Photo: Félix Mathieu-Bégin · CC BY 4.05 of the 24 schools around Victoriaville are independent
They include Académie internationale Zig Zag, Campus préscolaire, Académie internationale Zig Zag, Campus primaire francophone and Collège Clarétain. None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do. In or within 3 km of Victoriaville: 17 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. We don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Who runs Victoriaville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
The split by system: French service centres 18, independent 5 and other 1.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Schooling in English and French around Victoriaville
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
A English-language school would mean a trip out of the area.
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 24 schools in and around Victoriaville are
A pin for every school, its colour the system it belongs to.
Points from the provincial lists.
How children get a place in Victoriaville
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.
Independent schools
Independent schools here charge fees but receive some provincial funding if they meet its standards.
The neighbourhood school
No application round, no lottery: the address fixes the school, and the board handles the paperwork.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 24 schools in and around Victoriaville
High schools within reach of Victoriaville
The high schools a family here could reach, within 15 km.
10 secondary schools are within 15 km: 8 French public, 1 other and 1 independent. The closest high school is École secondaire Le tandem Albert-Morissette, 0.5 km out.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École secondaire Le tandem Albert-MorissetteSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 0.5 km |
| École La Myriade J.-P.-H.-MassicotteAll grades | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 0.9 km |
| École secondaire Le boiséSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 1.4 km |
| École secondaire Le boiséSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 1.4 km |
| Centre de formation en entreprise et en récupération Normand-MauriceSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 1.4 km |
| École Nationale du meuble et de l'ébénisterieSecondary | – | Other | 1.6 km |
| Collège ClarétainSecondary | – | Independent | 1.9 km |
| École Prince-DaveluySecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 12 km |
| École secondaire Monique-ProulxSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 13 km |
| École Sainte-MarieSecondary | Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs | French public | 14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granby | 72,180 | 26 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| … | ||||
| Rimouski | 51,756 | 22 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Shawinigan | 51,739 | 30 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| Dollard-Des Ormeaux | 50,246 | 62 | 23 | 0.5 km |
| Pointe-aux-Trembles | 49,869 | 37 | 4 | 1.3 km |
| Victoriaville | 49,863 | 24 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Fabreville | 48,457 | 66 | 6 | 0.8 km |
| Saint-Eustache | 47,562 | 50 | 5 | 0.6 km |
| Sault-Saint-Louis | 47,270 | 96 | 30 | 0.5 km |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | 47,002 | 32 | 1 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Crémazie | 29,907 | 159 | 25 | 0.6 km |
More schools are within reach in 45 of the 53 other towns. Of the 54, 49 offer 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 Victoriaville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victoriaville | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0.5 km |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska 4.7 km | 23 | 0 | 5 | 4.2 km |
| Saint-Valère 8.3 km | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 km |
| Saint-Albert 11 km | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.2 km |
| Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 12 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 km |
| Warwick 12 km | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1.3 km |
| Princeville 14 km | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 km |
Each of its 6 neighbours has fewer schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Which schools count. Inside Victoriaville’s boundary, or no more than 3 km outside it: that is which schools are counted.
- The kinds of school. Kindergarten to Grade 8 is elementary, Grade 9 to 12 secondary, though the split varies by province and board.
- What isn’t here. What no open list gives: inspection grades, several years of enrolment, and Ontario’s private schools.
- One school, two buildings. Where a school spans two buildings, each is listed, with its name in brackets.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- Boards and systems. French-language public schools belong to service centres (centres de services scolaires), English ones to school boards; private schools run themselves.
Questions about schools in Victoriaville
How many schools are there in Victoriaville?
All 24 are inside the town itself.
Is there a English-language school in Victoriaville?
Not within 3 km of Victoriaville. The English-language board still serves families here.
How do I get a place at a school in Victoriaville?
Go to the service centre for your area, or to the English school board if the child is eligible.
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).