Photo: Sjvachon · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Sainte-Marie, 9 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade: 10 schools in all
Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin runs every one of them. No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Schooling in English and French around Sainte-Marie
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
There is no English-language school among them.
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.
Where the 10 schools in and around Sainte-Marie are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Sainte-Marie’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 9 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
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 10 schools in and around Sainte-Marie
High schools within reach of Sainte-Marie
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: Polyvalente Benoît-Vachon, 0.8 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente Benoît-VachonAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin | French public | 0.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Towns its size in Quebec
Towns of a similar population, with their schools in or within 3 km; described, not ranked.
| Town | Population | Schools | English | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | 21,949 | 18 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| … | ||||
| Matane | 14,180 | 9 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Plateau | 14,176 | 37 | 2 | 1.4 km |
| Saint-Amable | 14,119 | 5 | 0 | 0.6 km |
| Sillery | 13,950 | 61 | 6 | 0.5 km |
| Sainte-Marie | 13,873 | 10 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Ville-Émard | 13,826 | 106 | 48 | 0.8 km |
| L'Aéroport | 13,630 | 42 | 0 | 1.4 km |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini | 13,581 | 5 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Beaurivage | 13,574 | 41 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 8,352 | 62 | 12 | 0.8 km |
142 of the 175 others have more schools in reach. 128 towns of the 176 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 Sainte-Marie
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 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0.8 km |
| Saint-Elzéar 6 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 km |
| Scott 7.4 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Saint-Bernard 11 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Sainte-Marguerite 11 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Vallée-Jonction 11 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.8 km |
| Sainte-Hénédine 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Public schools here answer to a service centre (French) or a school board (English); private schools answer to their own boards.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Sainte-Marie or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
Questions about schools in Sainte-Marie
Is there a English-language school in Sainte-Marie?
Not in or within 3 km of Sainte-Marie; the English-language board can name the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Sainte-Marie?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for 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).