Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.0The 2 schools of Shawville: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
They all come under Commission scolaire Western Québec. 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 Shawville 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 Shawville
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 2 English-language schools are École Dr. S.E. McDowell and École secondaire Pontiac; Commission scolaire Western 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 Shawville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
One system runs them: every one English boards.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Shawville
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 Shawville
High schools within reach of Shawville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: École secondaire Pontiac, 0.8 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire PontiacSecondary | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 0.8 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
Schools in the towns around Shawville
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
Clarendon leads the neighbours with 8 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Schools inside Shawville and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- 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. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
Questions about schools in Shawville
How do I get a place at a school in Shawville?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
Is there a English-language school in Shawville?
Yes: École Dr. S.E. McDowell and École secondaire Pontiac, the English-language schools here.
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).