Photo: Alain.boucher86 · Public domainNo high school in or near Saint-Ferdinand: the closest is 18 km off
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. The schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Saint-Ferdinand
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint-Ferdinand 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-Ferdinand
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
A English-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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-Ferdinand’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.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs: 1 schools. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des Bois-FrancsJean-XXIII - Marie-Immaculée - Saint-Coeur-de-Marie | French public | 1 |
| Centre de services scolaire des AppalachesNotre-Dame | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Ferdinand
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
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 2 schools in and around Saint-Ferdinand
Schools in the towns around Saint-Ferdinand
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-Ferdinand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
| Plessisville 17 km | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 km |
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 19 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 km |
8 schools make Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska the best supplied neighbour.
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. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Saint-Ferdinand and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Saint-Ferdinand
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Ferdinand?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs (1) and Centre de services scolaire des Appalaches (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Ferdinand?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Ferdinand?
No, none within 3 km of Saint-Ferdinand; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Saint-Ferdinand?
All 2 are inside the town itself.
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).