Photo: MaillouxJ · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford is 9.5 km away
In or within 3 km of the town: 2 elementary schools, and no high school. No schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
6 secondary schools are within 15 km: 4 French public and 2 independent. École secondaire du Verbe Divin is closest, at 9.3 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire du Verbe DivinSecondary | – | Independent | 9.3 km |
| École Paul-Germain-OstiguySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières | French public | 10 km |
| École l'EnvoléeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 11 km |
| École Joseph-Hermas-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 12 km |
| École de la Haute-VilleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 13 km |
| Collège Mont-Sacré-CoeurSecondary | – | Independent | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
There is no English-language school among them.
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-Paul-d'Abbotsford’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.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières counts 1, more than any of the other boards of the 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 des Hautes-RivièresMicheline-Brodeur | French public | 1 |
| Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacintheau Coeur-des-Monts | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
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-Paul-d'Abbotsford
Towns its size in Quebec
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 24 | 3 | 4.8 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | 14 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Saint-Bruno | 2,935 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Saint-Basile | 2,918 | 3 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | 2,916 | 6 | 0 | 4.2 km |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2,891 | 2 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Saint-Isidore | 2,889 | 7 | 1 | 6 km |
| Labelle | 2,861 | 1 | 0 | 18 km |
| Saint-Anicet | 2,854 | 1 | 0 | 16 km |
| Weedon | 2,845 | 1 | 0 | 23 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
More schools are within reach in 107 of the 151 other towns. A school in English is nearby in 37 towns of 152.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Ange-Gardien 8.2 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Saint-Pie 9.3 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Saint-Césaire 9.5 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Sainte-Cécile-de-Milton 11 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 km |
| Granby 12 km | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Rougemont 13 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4.3 km |
The busiest neighbour is Granby, with 26 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- The year. Listed for 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- Which schools count. Inside Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
Questions about schools in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford?
No, none within 3 km of Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
How many schools are there in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford?
1 are inside the town itself and 1 lie within 3 km of its edge.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford?
Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières (1) and Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
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).