Photo: busand2003 · CC BY 3.0Around Melbourne, 2 schools of 3 teach in English
They are École primaire Saint-Françis and École secondaire régionale de Richmond, run by Commission scolaire Eastern Townships. Taken together, Melbourne and its 3 km edge hold 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school. 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 Melbourne
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École primaire Saint-Françis and École secondaire régionale de Richmond, run by Commission scolaire Eastern Townships.
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 3 schools in and around Melbourne are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Melbourne’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: French service centres 1 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
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships has 2 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire Saint-Françis, régionale de Richmond | English public | 2 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Sommetsdu Plein-Coeur | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Melbourne
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Melbourne
High schools within reach of Melbourne
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 1 English public and 1 French public. The nearest is École secondaire régionale de Richmond, 2.7 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire régionale de RichmondSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 2.7 km |
| École secondaire du TournesolSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Melbourne
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melbourne | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.7 km |
| Richmond 2.7 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Cleveland 5.3 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Durham-Sud 12 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Windsor 14 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton 14 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
Of the neighbours, Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton counts the most schools: 5.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Melbourne and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
Questions about schools in Melbourne
Is there a English-language school in Melbourne?
Yes: École primaire Saint-Françis and École secondaire régionale de Richmond, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Melbourne?
Inside the town there are 0; another 3 sit within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Melbourne?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
Which boards run the schools in Melbourne?
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (2) and Centre de services scolaire des Sommets (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).