Photo: Dicklyon · CC BY-SA 4.0The nearest high school to Val-des-Monts is 13 km away
Within 3 km of the town there are 5 elementary schools only. Its schools answer to 3 boards. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
High schools within reach of Val-des-Monts
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
Within 15 km, families can reach 3 high schools: 2 French public and 1 independent. 13 km away, École Polyvalente Nicolas-Gatineau is the nearest.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Polyvalente Nicolas-GatineauAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire du VersantSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs | French public | 14 km |
| Centre académique de l'OutaouaisAll grades | – | Independent | 15 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
The 3 boards that run schools here
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des DraveursL'Équipage, de la Colline, du Sommet | French public | 3 |
| Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Valléesde la Montagne | French public | 1 |
| Commission scolaire Western Québecprimaire Poltimore | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 5 schools in and around Val-des-Monts are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Val-des-Monts
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.
École primaire Poltimore teach in English; Commission scolaire Western Québec runs the public ones among the 1.
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 Val-des-Monts’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 4 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Val-des-Monts
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
A home address sets the designated school in each board’s attendance area. Registration is with the board; a school outside the area admits only where there is space.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 5 schools in and around Val-des-Monts
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-Blanche | 23,089 | 36 | 14 | 2.2 km |
| … | ||||
| Pont-Viau | 14,608 | 88 | 8 | 1 km |
| Mont-Laurier | 14,598 | 11 | 0 | 2.4 km |
| Maizerets | 14,571 | 51 | 2 | 0.8 km |
| Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy | 14,541 | 28 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Val-des-Monts | 14,473 | 5 | 1 | 13 km |
| Bourg-Royal | 14,430 | 43 | 0 | 0.7 km |
| Maricourt | 14,407 | 56 | 8 | 1.3 km |
| Vieux-Limoilou | 14,347 | 109 | 3 | 0.4 km |
| Louis-Hébert | 14,284 | 127 | 15 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Nicolet | 8,737 | 5 | 1 | 1.2 km |
167 of the 178 others have more schools in reach. In 132 of the 179, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Val-des-Monts
For each nearby town, its schools in or within 3 km of its outline, with straight-line distances.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-des-Monts | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 km |
| Des Vallées 9.9 km | 19 | 1 | 1 | 3.3 km |
| Cantley 12 km | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 km |
| Du Moulin 14 km | 48 | 9 | 8 | 0.6 km |
| Rivière-Blanche 14 km | 36 | 14 | 9 | 2.2 km |
| La Cité 15 km | 46 | 6 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Les Rapides 15 km | 30 | 3 | 2 | 0.4 km |
Of the neighbours, Du Moulin counts the most schools: 48.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The kinds of school. Elementary means kindergarten to Grade 6 or 8, secondary up to Grade 12 (Secondary V in Quebec); a few schools take every grade.
- Which schools count. Every school inside Val-des-Monts’s outline or within 3 km of it, the rule used across the site.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. The 2025-26 list.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
Questions about schools in Val-des-Monts
Which boards run the schools in Val-des-Monts?
Centre de services scolaire des Draveurs (3), Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées (1) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Val-des-Monts?
Registration is with the school body, not the school; the neighbourhood school follows the address.
Is there a English-language school in Val-des-Monts?
Yes: École primaire Poltimore, the English-language schools here.
How many schools are there in Val-des-Monts?
Every one of them, 5, is inside the town.
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).