Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Percé is 22 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 4 elementary schools. One of them teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
What stands out about Percé’s schools
Several boards
The area’s schools come under 3 boards, Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque, Commission scolaire Eastern Shores and Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs. The boards ↓
Every figure here sets the area’s schools beside the rest of its province.
High schools within reach of Percé
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Schooling in English and French around Percé
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École de Belle Anse, run by Commission scolaire Eastern Shores.
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 Percé are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Percé’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: French service centres 3 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 3 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire René-LévesqueBon-Pasteur, Sainte-Marie | French public | 2 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Shoresde Belle Anse | English public | 1 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Chic-ChocsNotre-Dame-de-Liesse | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Percé
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
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 4 schools in and around Percé
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 4,939 | 7 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Alexis-des-Monts | 3,190 | 1 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Beaumont | 3,188 | 5 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 3,173 | 3 | 0 | 3 km |
| Mont-Saint-Grégoire | 3,158 | 6 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Percé | 3,137 | 4 | 1 | 22 km |
| Paspébiac | 3,132 | 2 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Saint-David-de-Falardeau | 3,128 | 1 | 0 | 19 km |
| Trois-Pistoles | 3,123 | 5 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Saint-Liboire | 3,123 | 2 | 0 | 15 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Of the 161 others, 62 count more schools. Of the 162, 39 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 Percé
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percé | 4 | 1 | 0 | 22 km |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé 17 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 km |
None of its 1 neighbours has more schools in reach.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Percé or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- 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.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. French-language public schools belong to service centres (centres de services scolaires), English ones to school boards; private schools run themselves.
Questions about schools in Percé
Is there a English-language school in Percé?
Yes, schooling in English is at École de Belle Anse.
How many schools are there in Percé?
The town holds 3 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Percé?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Percé?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque (2), Commission scolaire Eastern Shores (1) and Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs (1).
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).