Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.030 of the 59 schools around Pointe-Claire teach in English
Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson runs them: École primaire Clearpoint, École primaire Saint-John-Fisher Junior and École primaire Saint-John-Fisher Senior. 11 of the 59 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. Its 3 km reach takes in 35 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, all of Pointe-Claire’s schooling. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Pointe-Claire
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 Clearpoint, École primaire Saint-John-Fisher Junior, École primaire Saint-John-Fisher Senior and École secondaire Horizon (Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson).
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 Pointe-Claire’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is French service centres 23, English boards 25 and independent 11.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 59 schools in and around Pointe-Claire are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson counts 25, more than any of the other boards of the 2. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire Lester-B.-PearsonCentre d'accueil Dawson Alternative, Centre d'accueil Dawson Alternative (Dawson Alternative (2)), Centre d'accueil Dawson Alternative (Ulluriaq Girls Unit), Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage inc., primaire Beacon Hill, primaire Beechwood, primaire Clearpoint, primaire Dorval … | English public | 25 |
| Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-BourgeoysBeaconsfield, Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Dorval-Jean XXIII (Dorval-Jean-XXIII, édifice Dorval), Dorval-Jean XXIII (Dorval-Jean-XXIII, édifice Jean-XXIII), Félix-Leclerc, Félix-Leclerc (Félix-Leclerc, édifice Robert-Plourde), Gentilly, Harfang-des-Neiges (Harfang-des-Neiges, édifice Gouin) … | French public | 23 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Pointe-Claire
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
Independent schools
Independent schools set their own admissions and fees; the province funds part of their costs where they meet its conditions.
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 59 schools in and around Pointe-Claire
Show all 35 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Pointe-Claire
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 137: 58 independent, 53 French public and 26 English public. First by distance comes École secondaire John-Rennie, at 0.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire John-RennieSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 0.7 km |
| École secondaire HorizonSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 1.1 km |
| École secondaire Saint-ThomasSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 1.2 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 1.3 km |
| École Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 1.4 km |
| Académie Kuper, secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 2.1 km |
| Centre d'adulte Lawrence/Lawrence Adult CentreSecondary | – | Independent | 2.2 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 2.6 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 2.6 km |
| École des SourcesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 3.9 km |
All 137 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage inc.Secondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 3.9 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 4 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 4.1 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 4.1 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 4.4 km |
| École secondaire BeaconsfieldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.5 km |
| École chrétienne Emmanuel, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 4.5 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 4.5 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.5 km |
| École Dorval-Jean XXIIISecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 4.7 km |
| École secondaire PierrefondsSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 4.9 km |
| École du SasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 5.1 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 5.7 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 5.7 km |
| Académie Marie-Claire, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 5.7 km |
| École le SavoirSecondary | – | Independent | 5.7 km |
| École de l'AltitudeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.1 km |
| Collège BeauboisAll grades | – | Independent | 6.3 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 6.5 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.5 km |
| École Rose-Virginie-PelletierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.5 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 6.5 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, DorvalAll grades | – | Independent | 7.1 km |
| École secondaire Lakeside AcademySecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 7.7 km |
| Collège Charlemagne inc.All grades | – | Independent | 8.3 km |
| Collège Sainte-MarcellineAll grades | – | Independent | 8.5 km |
| Académie Étoile du Nord LavalSecondary | – | Independent | 8.6 km |
| Alexander von Humboldt École internationale allemande inc.All grades | – | Independent | 8.7 km |
| École d'éducation internationale de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 9.2 km |
| Collège Saint-LouisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 9.2 km |
| OneSchool Global Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 9.6 km |
| Centre académique Fournier (Annexe)Secondary | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Centre académique Fournier inc., Académie FournierAll grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| Collège Héritage de Châteauguay inc.All grades | – | Independent | 10 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 10 km |
| École Dalbé-ViauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 10 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Le Sommet, Campus Lauren Hill Academy Jr.Secondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Académie LaurenHillSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| École Alphonse-DesjardinsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Saint-MaximeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur francophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Vanguard, secteur anglophoneAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École JMCAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Collège Sainte-Anne, LachineSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Val Royal - Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Saint-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire John GrantSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 11 km |
| Collège Pasteur, Pavillon Khalil GibranAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Gabrielle-RoySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 11 km |
| École Notre Dame de NaregAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Le SommetAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| Académie culturelle de LavalAll grades | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Saint-LaurentSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| Académie Yéchiva YavnéAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 12 km |
| École Marguerite-BourgeoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 12 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus ParkhavenAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| Académie Chrétienne Rive NordAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| École Maïmonide, Campus Jacob SafraAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Académie hébraïque inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Centre Mountainview School ProjectSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 12 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus OuimetAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire Laval SeniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire régionale Howard S. BillingsSecondary | Commission scolaire New Frontiers | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Lake of Two MountainsSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 12 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Les Écoles juives populaires et les Écoles Peretz inc., section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| L'École arménienne Sourp HagopAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École régionale Brenda MilnerAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 12 km |
| École des ÉrablesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 12 km |
| Polyvalente Deux-MontagnesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Liberté-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| Éducation PlusSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Peter Hall inc., Campus Côte-VertuAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Louis-Philippe-ParéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| École Louis-Philippe-ParéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| École Pierre-LaporteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire Laval JuniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 13 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| Collège CitoyenSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Académie Royal WestSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 13 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Alex ManoogianAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| Collège Prep InternationalAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Marcelin-WilsonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 13 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire LoyolaSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège LetendreSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| L'Académie Beth Rivkah pour fillesAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Rudolf Steiner de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École YaldeiAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Centre MackayAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Philip E. LaytonAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Cavelier-De LaSalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Royal ValeAll grades | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École Centre MackaySecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| Académie Kells, campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École de la MosaïqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| École La VoieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire Programme Mile-EndSecondary | Commission scolaire English-Montréal | English public | 14 km |
| École de la TraverséeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École Socrates-Démosthène, Campus DémosthèneAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Centre de qualification professionnelle et d'entrepreneuriat de LavalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 14 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Les écoles Azrieli Talmud Torah - Herzliah, Campus Adams, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 14 km |
| Académie KellsAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Al-HoudaAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Poly-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 15 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 15 km |
| École Saint-LucSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Montréal | French public | 15 km |
| École de la Synergie, école secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 15 km |
| École Mont-de-La SalleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Laval | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire du Chêne-BleuSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 15 km |
| Le Collège Lower Canada, Campus primaire et secondaireAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Académie adventiste Greaves, Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
| L'École Ali Ibn Abi TalibAll grades | – | Independent | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascouche | 56,897 | 36 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Dorothée | 38,183 | 73 | 15 | 2 km |
| Côte-Saint-Luc | 37,901 | 144 | 57 | 0.3 km |
| Le Boisé Champêtre | 37,891 | 77 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| Duvernay | 37,460 | 138 | 17 | 2.3 km |
| Pointe-Claire | 37,437 | 59 | 30 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Rose | 37,408 | 53 | 6 | 0.1 km |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | 37,164 | 80 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Sorel-Tracy | 36,537 | 14 | 1 | 2 km |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | 36,220 | 50 | 8 | 2 km |
| … | ||||
| Snowdon | 22,511 | 136 | 59 | 0.4 km |
Among 82 towns its size, 39 have more schools nearby. Teaching in English: 79 of the 83 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Pointe-Claire
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Claire | 59 | 30 | 11 | 0.7 km |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux 3.6 km | 62 | 23 | 15 | 0.5 km |
| Kirkland 4.6 km | 46 | 24 | 11 | 1.4 km |
| Dorval 4.9 km | 46 | 17 | 10 | 0.2 km |
| Beaconsfield 4.9 km | 35 | 20 | 9 | 0.5 km |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest 5.1 km | 44 | 19 | 14 | 2.8 km |
| Pierrefonds-Est 5.6 km | 57 | 14 | 12 | 0.7 km |
Next door, Dollard-Des Ormeaux counts 62 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Pointe-Claire and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
Questions about schools in Pointe-Claire
Which boards run the schools in Pointe-Claire?
Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (25) and Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (23), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Pointe-Claire?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
How many schools are there in Pointe-Claire?
The town holds 12 of them; 47 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Pointe-Claire?
Yes: École primaire Clearpoint, École primaire Saint-John-Fisher Junior, École primaire Saint-John-Fisher Senior and École secondaire Horizon, the English-language schools here.
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).