Photo: pgmoisan · CC BY 3.0In and around Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix, 6 schools: 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
The town holds 4 of them; 2 more are within 3 km of its outline. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.
Where the 6 schools in and around Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix 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 Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix
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.
Not one teaches in English.
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 Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: French service centres 5 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean leads with 4. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-JeanJean XXIII, Monseigneur Victor, Saint-Antoine, Saint-Gérard | French public | 4 |
| Centre de services scolaire du Pays-des-BleuetsJolivent--L'Arbrisseau | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix
High schools within reach of Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
2 secondary schools are within 15 km: 1 independent and 1 French public. Closest of all: Autentis (3 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| AutentisSecondary | – | Independent | 3 km |
| École Curé-HébertSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean | French public | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessisville | 6,774 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Ambroise | 4,262 | 2 | 0 | 17 km |
| East Angus | 4,261 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 4 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Crabtree | 4,237 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix | 4,230 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| La Pocatière | 4,206 | 4 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Napierville | 4,187 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Carleton-sur-Mer | 4,175 | 6 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 4,106 | 8 | 0 | 6.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
In 61 of the 212 others the count is higher. Teaching in English: 61 of the 213 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix | 6 | 0 | 1 | 3 km |
| Desbiens 6.2 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 km |
| Saint-Gédéon 12 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 km |
| Hébertville 13 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Chambord 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Hébertville-Station 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Saint-Bruno 17 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
Of 6 neighbours, none has more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. The French service centre and the English board each cover the whole territory with their own schools.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- Which schools count. Inside Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
Questions about schools in Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix
How do I get a place at a school in Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Is there a English-language school in Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix?
No, none within 3 km of Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
Which boards run the schools in Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix?
Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean (4) and Centre de services scolaire du Pays-des-Bleuets (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).