Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Maniwaki has 2 English-language schools among its 7
Commission scolaire Western Québec runs them: École primaire Maniwaki Woodland (Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau) and École primaire Maniwaki Woodland. Its 3 km reach takes in 4 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, all of Maniwaki’s schooling.
Schooling in English and French around Maniwaki
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.
By name, in English: École primaire Maniwaki Woodland (Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau) and École primaire Maniwaki Woodland (Commission scolaire Western Québec).
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.
Where the 7 schools in and around Maniwaki are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Maniwaki’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: French service centres 5 and English boards 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais runs the most, 5 of them, among 2 boards. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'OutaouaisLe Rucher de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (Académie Sacré-Coeur), Le Rucher de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (Couvent du Christ-Roi), Le Rucher de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (Pie-XII), de la Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau, de la Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau (CF en entreprise et récupération) | French public | 5 |
| Commission scolaire Western Québecprimaire Maniwaki Woodland, primaire Maniwaki Woodland (Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau) | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Maniwaki
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
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 7 schools in and around Maniwaki
High schools within reach of Maniwaki
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 French public and 1 English public. 0.4 km away, École de la Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la Cité étudiante de la Haute-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 0.4 km |
| École primaire Maniwaki WoodlandSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 0.4 km |
| École de la Cité étudiante de la Haute-GatineauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais | French public | 0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts | 6,099 | 4 | 0 | 2 km |
| … | ||||
| L'Islet | 3,874 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Saint-André-Avellin | 3,862 | 4 | 0 | 1 km |
| Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson | 3,842 | 3 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Maurice | 3,804 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 km |
| Maniwaki | 3,803 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Tite | 3,759 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Ascot Corner | 3,725 | 3 | 0 | 7.9 km |
| Sainte-Claire | 3,724 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Baie-D'Urfé | 3,706 | 20 | 9 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
41 of 194 similar towns count more schools. A English-language school is within reach in 52 of the 195.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Maniwaki
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maniwaki | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Kitigan Zibi 3.6 km | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Déléage 4.2 km | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4.6 km |
| Messines 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
Next door, Kitigan Zibi counts 8 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. The area is Maniwaki plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Boards and systems. Public schools here answer to a service centre (French) or a school board (English); private schools answer to their own boards.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
Questions about schools in Maniwaki
Which boards run the schools in Maniwaki?
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais (5) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Maniwaki?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
How many schools are there in Maniwaki?
Every one of them, 7, is inside the town.
Is there a English-language school in Maniwaki?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Maniwaki Woodland (Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau) and École primaire Maniwaki Woodland.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: 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).