Photo: Velatrix · CC02 schools in and around Waskaganish: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
Every school here answers to Commission scolaire crie. In Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Where the 2 schools in and around Waskaganish 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 Waskaganish
The language each school teaches in, against every school 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.
Who runs Waskaganish’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Only one system is present here: every one other.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
How children get a place in Waskaganish
The neighbourhood school
Ask the board first. It holds the enrolment list and points each street to its own school; out-of-area requests go ahead only with space to spare.
English schools in Quebec
Bill 101 limits English public schools to eligible children, mostly those with a parent schooled in English in Canada.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 2 schools in and around Waskaganish
High schools within reach of Waskaganish
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
One secondary school is within 15 km: École Wiinibekuu School, 0.5 km away.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Wiinibekuu SchoolAll grades | Commission scolaire crie | Other | 0.5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerive | 4,393 | 30 | 1 | 1 km |
| … | ||||
| Kuujjuaq | 2,766 | 3 | 0 | 0.3 km |
| Gore | 2,756 | 0 | 0 | 14 km |
| Wickham | 2,745 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse | 2,739 | 4 | 0 | 0.8 km |
| Waskaganish | 2,726 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| Bonaventure | 2,719 | 17 | 11 | 1 km |
| Plessisville | 2,718 | 7 | 0 | 4 km |
| Eastman | 2,706 | 2 | 0 | 8 km |
| Macamic | 2,698 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
More schools than here: 103 of the 147 others. A school in English is nearby in 36 towns of 148.
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
- Boards and systems. The French service centre and the English board each cover the whole territory with their own schools.
- The year. The province’s school list, 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Enrolment is a single year, where published at all, and no inspectorate rates schools.
- One school, two buildings. A school in two buildings appears twice, once per building, as the ministry lists them.
- The kinds of school. Grades shown are the published range, from junior kindergarten (JK) upward.
- Which schools count. A school counts when it sits inside Waskaganish or less than 3 km beyond its edge.
Questions about schools in Waskaganish
Is there a English-language school in Waskaganish?
No, none within 3 km of Waskaganish; ask the English-language board for the nearest.
How do I get a place at a school in Waskaganish?
Start with the body of the network you choose: it names the school for the address.
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).