Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Mercier, 5 schools of 20 teach in English
They are École primaire Harmony, École Mary Gardner and École secondaire régionale Howard S. Billings, run by Commission scolaire New Frontiers. Within 3 km of Mercier are 14 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Mercier
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 Harmony, École Mary Gardner, École secondaire régionale Howard S. Billings and École primaire Saint-Willibrord, run by Commission scolaire New Frontiers.
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 20 schools in and around Mercier are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Mercier’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is French service centres 15 and English boards 5.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries: 15 schools. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-SeigneuriesBonnier, Gérin-Lajoie, Louis-Philippe-Paré, Louis-Philippe-Paré (Édifice Louis-Philippe-Paré), Marc-André-Fortier, Marguerite-Bourgeois, Saint-Isidore-Langevin, Saint-Isidore-Langevin … | French public | 15 |
| Commission scolaire New FrontiersCentennial Park, Mary Gardner, primaire Harmony, primaire Saint-Willibrord, régionale Howard S. Billings | English public | 5 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Mercier
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French schools.
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 20 schools in and around Mercier
High schools within reach of Mercier
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 29: 21 French public, 4 English public, 3 independent and 1 other. 0.8 km away, École Bonnier is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École BonnierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 0.8 km |
| École Louis-Philippe-ParéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 3.9 km |
| École Louis-Philippe-ParéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 3.9 km |
| École régionale Brenda MilnerAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 4.1 km |
| École Marguerite-BourgeoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 4.9 km |
| École secondaire régionale Howard S. BillingsSecondary | Commission scolaire New Frontiers | English public | 5.2 km |
| École Gabrielle-RoySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 6.3 km |
| Collège Héritage de Châteauguay inc.All grades | – | Independent | 6.5 km |
| École Sainte-MartineAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire des Patriotes-de-BeauharnoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 10 km |
All 29 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Pierre-BédardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 12 km |
| Kahnawake Survival SchoolSecondary | – | Other | 13 km |
| École Cavelier-De LaSalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Saint-LouisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, LachineSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École du TournantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 14 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 14 km |
| École de la TraverséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, DorvalAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École du SasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire Lakeside AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 15 km |
| École Dalbé-ViauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sault-au-Récollet | 25,464 | 126 | 13 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Parc-Lafontaine | 16,386 | 96 | 15 | 0.8 km |
| Chutes-Montmorency | 16,273 | 25 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | 16,222 | 23 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Saint-Sauveur | 16,104 | 64 | 5 | 0.9 km |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 20 | 5 | 0.8 km |
| Lavaltrie | 15,996 | 6 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Vieux-Moulin | 15,935 | 113 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines | 15,904 | 13 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Les Golfs | 15,842 | 55 | 24 | 1.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 9,622 | 25 | 2 | 2.7 km |
Set against 175 others, 126 have more schools in reach. In 135 of the 176, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Mercier
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercier | 20 | 5 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Châteauguay 5.1 km | 26 | 5 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Isidore 5.7 km | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 km |
| Léry 6.2 km | 15 | 2 | 1 | 2.9 km |
| Sainte-Martine 7.6 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 2 km |
| Kahnawake 8.7 km | 55 | 10 | 3 | 3.5 km |
| Saint-Urbain-Premier 10 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 km |
Among the neighbours, Kahnawake has 55, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Mercier and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- 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. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
Questions about schools in Mercier
How many schools are there in Mercier?
The town holds 4 of them; 16 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Mercier?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire Harmony, École Mary Gardner, École secondaire régionale Howard S. Billings and École primaire Saint-Willibrord.
Which boards run the schools in Mercier?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries (15) and Commission scolaire New Frontiers (5).
How do I get a place at a school in Mercier?
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).