Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainPierrefonds-Est has 14 English-language schools among its 57
Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier runs them: École primaire Beechwood, École primaire Terry-Fox and École secondaire Pierrefonds. 4 boards run its schools. Counting a 3 km margin, Pierrefonds-Est has 40 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade.
What stands out about Pierrefonds-Est’s schools
Independent schools
Outside the public boards: Collège Beaubois, École Charles-Perrault (Pierrefonds) and École le Savoir, 12 of 57, where in Quebec the share is 9%. Who runs them ↓
Each finding compares the town’s schools with every school in its province.
Schooling in English and French around Pierrefonds-Est
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
By name, in English: École primaire Beechwood, École primaire Terry-Fox, École secondaire Pierrefonds and École primaire Sunshine Academy (Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier).
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-BourgeoysBeau-Séjour (Beau-Séjour, édifice Nord), Beau-Séjour (Beau-Séjour, édifice Sud), Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Enfants-du-Monde, Harfang-des-Neiges (Harfang-des-Neiges, édifice Gouin), Harfang-des-Neiges (Harfang-des-Neiges, édifice Lauzon), Jacques-Bizard, John-F.- Kennedy … | French public | 23 |
| Centre de services scolaire de LavalJean-Lemonde, Le Baluchon, Les Trois-Soleils (Les Trois-Soleils, pavillon 1), Les Trois-Soleils (Les Trois-Soleils, pavillon 2), Paul-VI, Pierre-Laporte, Saint-François, Saint-Paul … | French public | 11 |
| Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearsonprimaire Beechwood, primaire Kingsdale Academy, primaire Saint-Charles, primaire Springdale, primaire Sunshine Academy, primaire Terry-Fox, primaire Westpark, primaire Wilder-Penfield … | English public | 9 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-LaurierAcadémie Hillcrest, primaire Crestview | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 57 schools in and around Pierrefonds-Est are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Pierrefonds-Est’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 34, English boards 11 and independent 12.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Pierrefonds-Est
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
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 neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 57 schools in and around Pierrefonds-Est
Show all 40 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Pierrefonds-Est
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 155: 65 French public, 61 independent and 29 English public. 0.7 km away, École le Savoir is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École le SavoirSecondary | – | Independent | 0.7 km |
| École de l'AltitudeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 0.7 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 1.6 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 1.6 km |
| École des SourcesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 1.8 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 2.5 km |
| École secondaire PierrefondsSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 2.7 km |
| Collège BeauboisAll grades | – | Independent | 2.9 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 3.1 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 3.1 km |
All 155 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École chrétienne Emmanuel, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 3.3 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.3 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.3 km |
| Académie Étoile du Nord LavalSecondary | – | Independent | 3.9 km |
| Centre d'adulte Lawrence/Lawrence Adult CentreSecondary | – | Independent | 4.3 km |
| École d'éducation internationale de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 4.4 km |
| École secondaire HorizonSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.8 km |
| Collège Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 5.6 km |
| École secondaire Saint-ThomasSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 5.7 km |
| École secondaire John-RennieSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 6.2 km |
| Académie Kuper, secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 6.2 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.4 km |
| Académie Chrétienne Rive NordAll grades | – | Independent | 6.4 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.5 km |
| École Saint-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 6.5 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 7 km |
| École Alphonse-DesjardinsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 7.2 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 7.2 km |
| Académie culturelle de LavalAll grades | – | Independent | 7.3 km |
| Collège CitoyenSecondary | – | Independent | 7.6 km |
| École Notre Dame de NaregAll grades | – | Independent | 7.7 km |
| Centre académique Fournier (Annexe)Secondary | – | Independent | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire Laval SeniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 7.8 km |
| Centre académique Fournier inc., Académie FournierAll grades | – | Independent | 7.8 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 7.9 km |
| École Val Royal - Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 8.2 km |
| École des ÉrablesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.3 km |
| Polyvalente Deux-MontagnesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.3 km |
| École secondaire Laval JuniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 8.3 km |
| Collège Pasteur, Pavillon Khalil GibranAll grades | – | Independent | 8.3 km |
| Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage inc.Secondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 8.4 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.4 km |
| École secondaire Lake of Two MountainsSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 8.5 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.5 km |
| École du SasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.7 km |
| Académie Marie-Claire, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 8.7 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.8 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 8.8 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 8.9 km |
| École Poly-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 8.9 km |
| École secondaire BeaconsfieldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 9 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 9.2 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 9.2 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9.3 km |
| École secondaire Liberté-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 9.4 km |
| Collège Charlemagne inc.All grades | – | Independent | 9.5 km |
| Collège LetendreSecondary | – | Independent | 9.5 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus Lauren Hill Academy Jr.Secondary | – | Independent | 9.6 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 9.6 km |
| École Le SommetAll grades | – | Independent | 9.7 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 9.9 km |
| L'École arménienne Sourp HagopAll grades | – | Independent | 9.9 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 10 km |
| École Socrates-Démosthène, Campus DémosthèneAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École JMCAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, DorvalAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| Centre de qualification professionnelle et d'entrepreneuriat de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 10 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus OuimetAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École secondaire des PatriotesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire Lakeside AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 10 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 10 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur francophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur anglophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 11 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 11 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Curé-Antoine-LabelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus Jacob SafraAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus Côte-VertuAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Jean-PiagetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Pierre-LaporteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Curé-Antoine-LabelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École LeblancSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| Éducation PlusSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École de la CroiséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| École Alex ManoogianAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Curé-Antoine-LabelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 12 km |
| Collège Saint-LouisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| Alexander von Humboldt École internationale allemande inc.All grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire John GrantSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Jacques-RousseauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc.Secondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire Duval inc., formation à distanceSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Académie hébraïque inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus ParkhavenAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Dalbé-ViauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| Académie Yéchiva YavnéAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| OneSchool Global Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| L'École Ali Ibn Abi TalibAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Marie-AnneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Sophie-BaratSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École l'Odyssée-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 13 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| L'Académie Beth Rivkah pour fillesAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École alternative PhoenixSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 13 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 1er cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 2e cycleSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, LachineSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École La VoieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École Al-HoudaAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École YaldeiAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Mont-RoyalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire Programme Mile-EndSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Horizon JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École Pierre-LaporteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Mont-Saint-LouisSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Félix-AntoineSecondary | – | 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 Saint-RaphaëlAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège Regina AssumptaSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École Rudolf Steiner de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École secondaire L.I.N.K.S.Secondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 15 km |
| École première Mesifta du CanadaAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Royal ValeAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 15 km |
| École Sir Mortimer B. DavisAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École Lucien-PagéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 15 km |
| Collège Prep InternationalAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École secondaire Hubert-MaisonneuveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 15 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| Académie Ste-Thérèse, Campus Jacques-AboutAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Centre MackayAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École Philip E. LaytonAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| Académie Royal WestSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 15 km |
| École secondaire LoyolaSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Saint-GabrielSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blainville | 61,739 | 54 | 3 | 1.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Rouyn-Noranda | 43,270 | 40 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Anjou | 43,243 | 95 | 12 | 1.6 km |
| Laval-des-Rapides | 41,971 | 117 | 12 | 0.6 km |
| Boucherville | 41,910 | 64 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Pierrefonds-Est | 38,928 | 57 | 14 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Dorothée | 38,183 | 73 | 15 | 2 km |
| Côte-Saint-Luc | 37,901 | 144 | 57 | 0.3 km |
| Le Boisé Champêtre | 37,891 | 77 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| Duvernay | 37,460 | 138 | 17 | 2.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Sept-Îles | 24,483 | 18 | 3 | 0.7 km |
Among 76 towns its size, 36 have more schools nearby. Schooling in English is on hand in 72 of the 77.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Pierrefonds-Est
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierrefonds-Est | 57 | 14 | 12 | 0.7 km |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux 2 km | 62 | 23 | 15 | 0.5 km |
| Sainte-Dorothée 2.2 km | 73 | 15 | 12 | 2 km |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève 5.2 km | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2.7 km |
| Pointe-Claire 5.6 km | 59 | 30 | 11 | 0.7 km |
| Laval-Ouest 6.1 km | 28 | 3 | 1 | 2.2 km |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest 6.3 km | 44 | 19 | 14 | 2.8 km |
Sainte-Dorothée has the most schools nearby, 73.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Pierrefonds-Est’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
Questions about schools in Pierrefonds-Est
How many schools are there in Pierrefonds-Est?
17 in the town, 40 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Pierrefonds-Est?
Yes: École primaire Beechwood, École primaire Terry-Fox, École secondaire Pierrefonds and École primaire Sunshine Academy, the English-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in Pierrefonds-Est?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (23), Centre de services scolaire de Laval (11), Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (9) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Pierrefonds-Est?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · In Quebec, no schools grade. 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).