Photo: Interaction Qui Ltée · Public domainThe nearest high school to Saint-Ambroise is 17 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Saint-Ambroise
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint-Ambroise 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-Ambroise
The language each school teaches in, against every school 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-Ambroise’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, 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-Ambroise
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Saint-Ambroise
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plessisville | 6,774 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Bellerive | 4,393 | 30 | 1 | 1 km |
| Beaupré | 4,314 | 4 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Oka | 4,312 | 11 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Saint-Ambroise | 4,262 | 2 | 0 | 17 km |
| East Angus | 4,261 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 4 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Crabtree | 4,237 | 5 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix | 4,230 | 6 | 0 | 3 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
In 150 of the 199 others the count is higher. 57 towns of the 200 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 Saint-Ambroise
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-Ambroise | 2 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Saint-David-de-Falardeau 18 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 km |
| Saint-Nazaire 18 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 km |
| Labrecque 18 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Saint-Honoré 18 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Larouche 19 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
The busiest neighbour is Saint-Nazaire, with 8 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Saint-Ambroise and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- 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.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
Questions about schools in Saint-Ambroise
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Ambroise?
None within 3 km of Saint-Ambroise. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Saint-Ambroise?
The town holds 1 of them; 1 more are within 3 km of its outline.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Ambroise?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
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).