Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0Around Shefford, 7 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade: 9 schools in all
The town holds 1 of them; 8 more are within 3 km of its outline. One of the 9 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.
Where the 9 schools in and around Shefford are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Shefford
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships runs the English-language ones: École primaire de Waterloo.
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 Shefford’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Who runs them, in numbers: French service centres 8 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 du Val-des-Cerfs has 8 of the area’s schools, the most of the 2 boards. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-CerfsEurêka, Wilfrid-Léger, de l'Orée-des-Cantons (Bureau - Location), de l'Orée-des-Cantons (Pavillon Notre-Dame), de l'Orée-des-Cantons (Pavillon Saint-Bernardin), de la Chantignole, des Perséides, du Zénith | French public | 8 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire de Waterloo | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Shefford
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 9 schools in and around Shefford
High schools within reach of Shefford
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
7 secondary schools are within 15 km: 4 French public, 2 independent and 1 English public. The shortest trip is to Collège Mont-Sacré-Coeur, 7.2 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège Mont-Sacré-CoeurSecondary | – | Independent | 7.2 km |
| École Wilfrid-LégerSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 7.6 km |
| École de la Haute-VilleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 8.7 km |
| École primaire de WaterlooAll grades | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 8.7 km |
| École Joseph-Hermas-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 9.8 km |
| École l'EnvoléeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire du Verbe DivinSecondary | – | Independent | 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantley | 12,291 | 11 | 1 | 6.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Bienville | 7,888 | 17 | 2 | 2.6 km |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 12 | 1 | 5.3 km |
| Donnacona | 7,785 | 8 | 1 | 0.3 km |
| Baie-Saint-Paul | 7,760 | 2 | 0 | 1 km |
| Shefford | 7,704 | 9 | 1 | 7.4 km |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 7,670 | 5 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Calixte | 7,627 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Louiseville | 7,570 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | 7,551 | 2 | 0 | 11 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare | 4,615 | 8 | 1 | 4.7 km |
61 out of 138 comparable towns have more schools. Teaching in English: 71 of the 139 have it.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Shefford
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shefford | 9 | 1 | 0 | 7.4 km |
| Bromont 7.3 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 km |
| Waterloo 8.3 km | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Granby 9.7 km | 26 | 1 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Roxton Pond 12 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 km |
| Saint-Joachim-de-Shefford 12 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 km |
| Saint-Alphonse-de-Granby 13 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 km |
Most schools next door: Granby, 26.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Shefford’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. Middle and junior high schools count as secondary when they start at Grade 7 or later, elementary otherwise.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
Questions about schools in Shefford
Is there a English-language school in Shefford?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École primaire de Waterloo.
Which boards run the schools in Shefford?
Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs (8) and Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Shefford?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school). · 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).