Photo: P199 · Public domainAround Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, 4 schools of 12 teach in English
Those are St Patrick Catholic Elementary School, Rockland Public School and Rockland Intermediate School (CDSB of Eastern Ontario and Upper Canada DSB). Families can pick among four systems here: English or French, public or Catholic. In or within 3 km of Lochaber-Partie-Ouest: 8 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, with 3,535 students. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
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.
CDSB of Eastern Ontario and Upper Canada DSB runs the English-language ones: St Patrick Catholic Elementary School, Rockland Public School, Rockland Intermediate School and Rockland District High School.
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.
5 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-ValléesMaria-Goretti, Sainte-Famille/aux Trois-Chemins, des Grands-Pins | French public | 3 | – |
| CSDC de l'Est ontarienSainte-Trinité, L'Escale, intermédiaire catholique - Pavillon Rockland | French Catholic | 3 | 1,720 |
| Upper Canada DSBRockland, Rockland District, Rockland Intermediate | English public | 3 | 1,045 |
| CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontariopublique Carrefour Jeunesse, publique Rockland | French public | 2 | 435 |
| CDSB of Eastern OntarioSt Patrick Catholic | English Catholic | 1 | 335 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 12 schools in and around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Lochaber-Partie-Ouest’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 8 and English boards 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
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
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
High schools within reach of Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
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, 6.4 km out.
| School | Board | System | Students | Away |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Hormisdas-GamelinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | – | 6.4 km |
| École Sainte-Famille/aux Trois-CheminsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | – | 6.5 km |
| École Saint-MichelAll grades | Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées | French public | – | 7.5 km |
| École secondaire catholique L'EscaleSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CSDC de l'Est ontarien | French Catholic | 645 | 7.7 km |
| École secondaire publique RocklandSecondary · Grades 9–12 | CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario | French public | – | 8.2 km |
| Rockland District High SchoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Upper Canada DSB | English public | 340 | 8.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lochaber-Partie-Ouest | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6.5 km |
| L'Ange-Gardien 6.7 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Thurso 6.8 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre 8.7 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Rockland 12 km | 20 | 7 | 13 | 4.1 km |
| Cumberland 13 km | 22 | 10 | 10 | 5.3 km |
| Bassin-de-la-Lièvre 14 km | 16 | 8 | 3 | 6.8 km |
22 schools make Cumberland the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Lochaber-Partie-Ouest and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
Questions about schools in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
Is there a English-language school in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest?
Yes, there are English-language schools: St Patrick Catholic Elementary School, Rockland Public School, Rockland Intermediate School and Rockland District High School.
How many schools are there in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest?
Inside the town there are 0; another 12 sit within 3 km.
Which boards run the schools in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées (3), CSDC de l'Est ontarien (3), Upper Canada DSB (3), CÉP de l'Est de l'Ontario (2) and CDSB of Eastern Ontario (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest?
Register with the service centre (French) or the school board (English, with a certificate of eligibility); the address sets the designated school.
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).