Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0McMasterville and its edges hold 19 schools: 11 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools
15 of them lie outside the boundary, within 3 km; 4 are inside. Schooling in English is on offer at 2 of 19; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
Where the 19 schools in and around McMasterville are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around McMasterville
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 Cedar Street and École Mountainview (Commission scolaire Riverside).
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 McMasterville’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 16, English boards 2 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes: 16 schools. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des PatriotesAu-Fil-de-l'Eau, Jolivent, La Farandole, Le Petit-Bonheur, Notre-Dame (Notre-Dame 1), Notre-Dame (Notre-Dame 2), Saint-Mathieu, d'éducation internationale … | French public | 16 |
| Commission scolaire RiversideCedar Street, Mountainview | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in McMasterville
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
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 19 schools in and around McMasterville
High schools within reach of McMasterville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
24 secondary schools are within 15 km: 20 French public, 3 independent and 1 English public. École secondaire De Mortagne is closest, at 0.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 0.4 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 0.4 km |
| École d'éducation internationaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 0.4 km |
| École Le REPAIRESecondary | – | Independent | 1.5 km |
| École secondaire PolybelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 2.7 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 3.2 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 3.2 km |
| École secondaire Ozias-LeducSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 3.2 km |
| École secondaire Ozias-LeducSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 4.4 km |
| Collège TrinitéSecondary | – | Independent | 5.6 km |
All 24 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-HilaireSecondary | – | Independent | 6.3 km |
| École secondaire du Mont-BrunoSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 8.5 km |
| École secondaire du Mont-BrunoSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 8.7 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 8.8 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 8.8 km |
| École secondaire du Grand-CoteauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 9.4 km |
| École secondaire François-WilliamsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire régionale HéritageSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École André-LaurendeauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| École Monseigneur-Euclide-ThébergeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | French public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Deschênes | 9,742 | 32 | 15 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Beauceville | 6,228 | 5 | 0 | 1 km |
| Fatima | 6,213 | 42 | 2 | 3.2 km |
| Nouveau Greenfield Park | 6,199 | 45 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| McMasterville | 6,114 | 19 | 2 | 0.5 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts | 6,099 | 4 | 0 | 2 km |
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 4 | 0 | 14 km |
| Amqui | 6,059 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Henri | 6,048 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Baie-D'Urfé | 3,706 | 20 | 9 | 0.4 km |
More schools are within reach in 28 of the 141 other towns. A English-language school is within reach in 62 of the 142.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around McMasterville
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McMasterville | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Otterburn Park 2.8 km | 21 | 2 | 1 | 2.1 km |
| Beloeil 3.2 km | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 km |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire 4.1 km | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand 5.2 km | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1.9 km |
| Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil 5.3 km | 21 | 1 | 0 | 3.7 km |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu 8.1 km | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4.8 km |
Mont-Saint-Hilaire has the most schools nearby, 26.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- 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. The province’s school list, 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. Counted: McMasterville’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in McMasterville
Is there a English-language school in McMasterville?
Yes: École Cedar Street and École Mountainview, the English-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in McMasterville?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes (16) and Commission scolaire Riverside (2).
How do I get a place at a school in McMasterville?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
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).