Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, 14 schools of 20 teach in English
They are École Dr. Wilbert Keon, Highview Public School and Our Lady of Grace Separate School, run by Commission scolaire Western Québec, Renfrew County DSB and Renfrew County CDSB. English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. Taken together, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes and its 3 km edge hold 14 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade for 5,550 students.
Schooling in English and French around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
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 Dr. Wilbert Keon, Highview Public School, Our Lady of Grace Separate School and Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School (Commission scolaire Western Québec, Renfrew County DSB and Renfrew County CDSB).
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.
Which of the 6 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Ontario funds four systems side by side, and here all four overlap: a family picks English or French, public or Catholic, and each choice has its own board and its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools | Students |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew County DSBValour JK to 12 School -, Fellowes, Champlain Discovery, Valour JK to 12 School -, Highview, Pine View, Renfrew County Adult Day | English public | 7 | 3,205 |
| Renfrew County CDSBOur Lady of Lourdes Separate, Bishop Smith Separate, St Francis of Assisi, Holy Name Separate, Cathedral, Our Lady of Grace Separate | English Catholic | 6 | 1,140 |
| CSDC du Centre-Est de l'OntarioJeanne-Lajoie, Jeanne-Lajoie, intermédiaire catholique Jeanne-Lajoie | French Catholic | 3 | 890 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique L'Équinoxe, publique L'Équinoxe | French public | 2 | 315 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouaisdes Petits-Ponts | French public | 1 | – |
| Commission scolaire Western QuébecDr. Wilbert Keon | English public | 1 | – |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 20 schools in and around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs L'Isle-aux-Allumettes’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: French service centres 6 and English boards 14.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 20 schools in and around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
High schools within reach of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 6 high schools: 3 English public, 1 French public, 1 French Catholic and 1 English Catholic. Nearest: École Dr. Wilbert Keon, 2.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École Dr. Wilbert KeonAll grades | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | – | 2.1 km |
| Fellowes High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | 650 | 9.8 km |
| École secondaire publique L'ÉquinoxeSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | 50 | 9.8 km |
| Renfrew County Adult Day SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County DSB | English public | 140 | 10 km |
| École secondaire catholique Jeanne-LajoieSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario | French Catholic | 220 | 10 km |
| Bishop Smith Catholic High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Renfrew County CDSB | English Catholic | 700 | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-aux-Allumettes | 20 | 14 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| Pembroke 9.9 km | 15 | 10 | 8 | 0.4 km |
| Laurentian Valley 13 km | 16 | 11 | 8 | 3.4 km |
| Petawawa 17 km | 9 | 6 | 5 | 1.4 km |
Each of its 3 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. Schools inside L'Isle-aux-Allumettes and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
How many schools are there in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes?
2 are inside the town itself and 18 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a English-language school in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes?
Yes: École Dr. Wilbert Keon, Highview Public School, Our Lady of Grace Separate School and Our Lady of Lourdes Separate School, the English-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes?
Renfrew County DSB (7), Renfrew County CDSB (6), CSDC du Centre-Est de l'Ontario (3), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (2) and Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school). · 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).