Photo: Donat-C. Noiseux · Public domainPointe-à-la-Croix has 4 English-language schools among its 9
They are Centre d'apprentissage (La Traversée), Lord Beaverbrook School and Campbellton Middle School, run by Asd-N. Its schools answer to 3 boards. The 3 km around Pointe-à-la-Croix counts 5 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
Schooling in English and French around Pointe-à-la-Croix
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 Centre d'apprentissage (La Traversée), Lord Beaverbrook School, Campbellton Middle School and Sugarloaf Senior High School, run by Asd-N.
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.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire René-LévesquePère-Pacifique, des Deux-Rivières, du Plateau (Saint-François d'Assise) | French public | 3 |
| Asd-NCampbellton, Lord Beaverbrook, Sugarloaf Senior | English public | 3 |
| Dsf-NeLe Galion des Appalaches, Polyvalente Roland-Pépin | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 9 schools in and around Pointe-à-la-Croix are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Pointe-à-la-Croix’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 5 and English boards 4.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Pointe-à-la-Croix
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Pointe-à-la-Croix
High schools within reach of Pointe-à-la-Croix
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
3 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 English public and 1 French public. The nearest is Centre d'apprentissage (La Traversée), 2.9 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre d'apprentissage (La Traversée)Secondary | – | English public | 2.9 km |
| Sugarloaf Senior High SchoolSecondary | Asd-N | English public | 3.5 km |
| Polyvalente Roland-PépinSecondary | Dsf-Ne | French public | 3.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Pointe-à-la-Croix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-à-la-Croix | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2.9 km |
| Campbellton 3.4 km | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Listuguj 6.8 km | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8.9 km |
| Atholville 12 km | 7 | 4 | 0 | 8.5 km |
| Dalhousie 13 km | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8.6 km |
| Balmoral 18 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Eel River Crossing 19 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Pointe-à-la-Croix or within 3 km of it are here.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Public schools here answer to a service centre (French) or a school board (English); private schools answer to their own boards.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
Questions about schools in Pointe-à-la-Croix
How do I get a place at a school in Pointe-à-la-Croix?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Pointe-à-la-Croix?
Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque (3), Asd-N (3) and Dsf-Ne (2), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Pointe-à-la-Croix?
The town holds 3 of them; 6 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Pointe-à-la-Croix?
Yes, there are English-language schools: Centre d'apprentissage (La Traversée), Lord Beaverbrook School, Campbellton Middle School and Sugarloaf Senior High School.
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).