Photo: SaguenayMaville · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share Saguenay
Beside Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay, which has 32, sit Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière and Commission scolaire Central Québec. 2 of the 60 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. In or within 3 km of Saguenay: 45 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
3 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
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 Rives-du-SaguenayAndré-Gagnon, Au Millénaire, Boréale, De La Pulperie, Des Quatre-Vents, Félix-Antoine-Savard, L'Horizon, La Carrière … | French public | 32 |
| Centre de services scolaire De La JonquièreCollège Saint-Ambroise, Bois-Joli, Marguerite-Belley, Notre-Dame-de-l'Assomption, Notre-Dame-du-Sourire, Sacré-Coeur, Saint-Charles, Saint-Jean-Baptiste … | French public | 23 |
| Commission scolaire Central Québecprimaire régionale Riverside, régionale Riverside | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 60 schools in and around Saguenay 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 Saguenay
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Central Québec runs the English-language ones: École primaire régionale Riverside and École secondaire régionale 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 Saguenay’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: French service centres 55, English boards 2 and independent 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Saguenay
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French schools.
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
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 60 schools in and around Saguenay
Show all 45 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Saguenay
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
14 secondary schools are within 15 km: 12 French public, 1 independent and 1 English public. 2.3 km away, École secondaire de l'Odyssée is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de l'OdysséeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay | French public | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire de l'OdysséeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay | French public | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire de l'OdysséeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay | French public | 3.3 km |
| École polyvalente JonquièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière | French public | 4.3 km |
| École secondaire Charles-GravelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay | French public | 4.6 km |
| Séminaire de Chicoutimi - services éducatifsSecondary | – | Independent | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire Charles-GravelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay | French public | 4.7 km |
| École polyvalente ArvidaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière | French public | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire régionale RiversideSecondary | Commission scolaire Central Québec | English public | 6.9 km |
| École secondaire des BâtisseursSecondary | Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière | French public | 9.3 km |
All 14 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École polyvalente JonquièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière | French public | 9.3 km |
| École secondaire des BâtisseursAll grades | Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière | French public | 9.7 km |
| École secondaire des BâtisseursSecondary | Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière | French public | 9.8 km |
| École polyvalente JonquièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière | French public | 9.8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke | 184,135 | 64 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Lévis | 160,882 | 128 | 4 | 1.4 km |
| Saguenay | 151,972 | 60 | 2 | 2.3 km |
| Trois-Rivières | 149,934 | 59 | 2 | 1 km |
| Terrebonne | 126,872 | 74 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 100,806 | 32 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Brossard | 97,597 | 62 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 31 | 0 | 0.4 km |
In 6 of the 14 others the count is higher. 14 of the 15 have 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 Saguenay
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saguenay | 60 | 2 | 3 | 2.3 km |
| Saint-Fulgence 14 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 km |
| Saint-Honoré 14 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
It outnumbers its 2 neighbours on schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Inside Saguenay’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
Questions about schools in Saguenay
How many schools are there in Saguenay?
Inside the town there are 58; another 2 sit within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Saguenay?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire régionale Riverside and École secondaire régionale Riverside.
Which boards run the schools in Saguenay?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay (32), Centre de services scolaire De La Jonquière (23) and Commission scolaire Central Québec (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Saguenay?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
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).