Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.019 schools serve Saint-Paul, 12 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade
2 in the town, 17 just beyond it, within 3 km. One of the 19 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.
Where the 19 schools in and around Saint-Paul 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
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.
Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier runs the English-language ones: École secondaire de Joliette.
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’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is French service centres 16, English boards 1 and independent 2.
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.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire des Samares: 16 schools. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des SamaresBarthélemy-Joliette, Barthélemy-Joliette (Francisation Joliette), de l'Espace-Jeunesse, primaire Monseigneur J.-A.-Papineau, primaire Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus, primaire Sainte-Thérèse, primaire de la Passerelle (Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur), primaire de la Passerelle (Vert-Demain) … | French public | 16 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierde Joliette | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Paul
Independent schools
An independent school decides whom it takes and what it charges; provincial grants cover part of the cost.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The neighbourhood school
Each board draws attendance areas: a child’s home address gives a designated school in each system. Families register with the board, and a school outside the area takes a child only if it has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 19 schools in and around Saint-Paul
High schools within reach of Saint-Paul
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
11 secondary schools are within 15 km: 8 French public, 2 independent and 1 English public. École Barthélemy-Joliette is closest, at 2.4 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Barthélemy-JolietteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 2.4 km |
| École secondaire de JolietteSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 2.6 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 2.7 km |
| Académie Antoine ManseauSecondary | – | Independent | 3.8 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.3 km |
| École secondaire Thérèse-MartinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.3 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 4.7 km |
| École de l'Espace-JeunesseAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 5.2 km |
| École Barthélemy-JolietteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 6.9 km |
| École secondaire du Bois-BrûléSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 8.2 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Esther-BlondinSecondary | – | Independent | 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton-Parc | 11,369 | 75 | 20 | 0.3 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-Paul | 7,208 | 19 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| La Sarre | 7,199 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 12 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Shannon | 7,088 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 7,068 | 11 | 1 | 4.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Oka | 4,312 | 11 | 2 | 2.6 km |
In 37 of the 135 others the count is higher. 68 of 136 have a school teaching in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Paul
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paul | 19 | 1 | 2 | 2.4 km |
| Joliette 3 km | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Crabtree 4 km | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5.5 km |
| Saint-Charles-Borromée 6.5 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 6.8 km | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Thomas 7.3 km | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Sainte-Marie-Salomé 8.8 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 km |
The neighbour with most schools is Joliette (26).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The page takes in schools within Saint-Paul and up to 3 km past its boundary, so a school just over the line is still here.
- 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.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Public schools here answer to a service centre (French) or a school board (English); private schools answer to their own boards.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
Questions about schools in Saint-Paul
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Paul?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Paul?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Samares (16) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (1).
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Paul?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École secondaire de Joliette.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · In Quebec, no schools grade. 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).