Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0No high school in or near Portneuf: the closest is 12 km off
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools, and no high school. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Portneuf
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 French public. École secondaire de Donnacona lies closest, 12 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de DonnaconaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Portneuf | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de Saint-MarcAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Portneuf | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire Pamphile-Le MaySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs | French public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Portneuf 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 Portneuf
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
None of them teaches in English.
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 Portneuf’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Portneuf
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Portneuf
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookshire-Eaton | 5,491 | 9 | 4 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Thurso | 3,439 | 2 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Côme--Linière | 3,435 | 4 | 1 | 10 km |
| Richmond | 3,419 | 3 | 2 | 1.2 km |
| Sainte-Mélanie | 3,417 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Portneuf | 3,410 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 3,400 | 6 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Havre-Saint-Pierre | 3,389 | 6 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Compton | 3,351 | 11 | 0 | 5.6 km |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 7 | 1 | 7 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
128 of the 178 others have more schools in reach. In 47 of the 179, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Portneuf
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portneuf | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Basile 7.2 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Cap-Santé 7.5 km | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 km |
| Deschambault-Grondines 9.7 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 km |
| Donnacona 13 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières 13 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
Cap-Santé has the most schools nearby, 10.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Portneuf and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
Questions about schools in Portneuf
Is there a English-language school in Portneuf?
No, none within 3 km of Portneuf; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Portneuf?
All 2 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Portneuf?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
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).