Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share Piedmont
Most belong to Centre de services scolaire des Laurentides (5); Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier run the remainder. In English: one of the 8 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Within 3 km of Piedmont are 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
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 LaurentidesChante-au-Vent, de l'Expédition, de la Montagne, primaire de la Vallée, Augustin-Norbert-Morin | French public | 5 |
| Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-NordVal-des-Monts, des Falaises | French public | 2 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-LaurierSecondaire Mountainview | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 8 schools in and around Piedmont 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 Piedmont
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 Secondaire Mountainview (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 Piedmont’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 7 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Piedmont
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Piedmont
High schools within reach of Piedmont
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 7: 4 French public, 2 independent and 1 English public. The nearest is École secondaire Augustin-Norbert-Morin, 4.4 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Augustin-Norbert-MorinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Laurentides | French public | 4.4 km |
| École Secondaire MountainviewSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 9.6 km |
| Collège LaurentienAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire du FlambeauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 14 km |
| Académie Lafontaine inc.All grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire des Hauts-SommetsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 9 | 0 | 2 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Claire | 3,724 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Baie-D'Urfé | 3,706 | 20 | 9 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Sulpice | 3,688 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 km |
| Saint-Michel | 3,672 | 6 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 8 | 1 | 4.5 km |
| Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez | 3,639 | 2 | 0 | 13 km |
| Dunham | 3,632 | 11 | 2 | 6 km |
| Zone Aéroportuaire | 3,588 | 36 | 5 | 0.6 km |
| Collectivité Nouvelle | 3,587 | 26 | 1 | 2.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Set against 187 others, 32 have more schools in reach. Teaching in English: 51 of the 188 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Piedmont
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.5 km |
| Saint-Sauveur 3.6 km | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 4.9 km | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Sainte-Adèle 6.4 km | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2.1 km |
| Morin-Heights 7.4 km | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 km |
| Prévost 7.6 km | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3.2 km |
| Saint-Hippolyte 10 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 km |
Top among the neighbours: Prévost, 13 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- 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. Every school inside Piedmont’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
Questions about schools in Piedmont
Which boards run the schools in Piedmont?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Laurentides (5), Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (2) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Piedmont?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
How many schools are there in Piedmont?
0 in the town, 8 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Piedmont?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École Secondaire Mountainview.
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).