Pierrefonds Comprehensive

What Pierrefonds Comprehensive does

Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School (PCHS), legally 'Pierrefonds Community High School' (École secondaire Pierrefonds) and branded as PCHS, is a public, non-denominational, English-language secondary school located at 13800 Pierrefonds Boulevard, Pierrefonds, Quebec, Canada. It operates under the Lester B. Pearson School Board (Commission scolaire Lester-B.-Pearson) and serves students in Secondary 1 through 5 (ages 12-17) from the West Island of Montreal. The school is authorized as an IB World School and offers the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme alongside French Immersion, English Core, and six alternative learning pathways (Crossroads, ALPS 7/8/9, WOTP, PFAE, Visions) designed for students with diverse learning needs. It also supports a multicultural student body through integration aides, bilingual instruction, and dedicated support staff.

The school's product portfolio spans core academic programs, alternative learning pathways, and support services. Educational technology infrastructure includes a Library Learning Commons with 18,000+ books in French, English, and Spanish, 15 library computers with e-reader access via Sora and Biblius, 11 science laboratories, two computer labs each housing 34 computers, and a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) program. A state-of-the-art professional theatre - the only such facility on the West Island - supports both school and community events. Operational technology includes the Mozaïk parent portal, LEARN online tutoring, and an annual site license for Career Cruising career-planning software. Support services include peer tutoring ($10-20/hour), guidance counselling, social work, psychology, and occupational therapy.

PCHS is funded entirely through provincial (Quebec Ministry of Education) and federal allocations routed via the Lester B. Pearson School Board; no tuition is charged for regular academic programs. Enrollment is catchment-based through the LBPSB admissions system, with inter-board transfers and special program applications processed centrally. Headcount is approximately 110 staff, including 3 administrators (Principal Daniel Maag, Vice Principals William Davidson and Jessica Pinto), approximately 55 teachers, ~30 support staff, and ~22 integration aides. Revenue diversification is essentially nil; minor ancillary income sources include uniform sales via Sport Experts and modest peer tutoring fees, but these are immaterial relative to the government operating budget. The school is governed by a Governing Board under Quebec's Bill 180, with parent representation and community input channels.

Name

Pierrefonds Comprehensive

Legal name

Pierrefonds Community High School

Website

https://pchs.lbpsb.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Pierrefonds Comprehensive High School is a public English-language secondary school (Secondary 1-5) in Pierrefonds, Quebec, operated under the Lester B. Pearson School Board. It serves multicultural West Island Montreal students through IB MYP, French Immersion, English Core, and alternative learning programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAIAJAI

Under-18 / High School-to-University Foundation Pathways

Education/International Education & Study Abroad/Overseas Pathway, Foundation & Bridging Programs

Keywords

• Public secondary education
• International baccalaureate programme
• French immersion schooling
• Alternative learning programs
• Library learning commons

Headquarters

HQ city

Pierrefonds

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Education Funding: As a public high school under the Lester B. Pearson School Board, the school is funded by provincial (Quebec) and federal government education funding. No tuition fees are charged for regular education. Revenue comes through the school board's operational budget allocated by the Quebec Ministry of Education.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Pierrefonds Comprehensive is a public secondary school (Secondary 1-5) operating under the Lester B. Pearson School Board that delivers tuition-free English-language education across multiple program pathways: the IB Middle Years Programme, French Immersion, the English Core Program, and alternative learning tracks (Crossroads, ALPS 7-9, WOTP, PFAE, Visions). It supports students with counselling, social work, occupational therapy, peer tutoring, a Library Learning Commons, career planning via Career Cruising, and integration aides for special needs.

Product overview

Pierrefonds Community High School is a public secondary school offering a comprehensive educational portfolio. The core academic programs include the IB Middle Years Programme, French Immersion Program, and English Core Program. Additionally, the school provides alternative learning pathways including Crossroads, ALPS (7, 8, 9), WOTP, PFAE, and Visions programs designed for students with diverse learning needs. Support services include a Library Learning Commons with over 18,000 books and digital resources, peer tutoring, and a junior leadership program. The school operates as an IB World School under the Lester B. Pearson School Board.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Students develop functional fluency in both English and French
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• International Baccalaureate (IB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPCHS is an authorized IB World School offering the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) from Secondary 1 to 5. The IB program is an academic enrichment curriculum recognized internationally for university preparation.
• Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB)coreOthersThe school is operated under the Lester B. Pearson School Board, which provides governance, funding, centralized services including admissions, transportation, guidance services, Special Needs Advisory Committee (SNAC), and the Centre of Excellence for Mental Health.
• Sport ExpertsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSport Experts serves as the authorized retailer for PCHS uniform tops. A variety of uniform options including t-shirts, shirts, sweaters, and polos in four colors with PCHS logos are available for purchase through Sport Experts at affordable prices.
• Career CruisingcoreTechnology or IntegrationPCHS purchases an annual site license for Career Cruising, enabling students unlimited access to career exploration, educational planning tools, and portfolio development. The guidance office provides usernames and passwords to students and parents. Parent Portal integration allows families to monitor career development activities.
• CEGEPs and UniversitiesminorOthersPartner institutions for student pathways including Champlain College, Dawson College, John Abbott College, Marianopolis College, Vanier College, Bishop's University, Concordia University, McGill University, and others. These institutions receive PCHS graduates for post-secondary education.
• Professional Tutoring CentersminorOthersReferenced tutoring centers including French & Math Education Centre and Strategic Learning Clinic for students seeking professional tutoring services beyond peer tutoring.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Lower Canada College: Independent (private) Pre-K through Grade 12 school in Montreal's Notre-Dame-de-Grâce offering the IB Programme. While it operates a different funding model, it competes with PCHS's IB MYP for families seeking rigorous international curricula.

Others

• Dawson College: Major English-language CEGEP in Montreal and a documented post-secondary pathway partner for PCHS graduates. Functions as a downstream institutional peer rather than a competitor, but operates within the same West Island / English Montreal educational ecosystem.
• Marianopolis College: Selective English-language CEGEP in Westmount and a documented pathway partner for PCHS students. Comparable in its English-language Quebec education mission but serves the post-secondary stage of the same learner pipeline.

Broad incumbents

• Royal West Academy: English-language public Montreal secondary school offering the IB Programme (MYP and DP). Operates under the English Montreal School Board rather than LBPSB and is a regional benchmark for IB delivery in Quebec's public system, competing with PCHS for IB-oriented families.
• Westmount High School: EMSB public secondary school in central Montreal offering IB and French Immersion. Comparable academic program structure to PCHS and competes for high-academic families willing to commute outside their local catchment.
• Lester B. Pearson School Board: The parent school board under which PCHS operates. Functions as the institutional counterpart that sets curriculum standards, allocates funding, and coordinates admissions across its network of schools, including PCHS's direct competitors.

Direct peers

• Beaconsfield High School: Another English-language public secondary school under the Lester B. Pearson School Board serving the West Island of Montreal. It draws from a similar affluent, multicultural catchment and competes with PCHS for inter-board transfer students and program differentiation.
• Westwood Senior High School: LBPSB public secondary school serving the Hudson/Saint-Lazare area west of PCHS's catchment. Similar English-language public school model with comparable program pathways and catchment-based admissions.
• Macdonald High School: LBPSB public secondary school in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, also serving the West Island. Comparable in scale, program breadth, and community-based enrollment model to PCHS.
• John Rennie High School: LBPSB public secondary school in Pointe-Claire serving an overlapping West Island catchment. It offers a similar suite of academic, French Immersion, and alternative programs, and competes directly with PCHS for resident students.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php
• Instagraminstagram.com/pchsgotrojans
• Xx.com/PCHSgotrojans

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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