Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.02 schools in and around New Richmond: 2 schools for every grade
Every one sits inside the town itself. With no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Where the 2 schools in and around New Richmond are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around New Richmond
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Eastern Shores runs the public English-language schools; all 1 are École secondaire de New Richmond.
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 New Richmond’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is French service centres 1 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque: 1 schools. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire René-LévesqueLe Bois-Vivant | French public | 1 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Shoresde New Richmond | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in New Richmond
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around New Richmond
High schools within reach of New Richmond
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 French public and 1 English public. First by distance comes École Le Bois-Vivant, at 2.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Le Bois-VivantAll grades | Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque | French public | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire de New RichmondAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Shores | English public | 2.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | 5 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Mistissini | 4,067 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Saint-Prosper | 4,042 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | 4,009 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 km |
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| New Richmond | 3,947 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Danville | 3,944 | 6 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| Cap-Santé | 3,885 | 10 | 1 | 5 km |
| L'Islet | 3,874 | 4 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Saint-André-Avellin | 3,862 | 4 | 0 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
More schools than here: 148 of the 200 others. 55 of the 201 have a English-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around New Richmond
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
It has more schools than any of its 2 neighbours.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. French-language public schools belong to service centres (centres de services scolaires), English ones to school boards; private schools run themselves.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside New Richmond or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in New Richmond
Which boards run the schools in New Richmond?
Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque (1) and Commission scolaire Eastern Shores (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in New Richmond?
Yes, schooling in English is at École secondaire de New Richmond.
How do I get a place at a school in New Richmond?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
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).