Photo: Robbie Sproule from Montreal, Canada · CC BY 2.0Around Montréal-Ouest, 28 schools of 73 teach in English
They are Académie Royal West, École Edinburgh and École Elizabeth Ballantyne, run by Commission scolaire English-Montréal and Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson. No single board runs them all: there are 4. Within 3 km of Montréal-Ouest are 46 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 15 schools for every grade. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
What stands out about Montréal-Ouest’s schools
Independent schools
19 of 73 are independent, against 9% in Quebec: Collège Prep International, École de la Synergie, école préscolaire et primaire and Académie Yéchiva Yavné. Who runs them ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Schooling in English and French around Montréal-Ouest
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 Royal West, École Edinburgh, École Elizabeth Ballantyne and Collège Prep International (Commission scolaire English-Montréal and Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson).
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.
4 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-BourgeoysNouvelle école primaire LaSalle, Nouvelle école primaire Lachine, Caroline-Dawson, Dalbé-Viau, Henri-Forest, Jardin-des-Saints-Anges, John-F.- Kennedy (Eau-Vive, L'), John-F.- Kennedy (John-F.-Kennedy, édifice Bélanger) … | French public | 23 |
| Commission scolaire English-MontréalAcadémie Royal West, Centre Mountainview School Project, Centre Mackay (Mackay / Philip E. Layton), Centre Mackay (Royal Vale), Edinburgh, Elizabeth Ballantyne, Hampstead, Merton … | English public | 15 |
| Centre de services scolaire de MontréalDollard-des-Ormeaux, Judith-Jasmin, Les-Enfants-du-Monde, Marc-Favreau, Marc-Favreau (Marc-Favreau, annexe), Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours, Saint-Jean-de-Matha … | French public | 13 |
| Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearsonprimaire Children's World Academy, primaire Lasalle Junior, primaire Lasalle Senior | English public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 73 schools in and around Montréal-Ouest are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Montréal-Ouest’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 36, English boards 18 and independent 19.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Montréal-Ouest
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 73 schools in and around Montréal-Ouest
Show all 46 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Montréal-Ouest
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
271 secondary schools are within 15 km: 112 independent, 102 French public, 56 English public and 1 other. The closest high school is Collège Prep International, 0.6 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Prep InternationalAll grades | – | Independent | 0.6 km |
| Académie Royal WestSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 0.6 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 0.7 km |
| École secondaire LoyolaSecondary | – | Independent | 0.9 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 1.1 km |
| Académie Yéchiva YavnéAll grades | – | Independent | 1.4 km |
| Académie Kells, campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 1.6 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus ParkhavenAll grades | – | Independent | 1.9 km |
| Académie KellsAll grades | – | Independent | 2 km |
| École de la Synergie, école secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 2.1 km |
All 271 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Centre MackayAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 2.2 km |
| École Philip E. LaytonAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 2.2 km |
| École Rudolf Steiner de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 2.3 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 2.3 km |
| Académie hébraïque inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire John GrantSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 2.3 km |
| Académie adventiste Greaves, Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 2.4 km |
| École Dalbé-ViauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 2.6 km |
| École Royal ValeAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 2.7 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 2.7 km |
| Le Collège Lower Canada, Campus primaire et secondaireAll grades | – | Independent | 2.8 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 2.9 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 2.9 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, LachineSecondary | – | Independent | 3.1 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.3 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.4 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 3.6 km |
| École Caroline-DawsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.6 km |
| École Irénée-LussierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 3.6 km |
| Unité Ulluriaq BoysSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 3.6 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 3.6 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 3.7 km |
| Villa MariaSecondary | – | Independent | 3.8 km |
| École de la TraverséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.9 km |
| Académie Internationale MarymountSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4 km |
| École Cavelier-De LaSalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 4 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 4 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 4 km |
| École secondaire ElizabethSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4.1 km |
| Collège Saint-LouisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 4.2 km |
| École YaldeiAll grades | – | Independent | 4.2 km |
| École secondaire James LyngSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire OutreachSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire FocusSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4.5 km |
| École Honoré-MercierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 4.5 km |
| Collège international Marie de FranceAll grades | – | Independent | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire Programme Mile-EndSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 4.6 km |
| L'Académie Beth Rivkah pour fillesAll grades | – | Independent | 4.6 km |
| Polyvalente LaSalleSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.7 km |
| Villa Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 4.8 km |
| École secondaire Beurling AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.9 km |
| Collège Notre-DameSecondary | – | Independent | 4.9 km |
| École secondaire OptionsSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 5 km |
| École secondaire VentureSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 5 km |
| École secondaire ElizabethSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 5 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur francophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 5 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur anglophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 5 km |
| École Saint-HenriSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 5.1 km |
| École secondaire Lakeside AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 5.1 km |
| Centre Bourbonnière (Mountainview)All grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 5.2 km |
| École Sir Mortimer B. DavisAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 5.2 km |
| École La VoieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 5.2 km |
| École Selwyn House, Campus 2Secondary | – | Independent | 5.4 km |
| École Selwyn House, Campus 1All grades | – | Independent | 5.5 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus Jacob SafraAll grades | – | Independent | 5.6 km |
| École Saint-HenriSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 5.6 km |
| École internationale de MontréalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 5.6 km |
| The Study, section secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 5.7 km |
| École secondaire WestmountSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 5.7 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 5.7 km |
| Collège Jean-de-BrébeufSecondary | – | Independent | 5.8 km |
| École Al-HoudaAll grades | – | Independent | 5.8 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, DorvalAll grades | – | Independent | 5.8 km |
| École Miss Edgar et Miss CrampAll grades | – | Independent | 5.9 km |
| L'École St-Georges de Montréal inc. (campus I)Secondary | – | Independent | 6.1 km |
| École JMCAll grades | – | Independent | 6.4 km |
| Éducation PlusSecondary | – | Independent | 6.4 km |
| École Socrates-Démosthène, Campus Socrates IIAll grades | – | Independent | 6.6 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus Lauren Hill Academy Jr.Secondary | – | Independent | 6.6 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 6.6 km |
| L'Académie Centennial, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 6.6 km |
| L'Académie Centennial, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 6.6 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.7 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.7 km |
| L'École Sacré-Coeur de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 6.7 km |
| École Mont-RoyalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.7 km |
| École communautaire Belz, Campus Hillsdale, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 6.7 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 6.8 km |
| Kahnawake Survival SchoolSecondary | – | Other | 6.8 km |
| Collège de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 6.9 km |
| Yeshiva Gedola-Merkaz Hatorah de Montréal, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 7 km |
| Yeshiva Gedola-Merkaz Hatorah de Montréal, section francaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 7 km |
| Académie Michèle-ProvostAll grades | – | Independent | 7 km |
| École première Mesifta du CanadaAll grades | – | Independent | 7 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus TECCSecondary | – | Independent | 7.1 km |
| Pensionnat du Saint-Nom-de-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 7.1 km |
| Collège Trafalgar pour fillesSecondary | – | Independent | 7.2 km |
| École Monseigneur-RichardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.2 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.2 km |
| École Alex ManoogianAll grades | – | Independent | 7.3 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 7.3 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 7.3 km |
| École Pierre-LaporteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.4 km |
| École Bais Yaakov D'Rav Hirschprung, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 7.4 km |
| École Bais Yaakov D'Rav Hirschprung, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 7.4 km |
| École Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d'OutremontSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.4 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus Côte-VertuAll grades | – | Independent | 7.5 km |
| École secondaire VézinaSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 7.5 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus OuimetAll grades | – | Independent | 7.5 km |
| École du SasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.7 km |
| Collège Stanislas (campus Outremont)All grades | – | Independent | 7.7 km |
| École Le SommetAll grades | – | Independent | 7.8 km |
| École du SasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.8 km |
| École Pierre-LaporteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.9 km |
| Les écoles communautaires Skver, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 7.9 km |
| École Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d'OutremontSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8 km |
| École Paul-Gérin-Lajoie-d'OutremontSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.2 km |
| École FACESecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 8.3 km |
| École F.A.C.E.All grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 8.3 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.3 km |
| L'École Ali Ibn Abi TalibAll grades | – | Independent | 8.4 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.5 km |
| École communautaire Belz, Campus Jeanne-Mance, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 8.5 km |
| Collège Français, Campus MontaigneSecondary | – | Independent | 8.6 km |
| Collège Français, Campus de MontréalSecondary | – | Independent | 8.7 km |
| École secondaire M.I.N.D.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 8.8 km |
| Centre académique Fournier inc., Académie FournierAll grades | – | Independent | 8.8 km |
| Centre Dollard-CormierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 8.8 km |
| Centre académique Fournier (Annexe)Secondary | – | Independent | 8.9 km |
| Édu2All grades | – | Independent | 9 km |
| École Robert-GravelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9 km |
| L'École arménienne Sourp HagopAll grades | – | Independent | 9.4 km |
| École Lucien-PagéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.6 km |
| École des TimoniersSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 9.6 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.8 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 9.8 km |
| Collège Royal du QuébecSecondary | – | Independent | 9.9 km |
| Collège Royal du Québec, formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 9.9 km |
| École Le VitrailAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| Collège Charles-Lemoyne, Campus Ville de Sainte-CatherineSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 1er cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 2e cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| École Saint-RaphaëlAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École Val Royal - Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Collège Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Collège Pasteur, Pavillon Khalil GibranAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Marie-AnneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| Académie De RobervalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Père-MarquetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Jeanne-ManceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Gabrielle-RoySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 11 km |
| Académie De RobervalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Georges-VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École du TournantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 11 km |
| École Henri-JulienSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Pierre-DupuySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Joseph-CharbonneauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Dominique-SavioAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc.Secondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc., formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon PapineauSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Alphonse-DesjardinsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 11 km |
| École Jacques-LeberSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 11 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire Saint-ThomasSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 11 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| École à pas de géantAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| Collège BeauboisAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Notre Dame de NaregAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Saint-Lambert)Secondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire régionale Howard S. BillingsSecondary | Commission scolaire New Frontiers | English public | 12 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| Collège Ville-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège Héritage de Châteauguay inc.All grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire HorizonSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 12 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 12 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 12 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 12 km |
| Académie Marie-Laurier, Campus BrossardAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire John F. KennedySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| École nationale de cirqueSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège Durocher Saint-Lambert (pavillon Durocher)Secondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Collège Regina AssumptaSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Félix-AntoineSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Saint-François-XavierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Jean-EudesSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire L.I.N.K.S.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| Collège Notre-Dame-de-LourdesSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École de la MagdeleineSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| Académie culturelle de LavalAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Joseph-François-PerraultSecondary | 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 |
| Collège Mont-Saint-LouisSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire RosemontSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | 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 ReachAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École REACHAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École Joseph-François-PerraultSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire John-RennieSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 13 km |
| École Marguerite-BourgeoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| École Saint-François-XavierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| École de la RelèveSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège LetendreSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire Laval SeniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 13 km |
| École Louis-Joseph-PapineauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire Saint-EdmondSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire Saint-EdmondSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| Ecole secondaire Perspectives ISecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| Ecole secondaire Perspectives IISecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École des SourcesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| École Lucien-Guilbault, pavillon LouvainAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège Reine-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Académie Étoile du Nord LavalSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École internationale Lucille-TeasdaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| École d'éducation internationale de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-Jean-BaptisteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| École Chomedey-De MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Jean de la Mennais - secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Centre de qualification professionnelle et d'entrepreneuriat de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Vincent MasseySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École La GraduationSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École LeblancSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Eulalie-DurocherSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Gérard-FilionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| École Irénée-LussierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Saint-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Chomedey-De MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Fernand-SeguinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
| École Gérard-FilionAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| École Socrates-Démosthène, Campus DémosthèneAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Français, Campus de LongueuilSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire La RelanceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 14 km |
| Centre d'adulte Lawrence/Lawrence Adult CentreSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Jacques-OuelletteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 14 km |
| CHSLD Marie-RolletSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École régionale Brenda MilnerAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire Laval JuniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 15 km |
| École secondaire Laurier MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École secondaire AmosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 15 km |
| Académie Kuper, secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École alternative PhoenixSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 15 km |
| École Antoine-BrossardSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 15 km |
| École le SavoirSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École secondaire Antoine-de-Saint-ExupérySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Malbaie | 8,293 | 7 | 0 | 2 km |
| … | ||||
| Windsor | 5,368 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce | 5,339 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 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 |
| … | ||||
| Ange-Gardien | 3,100 | 1 | 0 | 9.5 km |
More schools are within reach in 3 of the 163 other towns. In 61 of the 164, 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-Ouest
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-Ouest | 73 | 28 | 19 | 0.6 km |
| Loyola 1.4 km | 119 | 49 | 38 | 0.9 km |
| Côte-Saint-Luc 2.2 km | 144 | 57 | 54 | 0.3 km |
| Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre 2.3 km | 94 | 33 | 22 | 0.5 km |
| Upper Lachine 2.7 km | 149 | 66 | 49 | 0.4 km |
| Cecil-P.-Newman 2.7 km | 120 | 45 | 21 | 1.2 km |
| Hampstead 3 km | 113 | 52 | 48 | 0.7 km |
Of the neighbours, Upper Lachine counts the most schools: 149.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. The area is Montréal-Ouest plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
Questions about schools in Montréal-Ouest
Which boards run the schools in Montréal-Ouest?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (23), Commission scolaire English-Montréal (15), Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (13) and Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (3).
How do I get a place at a school in Montréal-Ouest?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Is there a English-language school in Montréal-Ouest?
Yes, there are English-language schools: Académie Royal West, École Edinburgh, École Elizabeth Ballantyne and Collège Prep International.
How many schools are there in Montréal-Ouest?
Inside the town there are 3; another 70 sit within 3 km.
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).