Photo: Pierre-Paul Drouin · Public domainVal-des-Sources and its edges hold 5 schools: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
3 in the town, 2 just beyond it, within 3 km. Of the 5, one teaches in English (10% of schools in Quebec). 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 5 schools in and around Val-des-Sources 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 Val-des-Sources
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.
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships runs the English-language ones: École primaire Asbestos-Danville-Shipton.
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-Sources’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Grouped by system: French service centres 4 and English boards 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
2 boards, school by school
Every board or service centre with a school in the area, and its schools.
Of 2 boards, the largest here is Centre de services scolaire des Sommets, with 4. 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 SommetsMasson, de la Passerelle, de la Tourelle, de l'Escale | French public | 4 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire Asbestos-Danville-Shipton | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Val-des-Sources
The neighbourhood school
The neighbourhood school is the one the board designates for the address; choice beyond it depends on space.
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 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-Sources
High schools within reach of Val-des-Sources
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
One secondary school is within 15 km: École secondaire de l'Escale, 0.4 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de l'EscaleSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Sommets | French public | 0.4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| René-Goupil | 11,663 | 110 | 15 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Hampstead | 7,464 | 113 | 52 | 0.7 km |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | 7,391 | 12 | 0 | 4.4 km |
| Saint-Jude | 7,364 | 74 | 14 | 1.1 km |
| Chandler | 7,323 | 6 | 2 | 3.1 km |
| Val-des-Sources | 7,303 | 5 | 1 | 0.4 km |
| Chibougamau | 7,273 | 7 | 2 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-Paul | 7,208 | 19 | 1 | 2.4 km |
| La Sarre | 7,199 | 7 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 12 | 2 | 5.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 3 | 0 | 0.6 km |
86 of the 133 others have more schools in reach. A English-language school is within reach in 67 of the 134.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Val-des-Sources
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-Sources | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Danville 4.9 km | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5.3 km |
| Saint-Georges-de-Windsor 8.3 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8.1 km |
| Wotton 9.2 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 km |
| Tingwick 11 km | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 km |
| Kingsey Falls 14 km | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 km |
| Cleveland 18 km | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2.9 km |
11 schools make Tingwick the best supplied neighbour.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- Boards and systems. Since 2020, the French public network is run by service centres; the English boards kept their elected councils.
- The year. Schools as listed for 2025-26.
- The kinds of school. Schools are grouped by what they teach: elementary, secondary, every grade, and the alternative, adult and online programs.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Val-des-Sources or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Val-des-Sources
Is there a English-language school in Val-des-Sources?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire Asbestos-Danville-Shipton.
Which boards run the schools in Val-des-Sources?
By number of schools: Centre de services scolaire des Sommets (4) and Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (1).
How do I get a place at a school in Val-des-Sources?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
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).