Photo: Noppen, Luc, 1949 · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Saint-Joseph-du-Lac, 9 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools: 12 schools in all
Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles is the only board. None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
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.
For schooling in English, families look further afield.
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.
Where the 12 schools in and around Saint-Joseph-du-Lac are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Saint-Joseph-du-Lac’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems 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-Joseph-du-Lac
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
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 12 schools in and around Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
High schools within reach of Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Within 15 km, families can reach 45 high schools: 22 French public, 14 independent, 8 English public and 1 other. The nearest is École secondaire d'Oka, 4.3 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire d'OkaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 4.3 km |
| École secondaire d'OkaSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 4.3 km |
| École secondaire Liberté-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 5.5 km |
| École secondaire Lake of Two MountainsSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 6.9 km |
| École des ÉrablesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 7.6 km |
| Polyvalente Deux-MontagnesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 7.6 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.5 km |
| École des HirondellesAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 8.5 km |
| Collège Charlemagne inc.All grades | – | Independent | 8.8 km |
| École secondaire des PatriotesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 9.4 km |
All 45 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratihen:te High SchoolAll grades | – | Other | 11 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 11 km |
| École chrétienne Emmanuel, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire PierrefondsSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 12 km |
| Académie Marie-Claire, Campus secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| Académie Chrétienne Rive NordAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École Saint-GeorgesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 12 km |
| OneSchool Global Campus de MontréalAll grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire MacdonaldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 13 km |
| Alexander von Humboldt École internationale allemande inc.All grades | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École le SavoirSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire du MaréchalSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 13 km |
| École de l'AltitudeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 13 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire Westwood SeniorSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 14 km |
| Centre d'adulte Lawrence/Lawrence Adult CentreSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section anglaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École de Formation Hébraïque, section françaiseAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de la Cité-des-JeunesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 14 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 14 km |
| Collège CitoyenSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École John-F.- KennedyAll grades | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 14 km |
| Académie Kuper, secondaireSecondary | – | Independent | 14 km |
| Centre d'accueil Dawson AlternativeAll grades | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 14 km |
| Centre d'accueil le Programme de Portage inc.Secondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 14 km |
| École secondaire BeaconsfieldSecondary | Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson | English public | 14 km |
| École des SourcesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys | French public | 15 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section françaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| Collège de l'Ouest de l'Île, section anglaiseSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
| École secondaire du Chêne-BleuSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Places of about the same size and their schools in or within 3 km, largest first.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot | 11,716 | 20 | 8 | 3.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Calixte | 7,627 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Louiseville | 7,570 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | 7,551 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Hampstead | 7,464 | 113 | 52 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | 7,391 | 12 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Saint-Jude | 7,364 | 74 | 14 | 1.1 km |
| Chandler | 7,323 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 km |
| Val-des-Sources | 7,303 | 5 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Chibougamau | 7,273 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
In 48 of the 134 others the count is higher. Schooling in English is on hand in 68 of the 135.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | 12 | 0 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Pointe-Calumet 2.8 km | 9 | 0 | 0 | 4.8 km |
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac 4.4 km | 18 | 3 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Oka 6.7 km | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2.6 km |
| Deux-Montagnes 7.8 km | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève 9.2 km | 37 | 12 | 4 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Eustache 9.5 km | 50 | 5 | 2 | 0.6 km |
Among the neighbours, Saint-Eustache has 50, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- Which schools count. Counted: Saint-Joseph-du-Lac’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
Questions about schools in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac?
There is none in or near Saint-Joseph-du-Lac (within 3 km); the English-language board covers the area from elsewhere.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Joseph-du-Lac?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school. · 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).