Photo: Boréal · CC BY-SA 3.0The schools around Val-Bélair answer to 3 boards
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale has 18 of them, and Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs and Commission scolaire Central Québec share the others. One of the 22 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. The 3 km around Val-Bélair counts 17 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
3 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la CapitaleAlexander-Wolff, Jules-Émond - Amédée-Boutin, Jules-Émond - Amédée-Boutin, L'Odyssée, Saint-Claude, d'éducation internationale Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, de Château-d'Eau, de La Chanterelle … | French public | 18 |
| Centre de services scolaire des DécouvreursL'Étincelle - Trois-Saisons, L'Étincelle - Trois-Saisons | French public | 2 |
| Commission scolaire Central QuébecDollard-des-Ormeaux | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 22 schools in and around Val-Bélair are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Val-Bélair
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 Dollard-des-Ormeaux (Commission scolaire Central Québec).
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 Val-Bélair’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By the system they belong to: French service centres 20, English boards 1 and other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Val-Bélair
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
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 22 schools in and around Val-Bélair
High schools within reach of Val-Bélair
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 44 high schools: 36 French public, 7 independent and 1 English public. Nearest: École L'Odyssée, 0.7 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École L'OdysséeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 0.7 km |
| École secondaire Roger-ComtoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 4.4 km |
| École secondaire Roger-ComtoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 4.5 km |
| École secondaire Roger-ComtoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 4.6 km |
| L'École l'Eau-ViveAll grades | – | Independent | 5.7 km |
| École secondaire de NeufchâtelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire polyvalente de L'Ancienne-LoretteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 6.7 km |
| École Dollard-des-OrmeauxAll grades | Commission scolaire Central Québec | English public | 7.5 km |
| Collège de ChampignySecondary | – | Independent | 8.4 km |
| Académie Saint-LouisSecondary | – | Independent | 8.6 km |
All 44 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire La CamaradièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 9.3 km |
| École Le SommetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 10 km |
| École du PhareSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 10 km |
| Fierbourg, centre de formation professionnelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 12 km |
| École des SentiersSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 12 km |
| École des PionniersSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| Collège des CompagnonsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| Polyvalente de CharlesbourgSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| École Joseph-PaquinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| École régionale des Quatre-SaisonsAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 13 km |
| École de l'EnvolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 13 km |
| Séminaire Saint-FrançoisSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École BoudreauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire De RochebelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire De RochebelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire De RochebelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire De RochebelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire De RochebelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| Centre du PhénixSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| École St-FrançoisAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École Madeleine-BergeronAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire De RochebelleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire VanierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 14 km |
| Saint-Jean-EudesSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École régionale des Quatre-SaisonsAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 14 km |
| Collège Stanislas (campus Sillery)All grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École Madeleine-BergeronAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 14 km |
| École Jacques-Cartier - Saint-Denys-GarneauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 15 km |
| École Cardinal-RoySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 15 km |
| École Cardinal-RoySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 15 km |
| École Jean-de-BrébeufSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire de la CitéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 15 km |
| École Jean-de-BrébeufSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Eustache | 47,562 | 50 | 5 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Alma | 30,659 | 12 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Du Moulin | 30,364 | 48 | 9 | 0.6 km |
| Verdun-Centre | 30,304 | 71 | 30 | 1.2 km |
| Nouveau-Bordeaux | 30,171 | 162 | 23 | 0.3 km |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 22 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Crémazie | 29,907 | 159 | 25 | 0.6 km |
| Boisbriand | 29,830 | 59 | 2 | 0.7 km |
| Du Plateau | 29,234 | 38 | 7 | 0.6 km |
| Parc-Extension | 29,066 | 129 | 23 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Parc-Laurier | 18,312 | 117 | 18 | 1.1 km |
Of the 113 others, 97 count more schools. Schooling in English is on hand in 109 of the 114.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Val-Bélair
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Bélair | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Loretteville 4.4 km | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 km |
| Des Châtels 4.6 km | 42 | 0 | 3 | 1.5 km |
| Wendake 5.1 km | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Lac-Saint-Charles 6.6 km | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 km |
| Saint-Émile 7.4 km | 46 | 0 | 2 | 3 km |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette 7.6 km | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0.9 km |
46 schools make Saint-Émile the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Val-Bélair’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
Questions about schools in Val-Bélair
Which boards run the schools in Val-Bélair?
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale (18), Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs (2) and Commission scolaire Central Québec (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Val-Bélair?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
How many schools are there in Val-Bélair?
Inside the town there are 7; another 15 sit within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Val-Bélair?
Yes, schooling in English is at École Dollard-des-Ormeaux.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: 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).