Photo: Roncanada · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare, 6 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade: 8 schools in all
1 are inside the town itself and 7 lie within 3 km of its edge. In English: one of the 8 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%.
Where the 8 schools in and around Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare 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 Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare
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.
The English-language schools are École primaire de Joliette, run by Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier.
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-Ambroise-de-Kildare’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: French service centres 7 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Centre de services scolaire des Samares, with 7. 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 Samaresde l'Espace-Jeunesse, primaire Lorenzo-Gauthier (Avenir, vers l'), primaire Lorenzo-Gauthier (Préambule, du), primaire Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, primaire Saint-Joseph, primaire de l'Orée-des-Bois, du Bois-Brûlé | French public | 7 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire de Joliette | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare
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.
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 8 schools in and around Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare
High schools within reach of Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 12 high schools: 8 French public, 3 independent and 1 English public. École secondaire du Bois-Brûlé is closest, at 4.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire du Bois-BrûléSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.6 km |
| École de l'Espace-JeunesseAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 7.3 km |
| Académie Antoine ManseauSecondary | – | Independent | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire de JolietteSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 9.7 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 10 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 10 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 10 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 10 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 12 km |
All 12 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Esther-BlondinSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Collège ChampagneurSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | 7,391 | 12 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Sutton | 4,775 | 2 | 1 | 16 km |
| Château-Richer | 4,732 | 2 | 0 | 13 km |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 7 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Antonin | 4,633 | 1 | 0 | 7 km |
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | 4,615 | 8 | 1 | 4.7 km |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 24 | 3 | 4.8 km |
| Berthierville | 4,591 | 4 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Neuville | 4,579 | 4 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 2 | 0 | 9.4 km |
More schools are within reach in 44 of the 189 other towns. In 63 of the 190, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes 4.5 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Sainte-Mélanie 5.5 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée 6.3 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Sainte-Marcelline-de-Kildare 6.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 8.1 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Liguori 9.3 km | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4.6 km |
Saint-Charles-Borromée has the most schools nearby, 25.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- 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. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
Questions about schools in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire de Joliette.
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Samares (7) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Why no schools grade in Quebec? 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).