Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainThe 5 schools of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe is the only board. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 5 schools in and around Sainte-Marie-Madeleine are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
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 Sainte-Marie-Madeleine’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: French service centres 4 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
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.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
High schools within reach of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 22 high schools: 18 French public and 4 independent. Closest of all: Collège Saint-Hilaire (6.1 km).
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Saint-HilaireSecondary | – | Independent | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire Ozias-LeducSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 8.1 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 9.6 km |
| École secondaire Ozias-LeducSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 9.6 km |
| École Le REPAIRESecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École secondaire PolybelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire Saint-Joseph de Saint-HyacintheSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École RaymondSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 11 km |
| École René-Saint-PierreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 12 km |
All 22 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire FadetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École d'éducation internationaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| École René-Saint-PierreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire FadetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 12 km |
| Collège Saint-MauriceSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| Polyvalente Hyacinthe-DelormeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 13 km |
| École René-Saint-PierreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire CasavantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire CasavantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire FadetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe | French public | 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 7 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Stanstead | 2,994 | 3 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu | 2,984 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | 2,961 | 3 | 0 | 1.2 km |
| Dégelis | 2,943 | 6 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 5 | 0 | 6.2 km |
| Scott | 2,938 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley | 2,938 | 14 | 2 | 6.4 km |
| Saint-Bruno | 2,935 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 km |
| Saint-Basile | 2,918 | 3 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
Of the 154 others, 50 count more schools. 38 of 155 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 Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 km |
| Sainte-Madeleine 2.4 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 km |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste 7.9 km | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7 km |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire 8.4 km | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Saint-Damase 8.6 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 km |
| La Présentation 8.9 km | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Beloeil 10 km | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0.6 km |
Most schools next door: Mont-Saint-Hilaire, 26.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. Schools as 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.
- 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. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Sainte-Marie-Madeleine and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
Questions about schools in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine
How do I get a place at a school in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
Is there a English-language school in Sainte-Marie-Madeleine?
None within 3 km of Sainte-Marie-Madeleine. 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).