Photo: Genvievegarneau2 · CC BY-SA 4.03 school boards share Sherbrooke
Beside Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke, which has 50, sit Commission scolaire Eastern Townships and Centre de services scolaire des Sommets. 4 of the 64 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Within 3 km of Sherbrooke are 44 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-SherbrookeVilla Marie-Claire, Alfred-DesRochers, Beaulieu, Brébeuf, Champlain, Desjardins, Desranleau, Eymard … | French public | 50 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire de Lennoxville, primaire de Sherbrooke, régionale Alexander Galt | English public | 3 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Sommetsdes Deux-Soleils (Deux Soleils, pavillon 2, des), des Deux-Soleils (Deux-Soleils, pavillon 1, des) | French public | 2 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 64 schools in and around Sherbrooke are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sherbrooke
The language each school teaches in, against every school in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
The English-language schools are Bishop's College School, École primaire de Lennoxville, École primaire de Sherbrooke and École secondaire régionale Alexander Galt, run by Commission scolaire Eastern Townships.
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 Sherbrooke’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 52, English boards 3 and independent 9.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sherbrooke
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
English schools in Quebec
To attend an English public school, a child needs a certificate of eligibility from the ministry.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 64 schools in and around Sherbrooke
Show all 44 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Sherbrooke
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 22 high schools: 14 French public, 7 independent and 1 English public. The nearest is École Mitchell - Montcalm, 0.7 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Mitchell - MontcalmSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 0.7 km |
| École du TouretSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 0.7 km |
| École Le GoélandSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 1.2 km |
| Villa Marie-ClaireSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 1.6 km |
| École Mitchell - MontcalmSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 1.7 km |
| Séminaire de SherbrookeSecondary | – | Independent | 2.2 km |
| Le SalésienSecondary | – | Independent | 2.4 km |
| Mont Notre-DameSecondary | – | Independent | 2.4 km |
| École du TrioletSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 2.6 km |
| École du TrioletSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 2.6 km |
All 22 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège du Mont-Sainte-AnneSecondary | – | Independent | 2.9 km |
| École internationale du PhareSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 3.1 km |
| École de la MontéeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 3.4 km |
| École de la MontéeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 4.4 km |
| École du TouretAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 4.9 km |
| Bishop's College SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | 6.8 km |
| École secondaire de BromptonvilleSecondary | – | Independent | 8.7 km |
| École secondaire régionale Alexander GaltSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 9.1 km |
| École Le MonarqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 km |
| École Le MonarqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 km |
| École des Enfants-de-la-TerreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 13 km |
| Collège François-DelaplaceSecondary | – | Independent | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke | 184,135 | 64 | 4 | 0.7 km |
| Lévis | 160,882 | 128 | 4 | 1.4 km |
| Saguenay | 151,972 | 60 | 2 | 2.3 km |
| Trois-Rivières | 149,934 | 59 | 2 | 1 km |
| Terrebonne | 126,872 | 74 | 3 | 0.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Granby | 72,180 | 26 | 1 | 1.3 km |
In 3 of the 11 others the count is higher. A English-language school is within reach in 12 of the 12.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Sherbrooke
Each town’s schools in or within 3 km of its outline; distances as the crow flies.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherbrooke | 64 | 4 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Hatley 8.2 km | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 km |
| Waterville 11 km | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Ascot Corner 12 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 km |
| Stoke 12 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 km |
| Saint-Denis-de-Brompton 15 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley 18 km | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 km |
No neighbour of the 6 counts more schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Sherbrooke or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Sherbrooke
Which boards run the schools in Sherbrooke?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke (50), Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (3) and Centre de services scolaire des Sommets (2).
How do I get a place at a school in Sherbrooke?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Is there a English-language school in Sherbrooke?
Yes: Bishop's College School, École primaire de Lennoxville, École primaire de Sherbrooke and École secondaire régionale Alexander Galt, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Sherbrooke?
61 in the town, 3 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Sources: Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec, school locations (CC BY 4.0) · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because 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).