Photo: Claude Robillard · CC BY 2.0Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska’s teenagers travel 17 km to the nearest high school
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 3 elementary schools. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Where the 3 schools in and around Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska 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.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
No school here teaches in English.
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 Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems here: 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 Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Roberval | 2,536 | 35 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Cap-Chat | 2,519 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| Hatley | 2,512 | 18 | 3 | 5 km |
| Mandeville | 2,511 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska | 2,509 | 3 | 0 | 17 km |
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
66 out of 129 comparable towns have more schools. Of the 130, 32 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 Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Notre-Dame-du-Portage 8.5 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 km |
| Saint-Antonin 14 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 km |
| Rivière-du-Loup 18 km | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0.8 km |
Among the neighbours, Rivière-du-Loup has 16, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. A 3 km band around Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- Boards and systems. The French service centre and the English board each cover the whole territory with their own schools.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
Questions about schools in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska?
Not in or within 3 km of Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska; the English-language board can name the nearest.
How many schools are there in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska?
All 3 sit within the town’s own boundary.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows 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).