Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Teaching in English: 2 of Ormstown’s 4 schools
Those are École primaire Ormstown and École secondaire régionale Châteauguay Valley (Commission scolaire New Frontiers). Counting a 3 km margin, Ormstown has 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school.
Schooling in English and French around Ormstown
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
By name, in English: École primaire Ormstown and École secondaire régionale Châteauguay Valley (Commission scolaire New Frontiers).
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.
Where the 4 schools in and around Ormstown 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.
Who runs Ormstown’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: French service centres 2 and English boards 2.
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.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands, with 2. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-TisserandsNotre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire (Centre Jean XXIII) | French public | 2 |
| Commission scolaire New Frontiersprimaire Ormstown, régionale Châteauguay Valley | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Ormstown
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
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Ormstown
High schools within reach of Ormstown
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 1 English public and 1 French public. For the shortest journey, École secondaire régionale Châteauguay Valley: 1.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire régionale Châteauguay ValleySecondary | Commission scolaire New Frontiers | English public | 1.9 km |
| École Arthur-PigeonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands | French public | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessisville | 6,774 | 6 | 0 | 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 |
| Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix | 4,230 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| La Pocatière | 4,206 | 4 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Napierville | 4,187 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
93 of 199 similar towns count more schools. Of the 200, 57 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 Ormstown
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ormstown | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1.9 km |
| Franklin 9.3 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague 12 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka 13 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 km |
| Huntingdon 14 km | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Hinchinbrooke 14 km | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9.4 km |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement 15 km | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 km |
Of the neighbours, Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka counts the most schools: 6.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Ormstown or within 3 km of it are here.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
Questions about schools in Ormstown
Which boards run the schools in Ormstown?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands (2) and Commission scolaire New Frontiers (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Ormstown?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
How many schools are there in Ormstown?
Every one of them, 4, is inside the town.
Is there a English-language school in Ormstown?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Ormstown and École secondaire régionale Châteauguay Valley.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Why no schools grade 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).