Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Schools in Richelieu: 3 boards, side by side
The largest is Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes, with 8; beside it are Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières and Commission scolaire Riverside. In English: one of the 12 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. In or within 3 km of Richelieu: 9 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des PatriotesDe Bourgogne, De Salaberry, Jacques-De Chambly, Sainte-Marie, de la Passerelle, De Mortagne, de Chambly (CEAP Chambly), de Chambly (Secondaire de Chambly) | French public | 8 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-RivièresPointe-Olivier, de Richelieu (Curé-Martel), de Richelieu (Saint-Joseph) | French public | 3 |
| Commission scolaire RiversideWilliam-Latter | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 12 schools in and around Richelieu are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Richelieu
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École William-Latter, run by Commission scolaire Riverside.
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 Richelieu’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is French service centres 11 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Richelieu
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 12 schools in and around Richelieu
High schools within reach of Richelieu
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 23 high schools: 18 French public, 3 independent and 2 English public. The shortest trip is to École secondaire de Chambly, 5 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 5 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 5.2 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 5.2 km |
| École secondaire le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 5.6 km |
| École Monseigneur-Euclide-ThébergeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | French public | 7.1 km |
| Polyvalente Chanoine-Armand-RacicotSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | French public | 12 km |
| École Marie-RivierAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | French public | 12 km |
| Collège TrinitéSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire du Mont-BrunoSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
All 23 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École d'éducation internationaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École Le REPAIRESecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire Marcellin-ChampagnatSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École André-LaurendeauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire régionale HéritageSecondary | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire du Mont-BrunoSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École Saint-JohnsAll grades | Commission scolaire Riverside | English public | 14 km |
| École Marguerite-BourgeoysSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | French public | 14 km |
| École Joséphine-DandurandSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | French public | 15 km |
| École Joséphine-DandurandSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlesbourg | 9,660 | 40 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts | 6,099 | 4 | 0 | 2 km |
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 4 | 0 | 14 km |
| Amqui | 6,059 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Henri | 6,048 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Richelieu | 6,048 | 12 | 1 | 5.1 km |
| Lac-Mégantic | 5,947 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Val-David | 5,920 | 11 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 9 | 0 | 2 km |
| Verchères | 5,819 | 13 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Dunham | 3,632 | 11 | 2 | 6 km |
More schools than here: 35 of the 144 others. A school in English is nearby in 63 towns of 145.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Richelieu
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richelieu | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.1 km |
| Chambly 4.3 km | 17 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 km |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu 4.8 km | 24 | 3 | 1 | 4.8 km |
| Marieville 5.9 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Carignan 6.8 km | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand 10 km | 25 | 2 | 3 | 1.9 km |
| Bienville 11 km | 17 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Carignan (33).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Richelieu or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Richelieu
Is there a English-language school in Richelieu?
Yes: École William-Latter, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Richelieu?
2 are inside the town itself and 10 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Richelieu?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
Which boards run the schools in Richelieu?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes (8), Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières (3) and Commission scolaire Riverside (1).
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).