List of school districts in Quebec

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This is a list of school districts in Quebec, grouped by administrative region and language. Since 2020 each French school service centre cover five school districts.

List of Quebec school service centres
NameLanguage of instructionDistricts servedAdministrative regionNotes
Centre de services scolaire des Affluents French L'Assomption, Les Moulins (except Terrebonne, Western part) Lanaudière
Centre de services scolaire des Appalaches Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Saint-Ferdinand, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens, Stratford, Weedon (Northern part) Centre-du-Québec, Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie
Centre de services scolaire de la Baie-James Jamésie (except Kiggaluk) Nord-du-Québec
Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin Beauce-Sartigan, La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon), Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality, Saint-Ludger, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Robert-Bellarmin and Saint-Sylvestre Chaudière-Appalaches, Estrie
Centre de services scolaire des Bois-Francs Arthabaska Regional County Municipality (except Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens), Lemieux, L'Érable Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Ferdinand), Val-Alain Centre-du-Québec
Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale Québec (except Beauport, Charlesbourg, Lac-Saint-Charles, Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge), La Jacques-Cartier Regional County Municipality (except Lac-Beauport, Lac-Croche, Lac-Delage, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury) Capitale-Nationale
Central Québec School Board English Bécancour Regional County Municipality, Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, Mauricie, Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Jamésie (except Kiggaluk) Centre-du-Québec, Capitale-Nationale, Chaudière-Appalaches, Nord-du-Québec, Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean,
Centre de services scolaire de Charlevoix French Charlevoix Regional County Municipality and Charlevoix-Est Regional County Municipality (except Sagard) Capitale-Nationale
Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality (except Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel), Maskinongé Regional County Municipality (except Charette, Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Saint-Barnabé, Saint-Boniface, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc) and Trois-Rivières Mauricie
Centre de services scolaire des Chênes Drummond Regional County Municipality Centre-du-Québec
Centre de services scolaire des Chic-Chocs La Côte-de-Gaspé Regional County Municipality and La Haute-Gaspésie Regional County Municipality Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Centre de services Scolaire au Cœur-des-Vallées Buckingham, L'Ange-Gardien, Masson-Angers, Notre-Dame-de-la-Salette, Papineau Regional County Municipality (except Lac-des-Plages), Outaouais
Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud Bellechasse (except Saint-Henri), L'Islet Regional County Municipality (except Sainte-Louise and Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies), Montmagny Regional County Municipality Chaudière-Appalaches
Cree School Board Special (English, Cree and French) Chisasibi (Cree reserved land), Chisasibi (Cree village municipality), Eastmain (Cree reserved land), Eastmain (Cree village municipality), Mistissini (Cree reserved land), Mistissini (Cree village municipality), Nemaska (Cree reserved land), Nemaska (Cree village municipality), Oujé-Bougoumou, Waskaganish (Cree reserved land), Waskaganish (Cree village municipality), Waswanipi (Cree reserved land), Waswanipi (Cree village municipality), Wemindji (Cree reserved land), Wemindji (Cree village municipality), Whapmagoostui (Cree reserved land), Whapmagoostui (Cree village municipality) Nord-du-Québec
Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs French L'Ancienne-Lorette, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Sainte-Foy–Sillery–Cap-Rouge Capitale-Nationale
Centre de services Scolaire des Draveurs Cantley, Denholm, Gatineau (except Aylmer, Buckingham, Hull, Masson-Angers), Val-des-Monts Outaouais
Eastern Townships School Board English Ange-Gardien, Arthabaska, Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Drummond Regional County Municipality, Estrie, Henryville, La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Noyan, Saint-Césaire, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford, Saint-Sébastien, Venise-en-Québec Centre-du-Québec, Estrie, Montérégie
Eastern Shores School Board Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord (except L'Île-d'Anticosti and Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent) and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine Bas-Saint-Laurent, Côte-Nord and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Centre de services scolaire de l'Énergie French Charette, La Tuque, Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, Saint-Barnabé, Saint-Boniface, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc and Shawinigan Mauricie
English Montreal School Board English Côte-Saint-Luc, Hampstead, Montréal (except Lachine, Lasalle, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Verdun), Montréal-Est, Montréal-Ouest, Mont-Royal, Outremont and Westmount Montréal
Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire French La Haute-Côte-Nord Regional County Municipality and Manicouagan Regional County Municipality Côte-Nord
Centre de services scolaire du Fer Caniapiscau Regional County Municipality, Sept-Rivières Regional County Municipality Côte-Nord
Centre de services scolaire du Fleuve and des Lacs Les Basques Regional County Municipality and Témiscouata Regional County Municipality Bas-Saint-Laurent Guilmont Pelletier
Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur) and Roussillon Regional County Municipality Montérégie
Centre de services scolaire Harricana Abitibi Regional County Municipality Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Centre de services scolaire des Hautes-Rivières Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality and Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur Montérégie
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality (except Denholm) and Pontiac Regional County Municipality Outaouais
Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Cantons Coaticook Regional County Municipality (except Waterville, Eastern part), Le Haut-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (except Ascot Corner, Cookshire-Eaton, Ouest and Weedon, Northern part), Le Granit Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Ludger, Saint-Robert-Bellarmin and Stratford) Estrie
Centre de services scolaire des Îles Communauté maritime des Îles-de-la-Madeleine Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Centre de services scolaire de la Jonquière Jonquière, Larouche, Saint-Ambroise, Bégin Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Centre de services scolaire de Kamouraska - Rivière-du-Loup Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, Rivière-du-Loup Regional County Municipality, Sainte-Louise and Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies Bas-Saint-Laurent, Chaudière-Appalaches
Kativik School Board Special (English, French and Inuktitut) Kativik Regional Government, Kiggaluk Nord-du-Québec
Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Abitibi French Abitibi-Ouest Regional County Municipality Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Centre de services scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean Lac-Saint-Jean-Est Regional County Municipality Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Commission scolaire du Lac-Témiscamingue Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Centre de services scolaire des Laurentides Lac-des-Plages, Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Les Pays-d'en-Haut Regional County Municipality, Saint-Donat Lanaudière, Laurentides, Outaouais
Centre de services scolaire de Laval Laval Laval
Lester B. Pearson School Board English Baie-D'Urfé, Beaconsfield, Dollard-Des Ormeaux, Dorval, Kirkland, Lachine, LaSalle, L'Île-Dorval, Pierrefonds-Roxboro, Pointe-Claire, Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, Senneville, Vaudreuil-Soulanges and Verdun Montérégie, Montréal
Centre de services scolaire du Littoral Special (English and French) Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent (except Petit-Mécatina), L'Île-d'Anticosti Côte-Nord
Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys FrenchWestern half of the Urban agglomeration of Montreal, with the exception of territories covered by Commission scolaire de Montréal (e.g. Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Le Sud-Ouest and Westmount) Montréal
Centre de services scolaire Marie-Victorin Urban agglomeration of Longueuil (except Boucherville and Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville) Montérégie
Centre de services scolaire de Montréal Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Le Sud-Ouest, Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie, Ville-Marie, Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension and Westmount Montréal
Centre de services scolaire des Monts-et-Marées La Matanie Regional County Municipality and La Matapédia Regional County Municipality Bas-Saint-Laurent
Centre de services scolaire de la Moyenne-Côte-Nord Minganie Regional County Municipality (except L'Île-d'Anticosti), Petit-Mécatina Côte-Nord
Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs Lévis, Lotbinière Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Sylvestre and Val-Alain), Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon and Saint-Henri Chaudière-Appalaches
New Frontiers School Board English Beauharnois-Salaberry, Châteauguay, Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality, Léry, Les Jardins-de-Napierville Regional County Municipality (except Napierville, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Saint-Édouard, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Saint-Michel, Saint-Rémi) and Mercier Montérégie
Centre de services scolaire de l'Or-et-des-Bois French La Vallée-de-l'Or Regional County Municipality and Cadillac Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes Boucherville, La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Marguerite-D'Youville Regional County Municipality, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Montérégie
Centre de services scolaire du Pays-des-Bleuets Le Domaine-du-Roy Regional County Municipality and Maria-Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean
Centre de services scolaire des Phares La Mitis Regional County Municipality and Rimouski-Neigette Regional County Municipality Bas-Saint-Laurent
Centre de services scolaire Pierre-Neveu Antoine-Labelle Regional County Municipality Laurentides
Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île Eastern third of the Island of Montreal: Anjou, Montréal-Nord, Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles, Saint-Léonard Montréal
Centre de services scolaire des Portages-de-l'Outaouais Aylmer, Chelsea, Hull, La Pêche, Pontiac Outaouais
Centre de services scolaire de Portneuf Portneuf Regional County Municipality Capitale-Nationale
Centre de services scolaire des Premières-Seigneuries Beauport, Charlesbourg, Lac-Beauport, Lac-Croche, Lac-Delage, La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Lac-Saint-Charles, L'Île-d'Orléans Regional County Municipality, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval and Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury
Centre de services scolaire de la Région-de-Sherbrooke Hatley, Hatley Township, North Hatley, Orford (Eastern part), Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Sherbrooke, Stoke and Waterville (Eastern part) Estrie
Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque Avignon Regional County Municipality, Bonaventure Regional County Municipality and Le Rocher-Percé Regional County Municipality Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Centre de services scolaire de la Riveraine Bécancour Regional County Municipality (except Lemieux) and Nicolet-Yamaska Regional County Municipality Centre-du-Québec
Riverside School Board English Urban agglomeration of Longueuil, La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality (except Henryville, Noyan, Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Saint-Sébastien and Venise-en-Québec), Les Maskoutains, Napierville, Pierre-De Saurel, Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville, Rougemont (except Ange-Gardien, Saint-Césaire and Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford), Saint-Édouard, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, Saint-Michel, Saint-Rémi, Roussillon (except Châteauguay, Léry and Mercier) Montérégie
Centre de services de services scolaire des Rives-du-Saguenay French Le Fjord-du-Saguenay Regional County Municipality (except Larouche, Saint-Ambroise, Bégin), Sagard and Saguenay (except Jonquière) Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Capitale-Nationale
Centre de services scolaire de la Rivière-du-Nord Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, La Rivière-du-Nord Regional County Municipality, Mirabel (Saint-Antoine, Mirabel-en-Haut, Saint-Canut, Saint-Hermas, Saint-Janvier, Saint-Jérusalem, Sainte-Monique) Laurentides
Centre de services scolaire de Rouyn-Noranda Rouyn-Noranda (except Cadillac) Abitibi-Témiscamingue
Centre de services scolaire de Saint-Hyacinthe Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality Montérégie
Centre de services scolaire des Samares D'Autray Regional County Municipality, Matawinie Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Donat) and Montcalm Regional County Municipality Lanaudière
Centre de services scolaire de la Seigneurie-des-Mille-Îles Deux-Montagnes, Mirabel (Domaine-Vert, Petit-Saint-Charles, Saint-Augustin-de-Mirabel, Saint-Benoît, Sainte-Scholastique), Terrebonne (Western part), Thérèse-De Blainville Laurentides, Lanaudière
Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board English Lanaudière, Laurentides, Laval Lanaudière, Laurentides, Laval
Centre de services scolaire des Sommets French Le Val-Saint-François Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, Stoke), Les Sources Regional County Municipality (except Saint-Camille, Southern part), Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality (except Hatley municipality, Hatley Township, North Hatley and Orford, Eastern part) Estrie
Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy Pierre-De Saurel Regional County Municipality Montérégie
Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs Vaudreuil-Soulanges Regional County Municipality
Centre de services scolaire du Val-des-Cerfs Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality and La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality
Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands Beauharnois-Salaberry Regional County Municipality and Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality
Western Quebec School Board English Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Outaouais

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