Photo: Alchimist · CC BY-SA 3.0The 22 schools of Rimouski: 14 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade
One board, Centre de services scolaire des Phares, runs them all. None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do.
Schooling in English and French around Rimouski
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.
Where the 22 schools in and around Rimouski 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.
Who runs Rimouski’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Rimouski
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
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 22 schools in and around Rimouski
High schools within reach of Rimouski
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 7 high schools: 7 French public. First by distance comes École Langevin-Saint-Jean, at 0.5 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Langevin-Saint-JeanAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Phares | French public | 0.5 km |
| École Langevin-Saint-JeanSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Phares | French public | 0.6 km |
| École Paul-HubertAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Phares | French public | 0.9 km |
| École Langevin-Saint-JeanAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Phares | French public | 1.1 km |
| École Langevin-Saint-JeanSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Phares | French public | 1.6 km |
| École des MerisiersAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Phares | French public | 9.9 km |
| École de Mont-Saint-Louis-Saint-RosaireAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Phares | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chomedey | 81,813 | 141 | 14 | 0.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Blainville | 61,739 | 54 | 3 | 1.8 km |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 31 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Mascouche | 56,897 | 36 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Châteauguay | 53,508 | 26 | 5 | 0.4 km |
| Rimouski | 51,756 | 22 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Shawinigan | 51,739 | 30 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux | 50,246 | 62 | 23 | 0.5 km |
| Pointe-aux-Trembles | 49,869 | 37 | 4 | 1.3 km |
| Victoriaville | 49,863 | 24 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre | 31,113 | 94 | 33 | 0.5 km |
In 41 of the 44 others the count is higher. Of the 45, 42 offer a English-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Rimouski
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimouski | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard 7.3 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Sainte-Luce 18 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3.1 km |
No neighbour of the 2 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- 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. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. Counted: Rimouski’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
Questions about schools in Rimouski
Is there a English-language school in Rimouski?
Not in or within 3 km of Rimouski; the English-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Rimouski?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
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).