Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.0Around Verchères, 10 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools: 13 schools in all
Counting the 3 km margin adds 12 to the town’s own 1. No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are. 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.
Schooling in English and French around Verchères
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Not one teaches in English.
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.
Where the 13 schools in and around Verchères are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
Who runs Verchères’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 12 and independent 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire des Affluents leads with 11. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire des AffluentsAlphonse-Desjardins (Alphonse Desjardins), Alphonse-Desjardins (Lionel-Groulx), Louis-Fréchette, Marie-Victorin, de la Paix, de programme intégré secondaire, des Moissons, du Moulin … | French public | 11 |
| Centre de services scolaire des PatriotesLudger-Duvernay | French public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Verchères
The neighbourhood school
Where a family lives settles it: the board’s map ties every address to one school, and a seat anywhere else waits on spare room.
Independent schools
Fees and admissions are each independent school’s own; the province covers a share of costs for those that meet its rules.
English schools in Quebec
Eligibility for English schooling comes from the family’s schooling history; without a certificate, a child goes to a French school.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 13 schools in and around Verchères
High schools within reach of Verchères
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
18 secondary schools are within 15 km: 15 French public and 3 independent. First by distance comes École secondaire Félix-Leclerc, at 4.6 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Félix-LeclercSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 4.6 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Baptiste-MeilleurSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 6.1 km |
| École de programme intégré secondaireSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 6.1 km |
| École secondaire Paul-ArseneauSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 7.7 km |
| Collège de l'AssomptionSecondary | – | Independent | 7.9 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Claude-CrevierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 8.2 km |
| École secondaire Jean-Claude-CrevierSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 9.1 km |
| École secondaire l'HorizonSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 9.3 km |
| École secondaire de l'AmitiéSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Affluents | French public | 11 km |
| École secondaire De MortagneSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
All 18 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire de ChamblySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 12 km |
| Collège Saint-PaulSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire de la RiveSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Samares | French public | 12 km |
| L'Académie de la Vallée du RoyAll grades | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École secondaire le CarrefourSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 13 km |
| École secondaire François-WilliamsSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes | French public | 15 km |
| École secondaire de la Pointe-aux-TremblesSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 15 km |
| École Le TournesolAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île | French public | 15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Épiphanie | 9,254 | 12 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Richelieu | 6,048 | 12 | 1 | 5.1 km |
| Lac-Mégantic | 5,947 | 3 | 0 | 1.7 km |
| Val-David | 5,920 | 11 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 9 | 0 | 2 km |
| Verchères | 5,819 | 13 | 0 | 4.7 km |
| Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire | 5,764 | 101 | 4 | 0.6 km |
| Waterloo | 5,714 | 5 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Orford | 5,698 | 5 | 0 | 0.9 km |
| Lanoraie | 5,694 | 7 | 1 | 8.9 km |
| … | ||||
| Malartic | 3,506 | 3 | 0 | 0.4 km |
Set against 148 others, 34 have more schools in reach. A school in English is nearby in 64 towns of 149.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Verchères
Schools in or within 3 km of each neighbouring town; distances in a straight line.
| Town | Schools | English | Catholic or independent | Nearest secondary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Verchères | 13 | 0 | 1 | 4.7 km |
| Saint-Sulpice 6.2 km | 18 | 1 | 2 | 4.5 km |
| Repentigny 7.3 km | 49 | 2 | 6 | 0.9 km |
| L'Assomption 10 km | 35 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 km |
| Charlemagne 12 km | 16 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 km |
| Varennes 12 km | 45 | 1 | 3 | 0.7 km |
| Lavaltrie 13 km | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1.2 km |
Among the neighbours, Repentigny has 49, the most.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. Language, not faith, divides Quebec’s public schools: French service centres and English boards share the map.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- One school, two buildings. Buildings are listed separately in Quebec, so some schools appear twice.
- What isn’t here. Missing: inspection ratings (no province gives them), enrolment trends and Ontario’s private schools.
- 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.
- Which schools count. Schools inside Verchères and those within 3 km of its outline: a family nearby would weigh them all.
Questions about schools in Verchères
How do I get a place at a school in Verchères?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Which boards run the schools in Verchères?
Centre de services scolaire des Affluents (11) and Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
Is there a English-language school in Verchères?
Not in or within 3 km of Verchères; the English-language board can name the nearest.
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).