie
High schools within reach of Lavaltrie
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 6: 4 French public and 2 independent. For the shortest journey, L'Académie de la Vallée du Roy: 1.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| L'Académie de la Vallée du RoyAll grades | – | Independent | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire de la RiveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire de l'AmitiéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 11 km |
| Collège de l'AssomptionSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire Paul-ArseneauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault-au-Récollet | 25,464 | 126 | 13 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Chutes-Montmorency | 16,273 | 25 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | 16,222 | 23 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Saint-Sauveur | 16,104 | 64 | 5 | 0.9 km |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 20 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| Lavaltrie | 15,996 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Vieux-Moulin | 15,935 | 113 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines | 15,904 | 13 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Les Golfs | 15,842 | 55 | 24 | 1.9 km |
| Jésuites | 15,792 | 46 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 9,622 | 25 | 2 | 2.7 km |
161 of the 175 others have more schools in reach. 135 of the 176 have 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 Lavaltrie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lavaltrie | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 km |
| Contrecoeur 5.8 km | 9 | 0 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| Saint-Sulpice 8.2 km | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 km |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu 10 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Lanoraie 10 km | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8.9 km |
| L'Assomption 11 km | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Saint-Ours 11 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
Top among the neighbours: L'Assomption, 35 schools.
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. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Lavaltrie or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Lavaltrie
How do I get a place at a school in Lavaltrie?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
Is there a English-language school in Lavaltrie?
Not in or within 3 km of Lavaltrie; the English-language board can name the nearest.
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).