Photo: Nicolas Raymond from Bethesda, Maryland, USA · CC BY 2.02 of the 6 schools around Rawdon are independent
They include Collège Champagneur and École Marie-Anne. In English: one of the 6 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Within 3 km of Rawdon are 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.
Who runs Rawdon’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: French service centres 3, English boards 1 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 6 schools in and around Rawdon are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Rawdon
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
By name, in English: École primaire de Rawdon (Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier).
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.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire des Samares leads with 3. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Samaresprimaire des Cascades (Saint-Louis), primaire des Cascades (Sainte-Anne (Rawdon)), des Chutes | French public | 3 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire de Rawdon | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Rawdon
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Rawdon
High schools within reach of Rawdon
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
4 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 French public and 2 independent. Nearest: École secondaire des Chutes, 0.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire des ChutesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 0.1 km |
| École Marie-AnneAll grades | – | Independent | 1.3 km |
| Collège ChampagneurSecondary | – | Independent | 1.5 km |
| École secondaire du Havre-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | 20,864 | 15 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Montcalm | 13,572 | 44 | 4 | 0.5 km |
| Vanier | 13,494 | 58 | 5 | 0.1 km |
| Saint-Jean-Vianney | 13,181 | 76 | 17 | 0.5 km |
| Centre-Nord (Montréal-Nord) | 13,131 | 68 | 12 | 1.1 km |
| Rawdon | 13,099 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | 14 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Centre-Ville | 12,981 | 66 | 29 | 0.6 km |
| Amos | 12,773 | 12 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Carignan | 12,618 | 33 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 5 | 0 | 1.8 km |
More schools are within reach in 146 of the 168 other towns. Teaching in English: 119 of the 169 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Rawdon
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawdon | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0.1 km |
| Sainte-Julienne 9.7 km | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare 12 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Chertsey 13 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Alexis 13 km | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 km |
| Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez 13 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Saint-Liguori 14 km | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 km |
Of the neighbours, Sainte-Julienne counts the most schools: 14.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Rawdon and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- 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. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
Questions about schools in Rawdon
How many schools are there in Rawdon?
Every one of them, 6, is inside the town.
Is there a English-language school in Rawdon?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire de Rawdon.
How do I get a place at a school in Rawdon?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
Which boards run the schools in Rawdon?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Samares (3) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (1).
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Why no schools grade in Quebec? 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).