Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0The 25 schools of Saint-Charles-Borromée: 16 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade
5 in the town, 20 just beyond it, within 3 km. 2 of the 25 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 25 schools in and around Saint-Charles-Borromée 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-Charles-Borromée
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier runs the English-language ones: École primaire de Joliette and École secondaire de Joliette.
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-Charles-Borromée’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 21, English boards 2 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Centre de services scolaire des Samares runs the most, 21 of them, among 2 boards. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des SamaresBarthélemy-Joliette, Barthélemy-Joliette (Francisation Joliette), Barthélemy-Joliette (Intervalle, de l'), de l'Espace-Jeunesse, primaire Lorenzo-Gauthier (Avenir, vers l'), primaire Lorenzo-Gauthier (Préambule, du), primaire Monseigneur J.-A.-Papineau, primaire Sainte-Thérèse … | French public | 21 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire de Joliette, de Joliette | English public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Charles-Borromée
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 25 schools in and around Saint-Charles-Borromée
High schools within reach of Saint-Charles-Borromée
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 12: 9 French public, 2 independent and 1 English public. Closest of all: École de l'Espace-Jeunesse (1.3 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de l'Espace-JeunesseAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 1.3 km |
| École secondaire du Bois-BrûléSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 1.8 km |
| Académie Antoine ManseauSecondary | – | Independent | 3.4 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 3.7 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 3.7 km |
| École secondaire de JolietteSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 3.9 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.2 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.2 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 9.5 km |
All 12 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Esther-BlondinSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÉrablièreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 14 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | 26,786 | 31 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Petite-Côte | 17,196 | 101 | 9 | 0.9 km |
| La Visitation | 17,166 | 118 | 13 | 0.8 km |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | 25 | 2 | 1.9 km |
| Cap-Rouge | 17,139 | 31 | 0 | 1.8 km |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée | 16,904 | 25 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 46 | 0 | 3 km |
| Saint-Édouard | 16,771 | 145 | 22 | 0.8 km |
| Étienne Desmarteaux | 16,603 | 127 | 11 | 0.4 km |
| Préfontaine | 16,542 | 76 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Félicien | 10,143 | 10 | 0 | 1.6 km |
Among 170 towns its size, 114 have more schools nearby. Teaching in English: 134 of the 171 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Charles-Borromée
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Charles-Borromée | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 2.6 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Joliette 3.6 km | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes 4.6 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare 6.3 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Saint-Paul 6.5 km | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Crabtree 8.9 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 km |
Most schools next door: Joliette, 26.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Saint-Charles-Borromée or within 3 km of it are here.
Questions about schools in Saint-Charles-Borromée
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Charles-Borromée?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Samares (21) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (2).
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Charles-Borromée?
Yes: École primaire de Joliette and École secondaire de Joliette, the English-language schools here.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Charles-Borromée?
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).