Photo: Mario Hains · CC BY-SA 3.02 of the 5 schools around Orford are independent
They include École secondaire Montessori Orford and École Montessori Magog. Within 3 km of Orford are 3 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. 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.
Who runs Orford’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 3 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 5 schools in and around Orford 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 Orford
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
There is no English-language school among them.
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.
How children get a place in Orford
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Orford
High schools within reach of Orford
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 5 high schools: 4 French public and 1 independent. The closest high school is École secondaire Montessori Orford, 0.9 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Montessori OrfordSecondary | – | Independent | 0.9 km |
| École secondaire de la RucheSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 6.9 km |
| École secondaire de la RucheSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 8.2 km |
| École Le MonarqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 km |
| École Le MonarqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | 9,084 | 3 | 0 | 13 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 9 | 0 | 2 km |
| Verchères | 5,819 | 13 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire | 5,764 | 101 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Waterloo | 5,714 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Orford | 5,698 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Lanoraie | 5,694 | 7 | 1 | 8.9 km |
| Chertsey | 5,678 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 4 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Hudson | 5,533 | 8 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 3,400 | 6 | 2 | 1.9 km |
76 of 151 similar towns count more schools. Of the 152, 66 offer 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 Orford
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orford | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Magog 7.8 km | 15 | 1 | 2 | 1 km |
| Eastman 8.3 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
| Austin 9.8 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley 14 km | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Racine 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 km |
Next door, Magog counts 15 schools, more than any other neighbour.
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. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Orford or within 3 km of it are here.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
Questions about schools in Orford
Is there a English-language school in Orford?
No, none within 3 km of Orford; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Orford?
1 in the town, 4 just beyond it, within 3 km.
How do I get a place at a school in Orford?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
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).