Photo: Harfang · CC BY 3.0Nantes and its edges hold 5 schools: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Every school here answers to Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
Where the 5 schools in and around Nantes are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Nantes
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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 Nantes’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: 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 Nantes
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 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 5 schools in and around Nantes
High schools within reach of Nantes
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Only Polyvalente Montignac is within 15 km, 2.8 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente MontignacSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons | French public | 2.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Nantes
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nantes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2.8 km |
| Lac-Mégantic 4.5 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Frontenac 9 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Lac-Drolet 17 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
It has more schools than any of its 3 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Nantes or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
Questions about schools in Nantes
Is there a English-language school in Nantes?
None within 3 km of Nantes. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Nantes?
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) · 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).