Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest high school to Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc is 12 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.
High schools within reach of Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 8 high schools: 6 French public, 1 English public and 1 independent. The closest high school is École secondaire des Chutes, 12 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire des ChutesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Val-MauricieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire des ChutesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire du RocherSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie | French public | 12 km |
| École de l'ÉnergieAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de ShawiniganAll grades | Commission scolaire Central Québec | English public | 13 km |
| Le Séminaire Sainte-MarieSecondary | – | Independent | 13 km |
| École secondaire Val-MauricieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie | French public | 13 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc 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-Mathieu-du-Parc
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
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.
Who runs Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc’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-Mathieu-du-Parc
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
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-Mathieu-du-Parc
Schools in the towns around Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Boniface 12 km | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Shawinigan 13 km | 30 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Charette 17 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
Shawinigan has the most schools nearby, 30.
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-Mathieu-du-Parc’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. The ministry lists buildings, not schools: a two-building school has two entries here.
Questions about schools in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc?
The service centre registers students for the French network; the address decides the school.
How many schools are there in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc?
1 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc?
No, none within 3 km of Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc; 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).