Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.0Sainte-Sophie and its edges hold 17 schools: 11 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
The town holds 3 of them; 14 more are within 3 km of its outline. One of the 17 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.
Where the 17 schools in and around Sainte-Sophie 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 Sainte-Sophie
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are École primaire Laurentia, run by Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier.
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-Sophie’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 15, English boards 1 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The biggest of the 2 is Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord: 15 schools. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-NordJean-Moreau, Notre-Dame, Sacré-Coeur, Sainte-Paule, Sans-Frontières, des Falaises, des Sentiers, du Champ-Fleuri … | French public | 15 |
| Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurierprimaire Laurentia | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Sainte-Sophie
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives sets the school: each board draws a catchment around every one of its schools, and a child living inside it has a place there. Other schools take children from outside when they have room.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 17 schools in and around Sainte-Sophie
High schools within reach of Sainte-Sophie
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 25: 23 French public, 1 independent and 1 English public. École secondaire des Hauts-Sommets is closest, at 4.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire des Hauts-SommetsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 4.7 km |
| École polyvalente Saint-JérômeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 5.7 km |
| Académie Lafontaine inc.All grades | – | Independent | 5.7 km |
| École secondaire Cap-JeunesseSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 6.2 km |
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 6.2 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 6.5 km |
| École polyvalente Saint-JérômeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 6.5 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 6.5 km |
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 6.5 km |
| École de l'Horizon-SoleilAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 6.5 km |
All 25 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Émilien-FrenetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 7.4 km |
| École secondaire Saint-StanislasSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 7.8 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 8.3 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 8.6 km |
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 9.2 km |
| École secondaire du FlambeauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 9.3 km |
| École polyvalente Saint-JérômeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 9.3 km |
| École secondaire des-StudiosSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 9.3 km |
| École secondaire du HarfangSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire du HarfangSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire de MirabelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord | French public | 13 km |
| École Secondaire MountainviewSecondary | Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier | English public | 13 km |
| École secondaire Lucille-TeasdaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles | French public | 14 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÉvolutionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire de l'ÉvolutionSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Julie | 30,981 | 16 | 0 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Laflèche | 19,706 | 80 | 20 | 0.9 km |
| Père-Marquette | 19,702 | 147 | 23 | 0.7 km |
| Kirkland | 19,696 | 46 | 24 | 1.4 km |
| Louis-Riel | 19,647 | 83 | 7 | 0.2 km |
| Sainte-Sophie | 19,467 | 17 | 1 | 4.8 km |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 19,447 | 26 | 2 | 0.3 km |
| Beaconsfield | 19,430 | 35 | 20 | 0.5 km |
| Tétreaultville | 19,390 | 43 | 2 | 0.6 km |
| Nicolas-Viel | 19,361 | 137 | 16 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot | 11,716 | 20 | 8 | 3.6 km |
Of the 175 others, 139 count more schools. 143 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-Sophie
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Sophie | 17 | 1 | 1 | 4.8 km |
| Saint-Jérôme 7.2 km | 44 | 3 | 1 | 0.9 km |
| Saint-Hippolyte 9.7 km | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 km |
| Prévost 9.8 km | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3.2 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines 12 km | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 km |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs 14 km | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 km |
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides 14 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 km |
Among the neighbours, Saint-Jérôme has 44, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- Boards and systems. Quebec’s public schools come under French service centres or English school boards, by language since 1998; private schools stand apart.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. Where a province publishes grades, the card gives them; elementary and secondary follow those grades.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Sainte-Sophie’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Sainte-Sophie
Which boards run the schools in Sainte-Sophie?
Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord (15) and Commission scolaire Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Sainte-Sophie?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire Laurentia.
How do I get a place at a school in Sainte-Sophie?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec. · 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).