Photo: Charny · CC BY-SA 3.0No high school in or near Maria: the closest is 9.2 km off
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools, and no high school. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Maria
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 2 French public and 1 English public. The closest high school is École secondaire de New Richmond, 9.2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de New RichmondAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 9.2 km |
| École Le Bois-VivantAll grades | Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque | French public | 9.6 km |
| École Antoine-BernardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque | French public | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Maria are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Maria
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.
For schooling in English, families look further afield.
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 Maria’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
A single system: every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Maria
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Maria
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerive | 4,393 | 30 | 1 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Prime | 2,808 | 8 | 0 | 8.9 km |
| Lacolle | 2,806 | 2 | 0 | 13 km |
| Rivière-Beaudette | 2,806 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 km |
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 2 | 0 | 9.4 km |
| Maria | 2,770 | 2 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel | 2,770 | 6 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Kuujjuaq | 2,766 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Gore | 2,756 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Wickham | 2,745 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Among 147 towns its size, 103 have more schools nearby. 36 of 148 have a school teaching in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Maria
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| New Richmond 11 km | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Carleton-sur-Mer 12 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Carleton-sur-Mer (6).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Maria’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- 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.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
Questions about schools in Maria
Is there a English-language school in Maria?
There is none in or near Maria (within 3 km); the English-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How many schools are there in Maria?
Every one of them, 2, is inside the town.
How do I get a place at a school in Maria?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
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).