Photo: Sylfred1977 · CC BY-SA 3.0In and around Mont-Laurier, 11 schools: 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools
Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Laurentides is the only board. No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are. 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 Mont-Laurier
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Schooling in English isn’t on offer here.
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 11 schools in and around Mont-Laurier are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Mont-Laurier’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: 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 Mont-Laurier
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.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 11 schools in and around Mont-Laurier
High schools within reach of Mont-Laurier
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 French public. 2.4 km away, École Polyvalente Saint-Joseph is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Polyvalente Saint-JosephSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Laurentides | French public | 2.4 km |
| École Polyvalente Saint-JosephSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Laurentides | French public | 2.7 km |
| École Polyvalente Saint-JosephSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Laurentides | French public | 2.7 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ouest (Montréal-Nord) | 23,373 | 104 | 16 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Vieux-Bourg | 14,774 | 30 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Orsainville | 14,751 | 30 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Vieux-Montréal | 14,615 | 116 | 34 | 1.5 km |
| Pont-Viau | 14,608 | 88 | 8 | 1 km |
| Mont-Laurier | 14,598 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Maizerets | 14,571 | 51 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy | 14,541 | 28 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Val-des-Monts | 14,473 | 5 | 1 | 13 km |
| Bourg-Royal | 14,430 | 43 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Delson | 8,802 | 27 | 3 | 1.7 km |
In 145 of the 179 others the count is higher. A school in English is nearby in 133 towns of 180.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Mont-Laurier
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Laurier | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Lac-des-Écorces 14 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Ferme-Neuve 18 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
None of its 2 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- 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 school list, 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Mont-Laurier and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Mont-Laurier
Is there a English-language school in Mont-Laurier?
There is none in or near Mont-Laurier (within 3 km); the English-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How do I get a place at a school in Mont-Laurier?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows 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).