Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Polycarpe and its edges hold 8 schools: 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
4 in the town, 4 just beyond it, within 3 km. Of the 8, one teaches in English (10% of schools in Quebec). With no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Where the 8 schools in and around Saint-Polycarpe 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-Polycarpe
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson runs the English-language ones: École primaire Soulanges.
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-Polycarpe’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: French service centres 7 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs, with 7. 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 Trois-Lacsde la Riveraine - Saint-Zotique, de la Riveraine - Saint-Zotique (Riveraine, de la), des Orioles, du Val-des-Prés (Immaculée-Conception), du Val-des-Prés (Sacré-Coeur), Soulanges, des Navigateurs | French public | 7 |
| Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearsonprimaire Soulanges | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Saint-Polycarpe
The neighbourhood school
Attendance zones do the sorting here. Inside the zone a child is in; outside it, the answer turns on how full the school is.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
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-Polycarpe
High schools within reach of Saint-Polycarpe
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 2: 2 French public. 0.6 km away, École secondaire Soulanges is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire SoulangesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 0.6 km |
| École secondaire des NavigateursSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs | French public | 7.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Similar-sized towns and their schools within 3 km, by population.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Etchemin | 4,089 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel | 2,599 | 7 | 1 | 6.7 km |
| Hébertville | 2,588 | 4 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce | 2,575 | 1 | 0 | 22 km |
| Saint-Damien | 2,569 | 2 | 0 | 12 km |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 8 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| Gracefield | 2,544 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | 2,536 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Roberval | 2,536 | 35 | 4 | 0.9 km |
| Cap-Chat | 2,519 | 3 | 0 | 0.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Of the 135 others, 18 count more schools. In 33 of the 136, at least one school teaches 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-Polycarpe
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Polycarpe | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Rivière-Beaudette 7.7 km | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 km |
| Saint-Zotique 7.9 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Les Coteaux 9.1 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3.2 km |
| Saint-Clet 9.8 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Coteau-du-Lac 11 km | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 km |
| Sainte-Marthe 11 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9.1 km |
Top among the neighbours: Coteau-du-Lac, 12 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. There are no inspection ratings to show, and a single year of enrolment gives no trend.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- The year. The provincial list 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. A school counts when it sits inside Saint-Polycarpe or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. The kind of school is what its province lists: elementary, secondary or both.
Questions about schools in Saint-Polycarpe
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Polycarpe?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire Soulanges.
Which boards run the schools in Saint-Polycarpe?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs (7) and Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Polycarpe?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
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).