Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.0Notre-Dame-des-Prairies and its edges hold 25 schools: 16 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
Counting the 3 km margin adds 21 to the town’s own 4. 2 of the 25 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.
Where the 25 schools in and around Notre-Dame-des-Prairies are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
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 de Joliette and École secondaire de Joliette (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.
Who runs Notre-Dame-des-Prairies’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: French service centres 21, English boards 2 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Centre de services scolaire des Samares runs the most, 21 of them, among 2 boards. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des SamaresBarthélemy-Joliette, Barthélemy-Joliette (Francisation Joliette), Barthélemy-Joliette (Intervalle, de l'), de l'Espace-Jeunesse, primaire Lorenzo-Gauthier (Avenir, vers l'), primaire Lorenzo-Gauthier (Préambule, du), primaire Monseigneur J.-A.-Papineau, primaire Sainte-Thérèse … | French public | 21 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire de Joliette, de Joliette | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 25 schools in and around Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
High schools within reach of Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
12 secondary schools are within 15 km: 9 French public, 2 independent and 1 English public. Nearest: École Barthélemy-Joliette, 2.6 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 2.6 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 2.7 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 2.7 km |
| École de l'Espace-JeunesseAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 2.9 km |
| Académie Antoine ManseauSecondary | – | Independent | 3 km |
| École secondaire du Bois-BrûléSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 3.7 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.2 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire de JolietteSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 4.7 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 7.7 km |
All 12 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Esther-BlondinSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre | 15,388 | 8 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Roberval | 9,828 | 7 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Lac-Deschênes | 9,742 | 32 | 15 | 0.5 km |
| Lorraine | 9,721 | 26 | 2 | 1.7 km |
| Charlesbourg | 9,660 | 40 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 9,622 | 25 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Rémi | 9,557 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | 21 | 2 | 2.1 km |
| La Pêche | 9,379 | 6 | 1 | 6.4 km |
| L'Épiphanie | 9,254 | 12 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Verchères | 5,819 | 13 | 0 | 4.7 km |
In 60 of the 155 others the count is higher. 94 of the 156 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 Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée 2.6 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Joliette 3.9 km | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes 4.9 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Saint-Paul 6.8 km | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Sainte-Élisabeth 7.7 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Saint-Thomas 7.9 km | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 km |
The busiest neighbour is Joliette, with 26 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- 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.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- Which schools count. The area is Notre-Dame-des-Prairies plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies
How do I get a place at a school in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Is there a English-language school in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire de Joliette and École secondaire de Joliette.
Which boards run the schools in Notre-Dame-des-Prairies?
Centre de services scolaire des Samares (21) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec. · 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).