Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0Rigaud has one English-language school among its 3
Those are Collège Bourget, section anglaise. Independent schools number 2 of 3, above the 9% in Quebec. Taken together, Rigaud and its 3 km edge hold 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Rigaud
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.
They are Collège Bourget, section anglaise.
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 Rigaud’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: French service centres 1 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 3 schools in and around Rigaud are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Rigaud
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
Independent schools
Independent schools choose their students and charge fees, with part of their costs paid by the province when they qualify.
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Rigaud
High schools within reach of Rigaud
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
5 secondary schools are within 15 km: 2 independent, 2 English public and 1 other. Collège Bourget is closest, at 0.9 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège BourgetAll grades | – | Independent | 0.9 km |
| Collège Bourget, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 0.9 km |
| École secondaire Westwood SeniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Westwood JuniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 13 km |
| Ratihen:te High SchoolAll grades | – | Other | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rawdon | 13,099 | 6 | 1 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 11 | 2 | 6.6 km |
| Saint-Roch | 8,381 | 46 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 8,352 | 62 | 12 | 0.8 km |
| La Malbaie | 8,293 | 7 | 0 | 2 km |
| Rigaud | 8,187 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Acton Vale | 7,945 | 5 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Bienville | 7,888 | 17 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 12 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| Donnacona | 7,785 | 8 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Warwick | 4,939 | 7 | 0 | 1.3 km |
In 122 of the 138 others the count is higher. Schooling in English is on hand in 76 of the 139.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Rigaud
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur 6.4 km | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.6 km |
| Saint-Placide 8.8 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
| Sainte-Marthe 9.2 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 km |
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil 11 km | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8.3 km |
| Hudson 12 km | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Kanesatake 14 km | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1.3 km |
Hudson leads the neighbours with 8 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Rigaud’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Rigaud
How do I get a place at a school in Rigaud?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Is there a English-language school in Rigaud?
Yes: Collège Bourget, section anglaise, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Rigaud?
The town holds all 3; none is outside it.
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).