Photo: Andre Carrotflower · CC BY-SA 4.044 schools serve Saint-Jérôme, 27 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade
6 of them lie outside the boundary, within 3 km; 38 are inside. In English: 3 of the 44 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 44 schools in and around Saint-Jérôme 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-Jérôme
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
By name, in English: École primaire Laurentia (Laurentia Annex ES), École primaire Laurentia (Campus Laurentia ES) and École primaire Laurentia (Laurentia Elementary School) (Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier).
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-Jérôme’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: French service centres 40, English boards 3 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
The boards and their schools here.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord leads with 40. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-NordBellefeuille, De La Durantaye, Dubois, Mariboisé, Mer-et-Monde, Notre-Dame, Prévost, Sacré-Coeur … | French public | 40 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire Laurentia (Campus Laurentia ES), primaire Laurentia (Laurentia Annex ES), primaire Laurentia (Laurentia Elementary School) | English public | 3 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Jérôme
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 44 schools in and around Saint-Jérôme
High schools within reach of Saint-Jérôme
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 21: 19 French public, 1 independent and 1 English public. École secondaire Émilien-Frenette lies closest, 0.8 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Émilien-FrenetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 0.8 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 1.1 km |
| École polyvalente Saint-JérômeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 1.7 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 1.7 km |
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 1.7 km |
| École polyvalente Saint-JérômeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 1.9 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 2 km |
| Académie Lafontaine inc.All grades | – | Independent | 2.1 km |
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 2.2 km |
| École polyvalente Saint-JérômeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 2.3 km |
All 21 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire du FlambeauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 2.3 km |
| École secondaire des Hauts-SommetsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 2.8 km |
| École secondaire Cap-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 3.1 km |
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 3.1 km |
| École secondaire Saint-StanislasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 3.1 km |
| École de l'Horizon-SoleilAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 3.4 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire de MirabelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 11 km |
| École Secondaire MountainviewSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Lucille-TeasdaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrebonne | 126,872 | 74 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 100,806 | 32 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Brossard | 97,597 | 62 | 10 | 0.8 km |
| Repentigny | 91,290 | 49 | 2 | 0.9 km |
| Drummondville | 85,560 | 38 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Jérôme | 85,160 | 44 | 3 | 0.9 km |
| Chomedey | 81,813 | 141 | 14 | 0.2 km |
| Granby | 72,180 | 26 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Mirabel | 68,471 | 70 | 1 | 4.3 km |
| Blainville | 61,739 | 54 | 3 | 1.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Shawinigan | 51,739 | 30 | 1 | 0.5 km |
6 out of 14 comparable towns have more schools. In 13 of the 15, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Jérôme
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-Jérôme | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Sainte-Sophie 7.2 km | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 km |
| Saint-Colomban 8.3 km | 16 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Prévost 8.5 km | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3.2 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 11 km | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Saint-Hippolyte 13 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Mirabel 14 km | 70 | 1 | 1 | 4.3 km |
Top among the neighbours: Mirabel, 70 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary schools run from kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary ones to Grade 12; some cover every grade, and alternative, adult and online schools are listed apart.
- Which schools count. Each school is placed by its address point; those inside Saint-Jérôme or within 3 km of it are here.
- Boards and systems. French-language public schools belong to service centres (centres de services scolaires), English ones to school boards; private schools run themselves.
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
Questions about schools in Saint-Jérôme
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Jérôme?
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-Jérôme?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Laurentia (Laurentia Annex ES), École primaire Laurentia (Campus Laurentia ES) and École primaire Laurentia (Laurentia Elementary School).
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Jérôme?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (40) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (3).
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).