Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Schools in Val-d'Or: 3 boards, side by side
Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois runs the most, 47 of them; Centre de services scolaire Harricana and Commission scolaire Western Québec run the rest. In English: one of the 53 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Its 3 km reach takes in 41 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade, all of Val-d'Or’s schooling.
Which of the 3 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-BoisPolyvalente Le Carrefour (Carrefour, le), Polyvalente Le Carrefour (Étape inc. (1), l'), Polyvalente Le Carrefour (Étape inc. (2), l'), Charles-René-Lalande (Étape inc. (1), l'), Charles-René-Lalande (Étape inc. (2), l'), Des Explorateurs (Étape inc. (1), l'), Des Explorateurs (Étape inc. (2), l'), Louis-Querbes (Étape inc. (1), l') … | French public | 47 |
| Centre de services scolaire HarricanaSaint-Marc - La Corne, Saint-Mathieu - La Motte | French public | 2 |
| Commission scolaire Western QuébecGolden Valley | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
Where the 53 schools in and around Val-d'Or 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-d'Or
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 Western Québec runs the English-language ones: École Golden Valley.
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-d'Or’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Counted by who runs them: French service centres 49, English boards 1 and other 3.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Val-d'Or
English schools in Quebec
A certificate of eligibility opens the English public schools; most children qualify for French-language schools only.
The neighbourhood school
Children go to the board’s designated school for their address, unless another school agrees to take them.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 53 schools in and around Val-d'Or
Show all 41 elementary schools
High schools within reach of Val-d'Or
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
11 secondary schools are within 15 km: 10 French public and 1 English public. The nearest is École Golden Valley, 1 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Golden ValleyAll grades | Commission scolaire Western Québec | English public | 1 km |
| École secondaire Le TransitAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.1 km |
| École secondaire Le TransitSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire Le TransitSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire La ConcordeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire La ConcordeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
| École secondaire Le TremplinSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.2 km |
All 11 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Polyvalente Le CarrefourAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois | French public | 1.7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rimouski | 51,756 | 22 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Cecil-P.-Newman | 34,965 | 120 | 45 | 1.2 km |
| Grande-Prairie | 34,316 | 104 | 15 | 1.6 km |
| Saint-Georges | 33,881 | 12 | 1 | 1.4 km |
| Sainte-Marie | 33,699 | 87 | 10 | 0.2 km |
| Val-d'Or | 33,353 | 53 | 1 | 1 km |
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 27 | 3 | 1.3 km |
| Savane | 32,028 | 163 | 61 | 0.3 km |
| Chambly | 31,870 | 17 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Est (Montréal-Nord) | 31,383 | 55 | 8 | 0.4 km |
| … | ||||
| Longue-Pointe | 20,337 | 77 | 6 | 0.4 km |
In 55 of the 103 others the count is higher. In 98 of the 104, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. The area is Val-d'Or plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
- The kinds of school. Each school is elementary, secondary or all-grade by the grades it teaches; alternative, adult and online programs sit in a group of their own.
- The year. The open list of 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. Each public school belongs to a French service centre or an English board, whichever covers its address.
- What isn’t here. Provinces don’t grade schools by inspection; class sizes and enrolment over time aren’t in the open lists.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
Questions about schools in Val-d'Or
How do I get a place at a school in Val-d'Or?
Each service centre publishes the designated school for every address and takes registrations.
Which boards run the schools in Val-d'Or?
Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois (47), Centre de services scolaire Harricana (2) and Commission scolaire Western Québec (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How many schools are there in Val-d'Or?
51 in the town, 2 just beyond it, within 3 km.
Is there a English-language school in Val-d'Or?
Yes, there are English-language schools: École Golden Valley.
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).