Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0No high school in or near Sainte-Claire: the closest is 8.1 km off
The town’s own schools, within 3 km, are 2 elementary schools. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Sainte-Claire
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: École secondaire de Saint-Anselme, 8 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de Saint-AnselmeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud | French public | 8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Where the 2 schools in and around Sainte-Claire 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 Sainte-Claire
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Not one teaches in English.
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 Sainte-Claire’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one 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 Sainte-Claire
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 neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Sainte-Claire
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Mégantic | 5,947 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Maurice | 3,804 | 2 | 0 | 9.1 km |
| Maniwaki | 3,803 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Tite | 3,759 | 4 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Ascot Corner | 3,725 | 3 | 0 | 7.9 km |
| Sainte-Claire | 3,724 | 2 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Baie-D'Urfé | 3,706 | 20 | 9 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Sulpice | 3,688 | 18 | 1 | 4.5 km |
| Saint-Michel | 3,672 | 6 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 8 | 1 | 4.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
138 of 189 similar towns count more schools. In 51 of the 190, 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 Sainte-Claire
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Claire | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse 7.9 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Sainte-Hénédine 8.3 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 km |
| Saint-Anselme 8.6 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Sainte-Marguerite 10 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Malachie 12 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 km |
| Saint-Gervais 13 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 km |
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse has the most schools nearby, 4.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Sainte-Claire’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- 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.
- What isn’t here. No province rates its schools by inspection, and enrolment covers one year (Ontario and Alberta only), so there is no trend.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
Questions about schools in Sainte-Claire
How do I get a place at a school in Sainte-Claire?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
How many schools are there in Sainte-Claire?
The town holds all 2; none is outside it.
Is there a English-language school in Sainte-Claire?
None within 3 km of Sainte-Claire. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
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).