Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain2 schools in and around Saint-Damien: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
Every school here answers to Centre de services scolaire des Samares. With no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint-Damien 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-Damien
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix 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-Damien’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-Damien
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
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-Damien
High schools within reach of Saint-Damien
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Only École secondaire Bermon is within 15 km, 12 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire BermonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Etchemin | 4,089 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel | 2,599 | 7 | 1 | 6.7 km |
| Hébertville | 2,588 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce | 2,575 | 1 | 0 | 22 km |
| Saint-Damien | 2,569 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 8 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Gracefield | 2,544 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | 2,536 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Roberval | 2,536 | 35 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
More schools than here: 93 of the 135 others. Schooling in English is on hand in 33 of the 136.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Damien
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Damien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie 7.4 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha 11 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Gabriel 13 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon 15 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Mandeville 18 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Sainte-Béatrix 19 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon has the most schools nearby, 6.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- The kinds of school. Elementary and secondary come from the grades each school offers; a school offering both counts as all-grade.
- Which schools count. Inside Saint-Damien’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
Questions about schools in Saint-Damien
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Damien?
Register with the service centre (French) or the school board (English, with a certificate of eligibility); the address sets the designated school.
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Damien?
Not within 3 km of Saint-Damien. The English-language board still serves families here.
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).