Photo: abdallahh from Montréal, Canada · CC BY 2.0Sorel-Tracy’s schools come under 3 different boards
Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy has 12 of them, and Commission scolaire Riverside and Centre de services scolaire des Samares share the others. Schooling in English is on offer at one of the 14; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. Its 3 km reach takes in 10 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, all of Sorel-Tracy’s schooling.
3 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-TracyAu Petit Bois, Laplume, Maria-Goretti, Martel, Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, Saint-Jean-Bosco, Sainte-Anne-les-Îles, les Bateaux-Blancs … | French public | 12 |
| Commission scolaire RiversideHarold-Sheppard | English public | 1 |
| Centre de services scolaire des Samaresprimaire de l'Île Saint-Ignace | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 14 schools in and around Sorel-Tracy are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Sorel-Tracy
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 Harold-Sheppard, run by Commission scolaire Riverside.
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 Sorel-Tracy’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
System by system: French service centres 13 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Sorel-Tracy
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 14 schools in and around Sorel-Tracy
High schools within reach of Sorel-Tracy
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 5: 5 French public. The closest high school is École secondaire Fernand-Lefebvre, 2 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Fernand-LefebvreSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 2 km |
| École secondaire Fernand-Lefebvre - Pavillon TournesolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 2 km |
| École secondaire Bernard-GariépySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 2 km |
| École secondaire Bernard-GariépySecondary | Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy | French public | 2.1 km |
| École secondaire Pierre-de-LestageSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 8.2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascouche | 56,897 | 36 | 2 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Duvernay | 37,460 | 138 | 17 | 2.3 km |
| Pointe-Claire | 37,437 | 59 | 30 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Rose | 37,408 | 53 | 6 | 0.1 km |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | 37,164 | 80 | 1 | 1.5 km |
| Sorel-Tracy | 36,537 | 14 | 1 | 2 km |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | 36,220 | 50 | 8 | 2 km |
| Bois-Francs | 35,858 | 133 | 31 | 0.7 km |
| Cecil-P.-Newman | 34,965 | 120 | 45 | 1.2 km |
| Grande-Prairie | 34,316 | 104 | 15 | 1.6 km |
| … | ||||
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | 21,949 | 18 | 3 | 1.1 km |
81 of 85 similar towns count more schools. 82 towns of the 86 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 Sorel-Tracy
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorel-Tracy | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 km |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel 2.1 km | 13 | 1 | 0 | 2.2 km |
| Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 4.4 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3.8 km |
| Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel 6.4 km | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 km |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 6.8 km | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4.9 km |
| Berthierville 7.8 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier 10 km | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3.3 km |
Each of its 6 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Counted: Sorel-Tracy’s own schools and any within 3 km of its edge.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- What isn’t here. No ratings by inspectors, no enrolment trend: neither is published school by school.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
Questions about schools in Sorel-Tracy
How do I get a place at a school in Sorel-Tracy?
Register with the service centre (French) or the school board (English, with a certificate of eligibility); the address sets the designated school.
Which boards run the schools in Sorel-Tracy?
Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy (12), Commission scolaire Riverside (1) and Centre de services scolaire des Samares (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Sorel-Tracy?
The town holds 11 of them; 3 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Sorel-Tracy?
Yes: École Harold-Sheppard, the English-language schools here.
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).