Collège François-de-Laval

What Collège François-de-Laval does

Collège François-de-Laval is a private, non-profit French-language secondary school located in Old Québec, Canada, founded in 1668 by Mgr François de Laval, the first bishop of New France, and one of the oldest continuously operating schools in North America. The institution serves students from 1st to 5th year of secondary education (grades 7-12), with ~58 staff and a customer base of Quebec City-area families seeking a premium, values-based education. Its product set spans the standard Quebec secondary curriculum delivered through a digital-school infrastructure (1:1 personal laptops, smart interactive classroom screens, cloud learning platform), a Centre de production multimédia Québecor with a filming studio and nine editing suites, and specialized programs including a gifted-student integrated pathway (since September 2019), an enriched English program offering 200 additional hours beyond Ministry requirements, an Entrepreneurship & Finance program, and the forthcoming Parcours FLEX flexible-schedule program launching in 2026-2027.

Revenue is generated almost entirely through tuition and ancillary fees, structured as recurring annual subscriptions with sibling discounts (10% for the second child, 30% for the third) and supported by over $150,000 in annual bursaries distributed by the Fondation du Collège François-de-Laval. Supplementary revenue streams include facility rentals (classrooms, gymnasiums, indoor swimming pool), the Camps Odyssée summer day camps, the École de musique OLIVETTE GAGNÉ (ÉMOG) private music school, and rentals of the multimedia production centre, with cafeteria outsourced to a third-party caterer. The school reports a 99% parent satisfaction rate for teaching quality (versus a 96% Quebec private school average) per a CROP survey commissioned by FEEP in 2019, and has been named a FEEP Prix de l'Innovation finalist in both 2025 and 2026.

Go-to-market is exclusively direct-to-consumer via a single physical campus, supported by annual open houses in September, school visits, online inquiry forms, community referrals, and a dedicated admission coordinator. The distribution strategy is event-driven and community-driven rather than paid-media-led, and there is no online or distance-learning channel. Key partnerships include Québecor (sponsorship of the multimedia centre), the École d'entrepreneurship de Beauce (entrepreneurship camp), Bishop Allen Academy in Toronto (musical exchange), and École des Ursulines de Québec (joint cultural activities), with industry affiliations through FEEP and RAPEP.

Name

Collège François-de-Laval

Legal name

Collège François-de-Laval

Website

https://collegefdl.ca

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Collège François-de-Laval is a private, non-profit French-language secondary school in Old Québec, Canada, founded in 1668. It serves grades 7-12 with tuition-based recurring revenue, a digital-school infrastructure, specialized pathways (gifted, enriched English, entrepreneurship), and ancillary facility-rental and summer-camp income.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Private Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (61171), Fine Arts Schools (61161)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Classical Education K–12 Schools (EDAJABAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Academic Support & Learning Assistance (Tutoring Centers) (EDALABAF), Homework Tutoring & Academic Support (Subject Tutoring) (HSAAAHAC)

Keywords

• Private secondary education
• Gifted student programs
• Enriched English program
• Entrepreneurship education
• Digital school infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Tuition and School Fees: The Collège is a non-profit private school that generates revenue primarily through tuition fees, registration fees, and ancillary charges. Tuition covers instruction, while additional fees include student activity fees, textbook/workbook costs, and parent association contributions. The Collège offers sibling discounts (10% for 2nd child, 30% for 3rd child) and payment plans. Annual bursaries exceeding $150,000 are distributed by the Collège François-de-Laval Foundation to support families in financial difficulty.
2. Facility Rentals and Public Services: The Collège rents its facilities (classrooms, meeting rooms, gymnasiums) to the public and organizations. Additional revenue-generating public services include swimming pool access (bains libres), summer camps (Camps Odyssée), and rental of the multimedia production centre. Cafeteria services are outsourced to a caterer (La Salsa).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Collège François-de-Laval delivers private secondary education (1re to 5e secondaire) at its Old Québec campus, combining core academic instruction with enriched programs — including an integrated gifted-student pathway, 200 additional hours of English instruction, an Entrepreneurship & Finance program, and elective options in athletics, robotics, arts, and music. The school operates a 1:1 laptop digital ecosystem (école numérique) and the Centre de production multimédia Québecor to support multimedia learning, supplemented by an academic success centre (CAR), a modernized library, and ancillary community services (summer camps, facility rentals, private music lessons).

Product overview

Collège François-de-Laval is a private secondary school (école secondaire privée) founded in 1668, offering comprehensive educational programs from 1st to 5th year secondary. The school provides core educational programs (Premier cycle: 1st-2nd secondary; Deuxième cycle: 3rd-5th secondary), enriched with specialized programs including the new Parcours FLEX (flexible schedule program launching 2026-2027), High Intellectual Potential program, enriched English program (200 additional hours), and Entrepreneurship & Finance program. Optional programs include Athlete+, 2D/3D Video Game Creation, Science & Robotics (Labo Alpha to Omega), Arts, and Music. The school operates specialized facilities including the Centre de production multimédia Québecor (multimedia production center with filming studio and editing rooms), a modernized library (15,000+ documents), indoor swimming pool, multiple gyms, and music practice rooms with recording studios. Community services include aquatic activities, summer camps (Camps Odyssée), and space rentals. The school also houses the École de musique OLIVETTE GAGNÉ (ÉMOG) for private music lessons.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Parcours FLEX: An innovative schedule flexibility program for secondary 1 students starting 2026-2027
• Centre de production multimédia Québecor
• École de musique Olivette Gagné (ÉMOG)
• Camps Odyssée

Products and services

• Parcours FLEX (Flexible Schedule Program) A flexible schedule educational program for 1st year secondary students launching in 2026-2027, allowing students to advance at their own pace with morning classes and flexible afternoon periods dedicated to interdisciplinary projects, self-paced learning, or personal pursuits (athletics, arts, music, high-potential projects) under teacher supervision.
• Programme pour élèves à haut potentiel intellectuel (douance) — Gifted Student Integrated Pathway Personalized integrated pathway for high intellectual potential (gifted/douance) students, offering pedagogical differentiation, subject degrouping, acceleration of certain subjects, and project-based learning. Established September 2019 with support from two orthopedagogues, two special education technicians, and a career guidance counsellor.
• Programme d'anglais enrichi — Enriched English Program English language program providing 200 additional hours of English instruction beyond the standard Ministry requirement, offered in three levels (accelerated, enriched, and mother tongue), supplemented by immersion travel and student exchanges with English-language schools in other provinces and countries.
• Programme Entrepreneuriat et Finances — Entrepreneurship and Finance Program Entrepreneurship and finance education program including personal finance courses, company visits and internships, conferences with successful entrepreneurs, a student enterprise program, and a unique camp at the École d'entrepreneurship de Beauce.
• Options scolaires (Athlète +, Jeux vidéo, Sciences et robotique, Arts, Musique) — School Elective Programs Optional elective programs including Athlete+ (athletic specialization), 2D/3D Video Game Creation, Science and Robotics (Labo Alpha to Omega), Arts, and Music, allowing students to explore and develop passions alongside the core curriculum.
• Activités aquatiques et location d'espaces — Aquatic Activities & Space Rentals Public access to the Collège's indoor swimming pool (with free open swims organized in coordination with Ville de Québec) and facility rental services (classrooms, meeting rooms, gymnasiums) for community and organizational use.
• Camp d'été Odyssée — Summer Day Camp Summer day camps (Camps de jour Odyssée) offered on the Collège campus during school vacation periods, available to children in the broader community.
• École de musique OLIVETTE GAGNÉ (ÉMOG) — Music School Private music lessons offered through the École de musique OLIVETTE GAGNÉ (ÉMOG), including various instruments and music theory instruction, housed on the Collège campus.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99% parent satisfaction rate for teaching quality (vs. 96% Quebec private school average) per CROP survey Spring 2019
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• École des Ursulines de Québec (EUQ)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉcole des Ursulines de Québec is listed as a proud partner of the Collège François-de-Laval. The two schools engage in joint activities including collaborative art projects (murals), musical encounters, and shared educational events. Their proximity in Old Québec facilitates ongoing cultural and pedagogical exchanges between students of both institutions.
• École VisionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerÉcole Vision is listed as a partner of the Collège. Students from École Vision with English as their first language are automatically placed in the English mother-tongue program upon admission to the Collège.
• Camps OdysséeminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCamps Odyssée is listed as a partner and provides the Collège's summer day camp program (Camps de jour Odyssée). The camps are promoted through the Collège's public services section and are available to children in the community.
• Québecor (Centre de production multimédia Québecor)coreTechnology or IntegrationQuébecor sponsors the Collège's Centre de production multimédia, providing professional-grade production and editing facilities for student multimedia projects. The centre is named the Centre de production multimédia Québecor and is managed by a dedicated coordinator (Gaëtan Fitzback).
• Groupe DesgagnésminorOthersGroupe Desgagnés is a donor and partner in the renovation of the Collège's library, inaugurated in partnership with the group.
• Marc Verreault and Stéphane Dubeau (Promotion 1976)minorOthersMarc Verreault and Stéphane Dubeau, finissants of the 1976 promotion, are donors who helped finance the library renovation. Their contribution exemplifies the Collège's tradition of alumni philanthropy.
• Fondation du Collège François-de-LavalcoreOthersThe Collège's own foundation raises funds and distributes over $150,000 annually in scholarships and bursaries to support families experiencing financial hardship. The foundation also funds pedagogical innovation initiatives and is led by Anne Hurtubise.
• FEEP (Fédération des établissements privés d'enseignement)coreOthersThe Collège is a member of the Fédération des établissements privés d'enseignement, which commissions satisfaction surveys (CROP), organizes innovation awards, and advocates for private education in Québec.
• RAPEP (Regroupement des Associations de parents d'écoles privées)minorOthersThe Collège's Parent Association (Association des parents) is a member of the Regroupement des Associations de parents d'écoles privées, a provincial network of private school parent associations.
• Bishop Allen Academy (Toronto)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collège has conducted musical exchange visits with Bishop Allen Academy in Toronto, enabling students from both schools to meet and perform together, supporting the bilingual and cultural mission of the English language program.
• École d'entrepreneurship de Beauce (EEB)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Collège partners with the École d'entrepreneurship de Beauce for its entrepreneurship program, sending students to a unique camp where they learn to build and launch their own businesses on the ground.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Collège Saint-Charles-Garnier: French-language private secondary school located in Quebec City with a long-standing Catholic heritage and similar academic/enrichment programming — directly comparable to CFDL on geography, language, mission, and customer base.
• Lower Canada College: Prestigious Montreal private school (Pre-K to Grade 12) with strong enrichment programs, premium parent satisfaction, and Quebec institutional profile — directly comparable benchmark for a high-end Quebec private school.
• Séminaire des Pères Maristes: Private secondary school in the greater Montreal area with a classical/foundation heritage, similar tuition-based non-profit model and enrichment-focused programming.
• Sacred Heart School of Montreal: Long-established Montreal private school with strong Catholic heritage, bilingual programming, and similar university-prep focus — Quebec private-school peer with comparable mission and premium positioning.
• The Priory School: Montreal private school (K-11) with strong academic and enrichment reputation and English/French bilingual offerings — comparable private-school operating model in the Quebec market.
• Collège de Lévis: Private secondary school in the greater Quebec City region (Lévis) using the historic Collège model, offering enriched secondary curriculum to similar family profiles in close geographic proximity.
• Bishop Allen Academy: Toronto Catholic secondary school that is itself an exchange partner of CFDL; comparable in Catholic-heritage identity, secondary-only scope, and bilingual programming emphasis.
• Séminaire de Sherbrooke: Quebec private secondary institution with a classical-heritage pedigree analogous to the Petit Séminaire origins of CFDL, serving francophone families across the Eastern Townships.
• École secondaire Saint-Louis: Jesuit private secondary school in Old Quebec City serving a similar affluent French-speaking family segment with comparable enrichment programming and historic-institution positioning.
• Stanstead College: Historic private secondary school in the Quebec Eastern Townships with boarding, bilingual programming, and 130+ year heritage — comparable institutional model and competitive set for premium Quebec families.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

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