Photo: Harfang · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Basile’s teenagers travel 11 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-Basile
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Only École secondaire de Donnacona is within 15 km, 11 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de DonnaconaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Portneuf | French public | 11 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 3 schools in and around Saint-Basile 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-Basile
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.
Schooling in English isn’t on offer here.
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-Basile’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present 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-Basile
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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-Basile
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-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 7 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 5 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Scott | 2,938 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | 14 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Saint-Bruno | 2,935 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Saint-Basile | 2,918 | 3 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | 2,916 | 6 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2,891 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Saint-Isidore | 2,889 | 7 | 1 | 6 km |
| Labelle | 2,861 | 1 | 0 | 18 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
82 of the 154 others have more schools in reach. A English-language school is within reach in 38 of the 155.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Basile
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-Basile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Portneuf 7.2 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Cap-Santé 8.1 km | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5 km |
| Pont-Rouge 9.8 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 km |
| Donnacona 12 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Saint-Raymond 15 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Deschambault-Grondines 17 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 km |
Most schools next door: Cap-Santé, 10.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Every school inside Saint-Basile’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. The French service centre and the English board each cover the whole territory with their own schools.
Questions about schools in Saint-Basile
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Basile?
No, none within 3 km of Saint-Basile; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Saint-Basile?
Every one of them, 3, is inside the town.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Basile?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
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).