Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC08 schools in and around Saint-Nazaire: 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
One board, Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean, runs them all. None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Nazaire
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
All teach in the province’s majority language; none 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.
Where the 8 schools in and around Saint-Nazaire 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.
Who runs Saint-Nazaire’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.
How children get a place in Saint-Nazaire
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
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 8 schools in and around Saint-Nazaire
High schools within reach of Saint-Nazaire
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 3: 3 French public. The closest high school is École secondaire Camille-Lavoie, 7.8 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Camille-LavoieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean | French public | 7.8 km |
| Pavillon Wilbrod-DufourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean | French public | 8 km |
| École Jean-GauthierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean | French public | 12 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Nazaire
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Nazaire | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 km |
| Alma 6.7 km | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 km |
| Labrecque 11 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Saint-Bruno 13 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 km |
| Larouche 16 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Saint-Gédéon 16 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.3 km |
Next door, Alma counts 12 schools, more than any other neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Saint-Nazaire and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- The kinds of school. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. The French service centre and the English board each cover the whole territory with their own schools.
Questions about schools in Saint-Nazaire
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Nazaire?
Not within 3 km of Saint-Nazaire. The English-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Nazaire?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, 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).