Photo: Bertrand Latour - Groupe Facebook : Je viens de Saint-Joseph · Public domain3 school boards share Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy leads with 11 schools, alongside Centre de services scolaire des Samares and Commission scolaire Riverside. One of the 13 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Its 3 km reach takes in 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, all of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel’s schooling. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-TracyAu Petit Bois, Laplume, Maria-Goretti, Martel, Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, Saint-Jean-Bosco, les Bateaux-Blancs, Bernard-Gariépy … | French public | 11 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Samaresprimaire de l'Île Saint-Ignace | French public | 1 |
| Commission scolaire RiversideHarold-Sheppard | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 13 schools in and around Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 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-Joseph-de-Sorel
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Quebec marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École Harold-Sheppard, run by Commission scolaire Riverside.
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-Joseph-de-Sorel’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: French service centres 12 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
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.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 13 schools in and around Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
High schools within reach of Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 5 high schools: 5 French public. Nearest: École secondaire Fernand-Lefebvre, 2.1 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Fernand-LefebvreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 2.1 km |
| École secondaire Fernand-Lefebvre - Pavillon TournesolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 2.1 km |
| École secondaire Bernard-GariépySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 2.1 km |
| École secondaire Bernard-GariépySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 3.1 km |
| École secondaire Pierre-de-LestageSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 6.5 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
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-Joseph-de-Sorel | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Sorel-Tracy 2.1 km | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 2.3 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Berthierville 6 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 6.3 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel 8.5 km | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier 9.1 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 km |
The busiest neighbour is Sorel-Tracy, with 14 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- The year. 2025-26, the latest open list.
- Boards and systems. Quebec organises public schools by language: service centres in French, school boards in English; private schools have neither.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel?
Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy (11), Centre de services scolaire des Samares (1) and Commission scolaire Riverside (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel?
Yes: École Harold-Sheppard, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel?
The town holds 1 of them; 12 more are within 3 km of its outline.
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).