Photo: Félix Mathieu-Bégin · CC BY-SA 4.0No high school in or near Saint-Sylvestre: the closest is 20 km off
Within 3 km of the town there are 2 elementary schools only. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
High schools within reach of Saint-Sylvestre
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
No secondary school is within 15 km of the town.
Where the 2 schools in and around Saint-Sylvestre 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-Sylvestre
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
A English-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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-Sylvestre’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
No mix of systems here: 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-Sylvestre
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.
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 2 schools in and around Saint-Sylvestre
Schools in the towns around Saint-Sylvestre
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sylvestre | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 km |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage 6.3 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 km |
| Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière 11 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 km |
| Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 km |
| Saint-Elzéar 15 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Saint-Bernard 17 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Saint-Gilles 18 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 km |
Saint-Gilles leads the neighbours with 6 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Counted: Saint-Sylvestre’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
Questions about schools in Saint-Sylvestre
Is there a English-language school in Saint-Sylvestre?
Not near Saint-Sylvestre: within 3 km there is none, and the English-language board points to the closest.
How many schools are there in Saint-Sylvestre?
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-Sylvestre?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
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).