Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain3 schools serve Saint-Prosper, 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade
They all come under Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin. 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 3 schools in and around Saint-Prosper 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.
Schooling in English and French around Saint-Prosper
The language each school teaches in, against every school 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-Prosper’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
A single 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-Prosper
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.
English schools in Quebec
English public schooling in Quebec needs a certificate of eligibility, usually earned through a parent’s English elementary schooling in Canada; other children attend French schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 3 schools in and around Saint-Prosper
High schools within reach of Saint-Prosper
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Families have one high school within 15 km: Polyvalente des Abénaquis, 0.7 km off.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente des AbénaquisAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin | French public | 0.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Joli | 6,492 | 5 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Lac-Etchemin | 4,089 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | 4,083 | 5 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 4 | 1 | 3.6 km |
| Mistissini | 4,067 | 3 | 0 | 1.6 km |
| Saint-Prosper | 4,042 | 3 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | 4,009 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 km |
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| New Richmond | 3,947 | 2 | 1 | 2.3 km |
| Danville | 3,944 | 6 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
In 122 of the 207 others the count is higher. 59 of the 208 have a English-language school.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Saint-Prosper
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-Prosper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Benjamin 9.5 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Saint-Zacharie 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 15 km |
| Notre-Dame-des-Pins 17 km | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5.6 km |
| Saint-Côme--Linière 17 km | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 km |
| Saint-Georges 17 km | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne 19 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 km |
Top among the neighbours: Saint-Georges, 12 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Saint-Prosper’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
Questions about schools in Saint-Prosper
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Prosper?
Not near Saint-Prosper: within 3 km there is none, and the English-language board points to the closest.
How do I get a place at a school in Saint-Prosper?
Register at the service centre; a school outside the area takes a child if it has room.
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).