Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.02 of the 6 schools around Waterville teach in English
They are École primaire de Lennoxville and Bishop's College School, run by Commission scolaire Eastern Townships. 2 of the 6 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. The 3 km around Waterville counts 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. Because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.
Schooling in English and French around Waterville
English, French and other languages of instruction, beside the mix in Quebec.
The mark on each bar is the share of schools in Quebec.
Commission scolaire Eastern Townships runs the English-language ones: École primaire de Lennoxville and Bishop's College School.
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 Waterville’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
Split by system, that is French service centres 3, English boards 1 and independent 2.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Where the 6 schools in and around Waterville are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
Each board’s schools in the area, largest first.
Among 2 boards, Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke leads with 3. French and English public schools here belong to two separate networks over the same ground.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-SherbrookeSaint-Antoine, de la Passerelle, des Enfants-de-la-Terre | French public | 3 |
| Commission scolaire Eastern Townshipsprimaire de Lennoxville | English public | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Waterville
The neighbourhood school
Boards set boundaries for each school; living inside one guarantees a place there, and moving across one usually means a request.
English schools in Quebec
Under the Charter of the French Language, a child goes to an English public school only with a certificate of eligibility, generally because a parent did most of elementary school in English in Canada. Everyone else attends French-language schools.
Independent schools
Admission to an independent school is by its own rules; fees apply, lowered by partial provincial funding.
The provinces’ education acts and the boards’ own admission policies; check with the board for a given address.
The 6 schools in and around Waterville
High schools within reach of Waterville
Every secondary school within 15 km of the town, nearest first.
Counting out to 15 km, there are 21: 14 French public, 6 independent and 1 English public. Collège François-Delaplace lies closest, 2.7 km from the centre.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collège François-DelaplaceSecondary | – | Independent | 2.7 km |
| École des Enfants-de-la-TerreAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 2.8 km |
| Collège du Mont-Sainte-AnneSecondary | – | Independent | 8.5 km |
| Bishop's College SchoolSecondary | – | Independent | 8.5 km |
| École internationale du PhareSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 8.7 km |
| École secondaire régionale Alexander GaltSecondary | Commission scolaire Eastern Townships | English public | 9 km |
| École du TouretAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 9 km |
| École du TrioletSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 10 km |
| École du TrioletSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 10 km |
| École de la MontéeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 10 km |
All 21 secondary schools
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Le MonarqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 11 km |
| École Le MonarqueAll grades | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 11 km |
| École Le GoélandSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 11 km |
| Mont Notre-DameSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| Séminaire de SherbrookeSecondary | – | Independent | 11 km |
| École Mitchell - MontcalmSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 km |
| Villa Marie-ClaireSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 km |
| École Mitchell - MontcalmSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 km |
| École du TouretSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 km |
| Le SalésienSecondary | – | Independent | 12 km |
| École de la MontéeSecondary | Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke | French public | 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Napierville | 4,187 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 km |
| … | ||||
| Saint-Alexandre | 2,685 | 1 | 0 | 11 km |
| Saint-Bernard | 2,680 | 3 | 0 | 10 km |
| Saint-Léonard-d'Aston | 2,662 | 4 | 0 | 0.4 km |
| Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton | 2,650 | 5 | 0 | 5.8 km |
| Waterville | 2,643 | 6 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | 6 | 0 | 7 km |
| Saint-Chrysostome | 2,641 | 1 | 0 | 16 km |
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 2 | 0 | 1.1 km |
| Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel | 2,599 | 7 | 1 | 6.7 km |
| … | ||||
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 4 | 0 | 2.1 km |
In 30 of the 138 others the count is higher. In 33 of the 139, at least one school teaches in English.
Populations from Statistics Canada; schools from the provincial lists, in or within 3 km of each town.
Schools in the towns around Waterville
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterville | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2.7 km |
| Hatley 3 km | 18 | 3 | 3 | 5 km |
| Compton 7.5 km | 11 | 0 | 2 | 5.6 km |
| Sherbrooke 11 km | 64 | 4 | 9 | 0.7 km |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-Hatley 12 km | 14 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 km |
| Ascot Corner 18 km | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 km |
| Ayer's Cliff 19 km | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 km |
Sherbrooke leads the neighbours with 64 schools.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. French-language public schools belong to service centres (centres de services scolaires), English ones to school boards; private schools run themselves.
- The year. The provincial list for 2025-26.
- What isn’t here. Inspection reports with ratings don’t exist here, and the lists give enrolment for one year at most.
- One school, two buildings. Quebec lists each school once per building, so a school with two buildings shows twice, its building named.
- The kinds of school. The levels follow each school’s published grades: elementary below Grade 7 or 9, secondary above, all-grade when it runs the whole way.
- Which schools count. A 3 km band around Waterville’s outline is included, as it is for every town on the site.
Questions about schools in Waterville
Which boards run the schools in Waterville?
Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke (3) and Commission scolaire Eastern Townships (1), with each one’s schools in brackets.
How do I get a place at a school in Waterville?
For an English school, get the certificate of eligibility first; for a French one, the service centre is enough.
How many schools are there in Waterville?
The town holds 3 of them; 3 more are within 3 km of its outline.
Is there a English-language school in Waterville?
Yes, schooling in English is at École primaire de Lennoxville and Bishop's College School.
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).