Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0Around Shannon, 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade: 2 schools in all
There are none just outside: each is in the town. With no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Where the 2 schools in and around Shannon 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 Shannon
Each school by its language of instruction, with the share in Quebec marked.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The 1 English-language schools are École Dollard-des-Ormeaux; Commission scolaire Central Québec runs the public ones.
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 Shannon’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
By system, they split: French service centres 1 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
The boards and their schools here.
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale counts 1, more than any of the other boards of the 2. 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 CapitaleAlexander-Wolff | French public | 1 |
| Commission scolaire Central QuébecDollard-des-Ormeaux | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Shannon
The neighbourhood school
Each school serves a defined area. A place elsewhere is possible when that school has room.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Shannon
High schools within reach of Shannon
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 11 high schools: 8 French public, 2 independent and 1 English public. For the shortest journey, École Dollard-des-Ormeaux: 0.7 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Dollard-des-OrmeauxAll grades | Commission scolaire Central Québec | English public | 0.7 km |
| École Jacques-Cartier - Saint-Denys-GarneauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 8.1 km |
| École L'OdysséeAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 8.2 km |
| École secondaire Mont-Saint-SacrementSecondary | – | Independent | 9.7 km |
| École secondaire Roger-ComtoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Roger-ComtoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Roger-ComtoisSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 12 km |
| L'École l'Eau-ViveAll grades | – | Independent | 14 km |
| École secondaire de NeufchâtelSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale | French public | 14 km |
| École Le SommetSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries | French public | 14 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire polyvalente de L'Ancienne-LoretteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs | French public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laval-Ouest | 11,034 | 28 | 3 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Chibougamau | 7,273 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Paul | 7,208 | 19 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| La Sarre | 7,199 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 12 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| Shannon | 7,088 | 2 | 1 | 0.7 km |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 7,068 | 11 | 1 | 4.6 km |
| Saint-Honoré | 6,984 | 8 | 0 | 9.5 km |
| Plessisville | 6,774 | 6 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Charlemagne | 6,695 | 16 | 0 | 3.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Oka | 4,312 | 11 | 2 | 2.6 km |
118 of 129 similar towns count more schools. A school in English is nearby in 64 towns of 130.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Shannon
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac 7.5 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Val-Bélair 8.1 km | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier 8.2 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 km |
| Lac-Saint-Charles 11 km | 14 | 0 | 0 | 4 km |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier 11 km | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.9 km |
| Loretteville 12 km | 36 | 1 | 3 | 0.2 km |
Among the neighbours, Loretteville has 36, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- The year. As the province lists them in 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Shannon and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Shannon
Is there a English-language school in Shannon?
Yes: École Dollard-des-Ormeaux, the English-language schools here.
Which boards run the schools in Shannon?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale (1) and Commission scolaire Central Québec (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Shannon?
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) · 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).