Photo: Richard Coté · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Ludger’s teenagers travel 24 km to the nearest high school
Within 3 km of the town there are 3 elementary schools only. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Saint-Ludger
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Where the 3 schools in and around Saint-Ludger 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-Ludger
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
None of them 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-Ludger’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They all share one system, every one French service centres.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
The 2 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin leads with 2. 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 la Beauce-Etchemindu Sud-de-la-Beauce (Bellarmin), du Sud-de-la-Beauce (Nazareth) | French public | 2 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantonsd'Audet | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Ludger
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French schools.
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Saint-Ludger
Schools in the towns around Saint-Ludger
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Ludger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 24 km |
| Lac-Drolet 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
| Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce 12 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
It has more schools than any of its 2 neighbours.
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. A 3 km band around Saint-Ludger’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
Questions about schools in Saint-Ludger
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Ludger?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin (2) and Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Ludger?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
How many schools are there in Saint-Ludger?
All 3 sit within the town’s own boundary.
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Ludger?
No, none within 3 km of Saint-Ludger; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
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).