Photo: Jean-Pierre Guillet · CC BY-SA 3.0The 2 schools of Potton: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
Every one sits inside the town itself. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 2 schools in and around Potton 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 Potton
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Quebec marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
1 of them teach in English: École primaire de Mansonville; the public ones belong to Commission scolaire Eastern Townships.
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 Potton’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Their systems: French service centres 1 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Centre de services scolaire des Sommets has 1 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Sommetsdu Baluchon | French public | 1 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire de Mansonville | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Potton
The neighbourhood school
Registration happens with the board, not the school; the board names the school for the address.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Potton
High schools within reach of Potton
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: École primaire de Mansonville, 3.3 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire de MansonvilleAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 3.3 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Potton
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 km |
| Bolton-Est 15 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Sutton 16 km | 2 | 1 | 0 | 16 km |
No neighbour of the 2 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. The area is Potton plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Potton
How do I get a place at a school in Potton?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Which boards run the schools in Potton?
Centre de services scolaire des Sommets (1) and Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Potton?
Yes: École primaire de Mansonville, 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).