Photo: Sohny Desrosiers-Perron · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Hilarion’s teenagers travel 16 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. 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-Hilarion
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km of the town there is no secondary school at all.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint-Hilarion 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-Hilarion
The language each school teaches in, against every school 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-Hilarion’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-Hilarion
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
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-Hilarion
Schools in the towns around Saint-Hilarion
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Hilarion | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
| Saint-Urbain 8.7 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Les Éboulements 13 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Baie-Saint-Paul 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 km |
| Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| L'Isle-aux-Coudres 18 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 km |
Most schools next door: Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs, 3.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Saint-Hilarion’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Saint-Hilarion
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Hilarion?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Hilarion?
None within 3 km of Saint-Hilarion. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
How many schools are there in Saint-Hilarion?
1 in the town, 1 just beyond it, within 3 km.
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).