Photo: Picturelover · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Saint-Calixte is 10 km away
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 3 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-Calixte
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
4 secondary schools are within 15 km: 4 French public. 9.9 km away, École secondaire du Havre-Jeunesse is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire du Havre-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 9.9 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÉvolutionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÉvolutionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 3 schools in and around Saint-Calixte are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Calixte
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
There is no English-language school among them.
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-Calixte’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-Calixte
The neighbourhood school
Families enrol through the board, which assigns the school serving their street; transfers depend on space.
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 provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Saint-Calixte
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | 12,154 | 12 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Donnacona | 7,785 | 8 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Baie-Saint-Paul | 7,760 | 2 | 0 | 1 km |
| Shefford | 7,704 | 9 | 1 | 7.4 km |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 7,670 | 5 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Calixte | 7,627 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Louiseville | 7,570 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | 7,551 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Hampstead | 7,464 | 113 | 52 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | 7,391 | 12 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | 4,615 | 8 | 1 | 4.7 km |
Of the 137 others, 118 count more schools. Schooling in English is on hand in 70 of the 138.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Calixte
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-Calixte | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Sainte-Julienne 12 km | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1.8 km |
| Saint-Hippolyte 13 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides 14 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Chertsey 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Esprit 15 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Sainte-Sophie 15 km | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 km |
Next door, Sainte-Sophie counts 17 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools here answer to a service centre (French) or a school board (English); private schools answer to their own boards.
- Which schools count. Counted: Saint-Calixte’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- 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.
Questions about schools in Saint-Calixte
How many schools are there in Saint-Calixte?
Inside the town there are 2; another 1 sit within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Calixte?
None within 3 km of Saint-Calixte. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Calixte?
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).