Photo: Marie-Hélène Lareault · Public domain3 schools in and around Whapmagoostui: 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade
The town holds all of them; none is in the margin around it. 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.
Where the 3 schools in and around Whapmagoostui are
Every school as a pin, coloured by system; each opens its own page.
Points from the provincial lists.
Schooling in English and French around Whapmagoostui
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.
There is no English-language school among them.
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 Whapmagoostui’s schools
Each level’s schools by system: the French service centres, the English boards, independent and other schools.
They belong to one system, every one other.
The provincial school lists: each school’s board, language and Catholic or public status.
Which of the 2 boards runs which school
The boards and their schools here.
Commission scolaire crie counts 2, more than any of the other boards of the 2. The French service centre and the English board cover the same territory, each with its own schools.
| Board | System | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| Commission scolaire crieBadabin Eeyou, Badabin Eeyou School (Meeyow Bee Nooquow) | Other | 2 |
| Commission scolaire KativikAsimauttaq | Other | 1 |
Boards and districts as the provincial lists name them.
How children get a place in Whapmagoostui
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
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 3 schools in and around Whapmagoostui
High schools within reach of Whapmagoostui
Secondary and all-grade schools within 15 km, by distance.
Within 15 km, families can reach 2 high schools: 2 other. The shortest trip is to École Badabin Eeyou School, 0.1 km.
| School | Board | System | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Badabin Eeyou SchoolAll grades | Commission scolaire crie | Other | 0.1 km |
| École AsimauttaqAll grades | Commission scolaire Kativik | Other | 0.6 km |
Distances in a straight line from the town’s centre point.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Boards and systems. A service centre runs the French-language public schools of its territory, a school board the English ones.
- The year. The province’s 2025-26 list.
- What isn’t here. Ontario’s private schools aren’t in the open list; no province publishes inspection grades.
- 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. An all-grade school teaches from kindergarten through high school; elementary and secondary schools split those years.
- Which schools count. The area is Whapmagoostui plus a 3 km margin around it, measured from its census outline.
Questions about schools in Whapmagoostui
How do I get a place at a school in Whapmagoostui?
The family’s address sets the school; the service centre or board takes the registration.
Is there a English-language school in Whapmagoostui?
None within 3 km of Whapmagoostui. The English-language board serves it from schools further off.
Which boards run the schools in Whapmagoostui?
By number of schools: Commission scolaire crie (2) and Commission scolaire Kativik (1).
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).