Photo: Montréal-Est · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share Montréal-Est
The largest is Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île, with 29; beside it are Centre de services scolaire de Montréal and Commission scolaire English-Montréal. Of the 51, 5 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). In or within 3 km of Montréal-Est: 35 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'ÎleAlbatros, Cardinal-Léger, Chénier, Denise-Pelletier, Fernand-Gauthier, François-La-Bernarde, Félix-Leclerc, Jacques-Rousseau … | French public | 29 |
| Centre de services scolaire de MontréalAcadémie Dunton, Armand-Lavergne, Boucher-De La Bruère, La Vérendrye, Louise-Trichet, Louise-Trichet (Transitoire - Louise-Trichet), Philippe-Labarre, Saint-François-d'Assise … | French public | 15 |
| Commission scolaire English-MontréalAcadémie Leonardo-da-Vinci, Cité des Prairies, Dalkeith, East Hill, primaire internationale Michelangelo | English public | 5 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 51 schools in and around Montréal-Est 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 Montréal-Est
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.
By name, in English: Académie Leonardo-da-Vinci, École primaire internationale Michelangelo, Cité des Prairies and École Dalkeith (Commission scolaire English-Montréal).
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 Montréal-Est’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 44, English boards 5 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Montréal-Est
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 51 schools in and around Montréal-Est
Show all 35 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Montréal-Est
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 135 high schools: 73 French public, 41 independent and 21 English public. The nearest is École Marc-Laflamme / Le Prélude, 1.2 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Marc-Laflamme / Le PréludeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 1.2 km |
| École Marc-Laflamme / Le PréludeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 2 km |
| École secondaire Daniel-JohnsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 2.3 km |
| Centre d'intégration scolaire inc.All grades | – | Independent | 3.3 km |
| Collège Mont-RoyalSecondary | – | Independent | 3.6 km |
| École secondaire Irma-LeVasseurSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 3.7 km |
| École secondaire Guy-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 3.8 km |
| École Louise-TrichetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 3.9 km |
| École Louise-TrichetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 4 km |
| École secondaire AnjouSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 4.2 km |
All 135 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la LancéeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 4.3 km |
| École orientante l'ImpactSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire La PasserelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 4.6 km |
| Cité des PrairiesSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4.6 km |
| Académie DuntonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 4.9 km |
| La Réussite inc.Secondary | – | Independent | 5.4 km |
| École secondaire de la Pointe-aux-TremblesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 6.1 km |
| École Le TournesolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire Jean-GrouSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 6.4 km |
| École Édouard-MontpetitSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 6.4 km |
| École Le TournesolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 6.5 km |
| École Louis-RielSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 6.6 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 6.6 km |
| École Les Trois SaisonsAll grades | – | Independent | 6.9 km |
| École Marie-AnneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 6.9 km |
| Collège St-Jean-VianneySecondary | – | Independent | 7 km |
| Collège St-Jean-Vianney, CSJV internationalAll grades | – | Independent | 7 km |
| Collège d'AnjouSecondary | – | Independent | 7.2 km |
| École secondaire le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 7.3 km |
| École Marguerite-De LajemmeraisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 7.5 km |
| Collège Saint-PaulSecondary | – | Independent | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 8 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 8 km |
| CHSLD Marie-RolletSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 8.4 km |
| École secondaire aux Mille-VoixSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 8.6 km |
| École secondaire Laurier MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 8.7 km |
| École Irénée-LussierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 8.9 km |
| École Eulalie-DurocherSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9 km |
| École Chomedey-De MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9 km |
| Collège Vincent MasseySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9 km |
| École secondaire Lester B. PearsonSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9.1 km |
| Académie Québec VirtualSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9.1 km |
| École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-ExupérySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 9.1 km |
| École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-ExupérySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 9.1 km |
| École Chomedey-De MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.2 km |
| École secondaire Henri-BourassaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 9.3 km |
| Académie Ibn Sina, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 9.8 km |
| École secondaire RosemontSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École Jacques-RousseauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 10 km |
| Collège Jean-EudesSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Ecole secondaire Perspectives ISecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| Ecole secondaire Perspectives IISecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École Joseph-François-PerraultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire Des RivesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 10 km |
| École de la RelèveSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Joseph-François-PerraultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École LeblancSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| Collège Ville-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École secondaire Calixa-LavalléeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 11 km |
| École à pas de géantAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École secondaire John F. KennedySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École spécialisée des RempartsAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 11 km |
| Collège LavalSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École nationale de cirqueSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 12 km |
| École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon LouvainAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire AmosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 12 km |
| Collège Reine-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire La RelanceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 12 km |
| École Pierre-DupuySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École Jeanne-ManceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École Louis-Joseph-PapineauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École Marie-Clarac (Claudette Mackay-Lassonde)Secondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Père-MarquetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École Georges-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon PapineauSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Académie De RobervalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Henri-JulienSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Joseph-CharbonneauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Saint-SacrementSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Durocher)Secondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège Notre-Dame-de-LourdesSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Le VitrailAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Longueuil Saint-LambertSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Succès Scolaire, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Succès Scolaire, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Succès Scolaire, formation à distance, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Succès Scolaire, formation à distance, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Académie De RobervalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Georges-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Royal du QuébecSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège Royal du Québec, formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Gérard-FilionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire L.I.N.K.S.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École Gérard-FilionAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire internationale de Saint-LambertSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire du Grand-CoteauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École Jacques-OuelletteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Regina AssumptaSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Académie Marie-Laurier, Collège Marie-LaurierSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Robert-GravelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| Collège Français, Campus de LongueuilSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire Armand-CorbeilSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire l'ImpactSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 14 km |
| École Félix-AntoineSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Claude-CrevierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 14 km |
| Édu2All grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Mont-Saint-LouisSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire M.I.N.D.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Saint-Lambert)Secondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire l'EnvoléeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Français, Campus de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Français, Campus MontaigneSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École communautaire Belz, Campus Jeanne-Mance, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Centre Dollard-CormierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-RaphaëlAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Lucien-PagéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d'OutremontSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Claude-CrevierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 15 km |
| École Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d'OutremontSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 15 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École FACESecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École F.A.C.E.All grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 1er cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 2e cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École alternative PhoenixSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud | 8,187 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton | 5,249 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover | 5,242 | 15 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Montréal-Ouest | 5,197 | 73 | 28 | 0.6 km |
| Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac | 5,194 | 5 | 0 | 1 km |
| Montréal-Est | 5,112 | 51 | 5 | 1.2 km |
| Saint-Donat | 5,087 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 1 | 1 | 9 km |
| Saint-Germain-de-Grantham | 5,054 | 4 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Lemoyne | 5,052 | 63 | 16 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Ange-Gardien | 3,100 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 km |
7 of the 162 others have more schools in reach. In 61 of the 163, 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 Montréal-Est
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montréal-Est | 51 | 5 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Tétreaultville 3.4 km | 43 | 2 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Pointe-aux-Trembles 3.6 km | 37 | 4 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Dupéré 3.7 km | 46 | 3 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Beaurivage 3.8 km | 41 | 2 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Rivière-des-Prairies 5.2 km | 40 | 5 | 3 | 1.2 km |
| Anjou 5.2 km | 95 | 12 | 8 | 1.6 km |
Among the neighbours, Anjou has 95, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- 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. Inside Montréal-Est’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Montréal-Est
How many schools are there in Montréal-Est?
The town holds 1 of them; 50 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Montréal-Est?
Yes, there are English-language schools: Académie Leonardo-da-Vinci, École primaire internationale Michelangelo, Cité des Prairies and École Dalkeith.
Which boards run the schools in Montréal-Est?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île (29), Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (15) and Commission scolaire English-Montréal (5).
How do I get a place at a school in Montréal-Est?
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) · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school. · 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).