Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Puvirnituq, 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade: 4 schools in all
They all come under Commission scolaire Kativik. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
Where the 4 schools in and around Puvirnituq 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 Puvirnituq
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.
For schooling in English, families look further afield.
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 Puvirnituq’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one other.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Puvirnituq
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 4 schools in and around Puvirnituq
High schools within reach of Puvirnituq
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 3 other. The nearest is École Iguarsivik, 1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École IguarsivikAll grades | Commission scolaire Kativik | Other | 1 km |
| École IguarsivikSecondary | Commission scolaire Kativik | Other | 1 km |
| École IguarsivikAll grades | Commission scolaire Kativik | Other | 1 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- 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. A 3 km band around Puvirnituq’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Puvirnituq
How do I get a place at a school in Puvirnituq?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Is there a English-language school in Puvirnituq?
No, none within 3 km of Puvirnituq; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
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).