Photo: Steven.Pigeon · Public domainSchools in Oka: 3 boards, side by side
Beside Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles, which has 6, sit Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson and Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs. Of the 11, 2 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Within 3 km of Oka are 7 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Mille-ÎlesRose-des-Vents, des Perséides (Perséides, des), des Perséides (Perséides, pavillon des Primevères, des), des Pins, d'Oka (Oka, pavillon Léopold, secondaire d'), d'Oka (Oka, secondaire d') | French public | 6 |
| Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearsonprimaire Mount Pleasant, Westwood Senior | English public | 2 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Trois-LacsSaint-Thomas | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 11 schools in and around Oka are
Each pin is a school, coloured by the system that runs it, sized by its students where the province publishes them.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Oka
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École secondaire Westwood Senior and École primaire Mount Pleasant, run by 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.
Who runs Oka’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 7, English boards 2 and other 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Oka
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
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 11 schools in and around Oka
High schools within reach of Oka
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 23: 14 French public, 4 English public, 4 independent and 1 other. For the shortest journey, École secondaire d'Oka: 2.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire d'OkaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 2.6 km |
| École secondaire d'OkaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 2.6 km |
| Ratihen:te High SchoolAll grades | – | Other | 5 km |
| École secondaire Westwood SeniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire Westwood JuniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 8.4 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 10 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| Collège Charlemagne inc.All grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Liberté-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire du Chêne-BleuSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire des ÉchosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire Lake of Two MountainsSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 14 km |
| OneSchool Global Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École des ÉrablesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 14 km |
| Polyvalente Deux-MontagnesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 14 km |
| Alexander von Humboldt École internationale allemande inc.All grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Académie Marie-Claire, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessisville | 6,774 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Neuville | 4,579 | 4 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Bellerive | 4,393 | 30 | 1 | 1 km |
| Beaupré | 4,314 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Oka | 4,312 | 11 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Saint-Ambroise | 4,262 | 2 | 0 | 17 km |
| East Angus | 4,261 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 4 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Crabtree | 4,237 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
31 of 199 similar towns count more schools. Teaching in English: 57 of the 200 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Oka
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oka | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| Kanesatake 3.7 km | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac 6.7 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Hudson 6.8 km | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Pointe-Calumet 7.2 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac 7.6 km | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Vaudreuil-Dorion 9.8 km | 34 | 10 | 0 | 1.1 km |
Among the neighbours, Vaudreuil-Dorion has 34, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Oka’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- 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. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
Questions about schools in Oka
How many schools are there in Oka?
3 are inside the town itself and 8 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a English-language school in Oka?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École secondaire Westwood Senior and École primaire Mount Pleasant.
How do I get a place at a school in Oka?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
Which boards run the schools in Oka?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles (6), Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (2) and Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs (1).
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, 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).